1887-Reformed Presbytery.-These minutes contain causes of fasting in family, church and state. Amongst the sins listed are neglect of family instruction of children, absence of mothers due to their participation in moral reforms, funeral sermons, “Sunday-schools,” and the corruption of the state. There is also an enumeration of causes of thanksgiving including: the mercies of an overruling God, the maintaining of a small visible church and the renewal of covenants several years earlier. The minutes close with a discussion of the recent secession of several prominent members, in 1885 and the troubles it entailed. These minutes are most notable for being the last occasion upon which David Steele would attend a meeting of the Presbytery.
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1888-Reformed Presbyterian Church General Meeting.-This meeting begins with a paper stating the reasons for refusing to join the RPCNA after the death of David Steele citing their many defections from the Covenanted Reformation until that time. Afterward, they insert a brief but moving memorial giving thanks for the life of Mr. Steele and his aid in contending for the truth. Next, they take up causes of fasting, which decry everything from hymn singing, the women’s liberation movement and birth control; followed by causes of thanksgiving, including what they perceived to be a renewed interest in Psalm singing amongst some. Finally, they correction certain printed assertions about the life and ministry of David Steele that were simply untrue.
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1889-Reformed Presbyterian Church General Meeting.-These minutes mainly consist of cause of fasting and thanksgiving. The former includes condemnation of the keeping holy days and the proliferation of new-fangled holy days, promiscuous dancing, drunkenness, violations of the prescribed worship of the Presbyterian Church and the introduction of deaconesses into the RPCNA. The latter includes certain improvements in public Sabbath keeping and a growing concern for Psalm singing.
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1890-Reformed Presbyterian Church General Meeting.-The causes of fasting include: crying down voluntary associations, criticism of the Bible, the use of grape juice in the sacrament of the Lord’s supper and the general ignorance about terms of communion. The causes of thanksgiving include: the mercies of sufficient food, interest in the Psalms for singing and more biblical notions of temperance emerging toward the end of the century.
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1891-Reformed Presbyterian Church General Meeting.-These minutes have causes of fasting and thanksgiving. The causes for fasting include the national disregard of Christ as Mediator, the corruption of worship, especially amongst professing Reformed Presbyterians (and the observance of holy days), attacks on Sabbath keeping, abolition of the death penalty, the rise of pornography and dangerous reading. Causes of thanksgiving include plentiful harvests and peace.
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1892-Reformed Presbyterian Church General Meeting.-The Causes of Fasting include references to the growing departures from adherence to the Westminster Standards in their “traditional interpretation.,” a decrying of the corruptions in worship such as organs and observance of holydays, the growing disobedience of children to parents and the introduction of “Sunday” schools. There are also numerous points which all lovers of the Covenanted Reformation must lament, such as the gross ignorance of those who call the covenant “British Covenants” for they are without any understanding of the meaning of the Auchensaugh Renovation. The stubbornness of men, being lovers of pleasures more than God, is rebuked as well as its various consequences. There are also some Causes of Thanksgiving but they are notably shorter than many years.
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1893-Reformed Presbyterian Church General Meeting.-
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1894-Reformed Presbyterian Church General Meeting.-
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1895-Reformed Presbyterian Church General Meeting.-
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1896-Reformed Presbyterian Church General Meeting.-
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1897-Reformed Presbyterian Church General Meeting.-These minutes are relatively uneventful besides shedding some light into the persons who would usually attend these meetings. The causes of fasting and thanksgiving had not been completed at the time of this meeting due to illness of the chairman.
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1898-Reformed Presbyterian Church General Meeting.-
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1903-Reformed Presbyterian Church General Meetings.-
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1920-Reformed Presbyterian Church General Meeting.-
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1863-John McAuley.-A short article by McAuley tracing the teaching of the Westminster Standards on the subject of the Mediatorial reign of Christ showing his change of mind from the Seceder position toward that of the Covenanters.
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1841-Archibald Johnston.-Written both as part of his exercises for ordination and for the Argumentative portion of the "American" Testimony, this production was suppressed by "New Lights" because of its careful and discriminating exegesis of the doctrine of Christ's mediatorial reign and its implications.
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1844-John Brown, of Edinburgh (1784-1858).-This address was given at the celebration of the Lord's supper for the edification of the communicants. In it, Brown explains the two dimensions of fellowship, or communion, involved in the right reception of the sacrament.
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1818-Archibald Mason.-In this first discourse, Mason carefully describes the change that will occur at the time of the fall of Antichrist and beginning of the Millennial era. This gives an interesting overview of what to expect at that time according to the Scriptures.
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1829-Archibald Mason.-Mason begins with a careful discussion wherein he distinguishes kinds of testimony (i.e., human and divine) and the faith each requires. He also distinguishes saving faith from other kinds of faith. Additionally, he has an edifying explanation about the Trinity and saving faith.
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1829-Archibald Mason.-Herein Mason discusses the objects of saving faith (i.e., the Word of God and God in Christ) and the warrant for this faith. This section includes a useful exposition of the Gospel offer and its freeness without falling into Arminianizing tendencies.
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