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John T. Pressly (1795-1870)

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John T. Pressly (1795-1870)

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John Taylor Pressly was born in Abbeville District, South Carolina, March 28, 1795. He graduated from Transylvania University, Kentucky, in 1812 and then went on to study theology, in New York, under the highly esteemed John M. Mason. In 1815, he was licensed by the Second Presbytery of the Carolinas (Associate Reformed Presbyterian). In July, 1816, he was ordained as pastor of Cedar Springs, South Carolina A.R. Church. From 1825 to 1831, he was professor of theology in the Synod of the South. In 1831, he was elected to be professor of theology in the Synod of the West. From that time, until his death, August 13, 1870, he served as both pastor of First Church of Allegheny City as well as professor in the Allegheny Seminary, in Pennsylvania. He was himself highly esteemed by his brethren and was chosen to be the first moderator of the synod at the organization of the United Presbyterian Church, in 1858. Besides several published sermons and lectures, he was the author of a small work on baptism and another on psalmody.

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Catholic Communion, In The Present State Of The Christian Church Inconsistent With A Due Regard For Truth:
Catholic Communion, In The Present State Of The Christian Church Inconsistent With A Due Regard For Truth:

1836-John T. Pressly.-A lecture warning against the increasing practice of intercommunion due to its harm to the interests of true religion and its disregard for creeds and ecclesiastical standards.

Review of Ralston’s Inquiry
Review of Ralston’s Inquiry

1848-John T. Pressly.-This is Pressly’s spirited response to Ralston’s attack on those who only sing Psalms in the worship of God. Pressly examines his claims to a divine warrant for making and using hymns of human composure in worship.

An Inquiry into the Principles of Church Fellowship
An Inquiry into the Principles of Church Fellowship

1865-John T. Pressly.-An examination of the scriptural principles of church fellowship which explains why the communicant fellowship of the church ought to be restricted to those who hold the creed of that body. It also indicates why the practice of open communion is neither helpful not truly ecumenical.