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Robert Gibson (1793-1837)

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Robert Gibson (1793-1837)

James Dodson

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Robert Gibson, the son of Rev. William Gibson, was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland, October 1, 1793. He came to America with his parents, in 1797, studying under his father and became an excellent scholar. He studied in the Seminary in Philadelphia and was licensed by the Middle Presbytery, June 5, 1818. He was ordained the pastor of Little Beaver, Pennsylvania, congregation, September 6, 1819. He resigned this charge, October 16, 1830, and moved to take the charge of Second Reformed Presbyterian, in New York City, May 18, 1831. At the division of 1833, Gibson chronicled the departing and declining course of the New Light party. Despite failing health, Gibson stood for the old Covenanter testimony until his death, in New York City, December 22, 1837. He wrote several pamphlets defending the Old Light position of the Reformed Presbyterian Church.

WORKS:

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Letter on the Relations of Covenanters to the Civil Government of America
Letter on the Relations of Covenanters to the Civil Government of America

1833-Robert Gibson.-In this letter to the Albany Quarterly, a magazine produced by the “Old Lights,” Gibson corrects many errors espoused by Gilbert McMaster who had gone off with the “New Lights” and abandoned the testimony of the Reformed Presbyterian Church. It is notable because it spends time explaining how Covenanters viewed their relation to the civil government of the United States and has interesting remarks on the subject of slavery.

A Narrative of Recent Occurrences
A Narrative of Recent Occurrences

1834-Robert Gibson.-In this narrative, Gibson sets forth the course of events which led to the Old Light/New Light split. While demonstrating the duplicity of the New Light party, Gibson has reason to emphasize the need for historical testimony in maintaining the church’s witness faithfully.