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Gilbert McMaster (1778-1854)

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Gilbert McMaster (1778-1854)

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Biographical Sketch

Born in Saintfield, County Down, Ireland, February 13, 1778. He came with his parents to America in 1791, and settled in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. In 1798, he was engaged as a teacher in Shippensburgh, Pennsylvania, and soon afterwards entered Jefferson Academy at Canonsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he finished the course in 1802, before the establishment of Jefferson College. He then began to study medicine, finished the course in 1805, and settled as a physician in Mercer, Pennsylvania. In 1807, Drs. Alexander McLeod and Samuel B. Wylie sought an interview with him at Pittsburgh, and informed him that Presbytery would have his scruples removed and him enter upon the work of the ministry. He was after close examination, licensed by the Reformed Presbytery, October 7, 1807. He was later ordained and installed pastor of the united congregations of Galway and Duanesburgh, New York, August 8, 1808. He was a learned and voluminous writer upon various subjects, including a work on the Shorter catechism entitled “The Shorter Catechism Analyzed, with Proofs.” He died at the home of his son, E. D. McMaster, in New Albany, Indiana, March 17, 1854.

Works:

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The Constitution, Character, and Duties, of the Gospel Ministry.
The Constitution, Character, and Duties, of the Gospel Ministry.

1808-Alexander McLeod.-An ordination sermon for Gilbert McMaster, wherein M’Leod gives a very full discussion to the character of the Gospel ministry and its use in the church.

The Embassy of Reconciliation, with its Occasion and Ministry:
The Embassy of Reconciliation, with its Occasion and Ministry:

1812-Gilbert McMaster.-In this sermon, at the ordination of James Milligan, McMaster sets forth the mission that should characterize the Gospel ministry. He moves from the degradation of sinful man to the glorious nature of the Gospel and covers many precious points of Gospel truth.

The Duty of Nations.
The Duty of Nations.

1810-Gilbert McMaster.-A sermon on national covenanting together with the duty of nations that are favored with the light of the Gospel to engage in this ordinance.

Ministerial Work and Sufficiency:
Ministerial Work and Sufficiency:

1832-Gilbert McMaster.-In this discourse, McMaster explains the need for the Gospel ministry and considers the doctrine of ordination together with its duties and responsibilities. Throughout he shows the need for reliance upon Christ for the sufficiency of its accomplishment.

Review of Hodge on the Epistle to the Romans.
Review of Hodge on the Epistle to the Romans.

1836-Gilbert McMaster.-In this review of Charles Hodge’s commentary on Romans, McMaster expresses his deep agreement and gratitude to Professor Hodge for his defense of numerous points of orthodoxy regarding the Person of Christ and the Protestant doctrine of justification. All of this is presented in the form of a general Calvinist concord. Where McMaster expresses some disappointment is when Hodge discusses civil magistracy and church fellowship. This is interesting considering that McMaster himself had strayed form those very principles when he acceded to the New Light position, in 1832 and 1833. Still the production is helpful and instructive.

An Apology for the Book of Psalms, in Five Letters.
An Apology for the Book of Psalms, in Five Letters.

1852-Gilbert McMaster.-A comprehensive view of the benefits of the use of the Psalms in the worship of God together with the importance of retaining them in order to bring genuine ecclesiastical union and communion.

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