Appendix: Martin Luther to Nicolas Armsdoff Concerning Erasmus of Rotterdam.
James Dodson
Martin Luther.
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The Bondage of the Will.
James Dodson
1525-Martin Luther.-This is one of Luther's most important works. It demolishes the counter claims of Erasmus and sets forth the true state into which man has fallen out of which he cannot draw himself because his will is captive to the world, the flesh and the devil. It presents a very strong view of predestination.
Read MoreA TIME TO DANCE. A SERMON ON DANCING.
James Dodson
1867-J.R. Sikes (1832-1895).-A scathing attack on the modern dance by a Lutheran minister who advances a series of arguments against Christians participating in ballroom dancing.
Read MoreDancing as a Christian Amusement.
James Dodson
1879-George Clarence Heckman (1825-1902).-An examination and argument against some of the arguments put forth in defense of dancing as a pastime consistent with the Christian religion.
Read MoreSOCIAL DANCING INCONSISTENT WITH A CHRISTIAN PROFESSION AND BAPTISMAL VOWS:
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1849-Benjamin Morgan Palmer (1818-1902).-An examination of the practice of promiscuous dancing and its inconsistency with profession of the Christian religion.
Read MoreA Discourse on the Evils of Dancing.
James Dodson
1846-John Fryer Mesick (1813-1915).-A German Reformed minister shows that dancing is an act of conformity with this world and, therefore, contrary to the Christian faith.
Read MoreA Cloud of Witnesses; Darting out Light upon a Case, too Unseasonably made Seasonable to be Discoursed on.
James Dodson
1700-Cotton Mather (1663-1728).-A clarification of the point at issue together with quotes from orthodox and Reformed theologians and church councils on the subject of dancing.
Read MoreAN ARROW AGAINST Profane and Promiscuous DANCING Drawn out of the Quiver of the SCRIPTURES.
James Dodson
1684-Increase Mather? (1639-1723).-A series of arguments drawn from Scripture against the practice of promiscuous dancing showing its inconsistency with the Bible.
Read MoreA Letter to a Dying Friend.
James Dodson
1741-John McMillan I.-A very brief letter encouraging his dying friend to take consolation in the glory to come and to rejoice that he leaves a world which is a vail of tears.
Read MoreHephzibah Beulah. Our Covenants the National and Solemn League; and Covenanting by the Reformed Presbyterian Synod in America: Considered.
James Dodson
1872-James W. Shaw.-An engaging and often trenchant critique of the 1871 Covenant sworn at Pittsburgh by a minister who remained in the communion of the RPCNA after they had abandoned their covenant bonds.
Read MoreJames Kerr (1847-1905)
James Dodson
Born in the parish of Kilraughts, County Antrim, in 1847. Robert Kerr, his father, was an Ulster farmer. He attended the Academical Institution, Belfast, and then attended Queen's College for three years. There he completed a...
Read MoreJames McLeod Willson (1809-1866)
James Dodson
Son of James R. Willson, born near Elizabeth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, November 17, 1809. He graduated from Union College in 1829. He studied theology under the direction of his father, and was licensed by the Presbytery...
Read MoreJohn McAuley (1807-1883)
James Dodson
Born near Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia, January 6, 1807. His grandparents came from Scotland, in 1774, as members of the Mecklinberg Colony, and settled near Charlotte, North Carolina. His father, a Presbyterian elder...
Read MoreDavid Steele (1803-1887)
James Dodson
Born in Upper Creevaugh, County Donegal, Ireland, November 2, 1803. He received his early education in the private and night schools of the vicinity, and labored upon the farm until his sixteenth year. In 1820, he entered the Academy...
Read MoreWilliam Louis Roberts (1798-1864)
James Dodson
Born near Franklin, Pendleton County, Virginia (now West Virginia), June 27, 1798. His parents were members of the Associate Reformed Church. He received preparatory course in the Academy of Bedford, Pennsylvania, and...
Read MoreRobert Lusk (1781-1845)
James Dodson
Born near Londonderry, Ireland, March 8, 1781. He came to America with his parents, in 1792, settling in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. In early life he manifested a thirst for knowledge, which could not be gained very...
Read MoreJames Renwick Willson (1780-1853)
James Dodson
Born at near Elizabeth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, April 9, 1780. In 1795, he joined the Associate Reformed Church, but transferred his membership to the Reformed Presbyterian Church in 1798. Graduated with first...
Read MoreGilbert McMaster (1778-1854)
James Dodson
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...
Read MoreSamuel Brown Wylie (1773-1852)
James Dodson
Born in County Antrim, Ireland, May 21, 1773. Entered the University of Glasgow, Scotland, where he distinguished himself as a scholar, and graduated with the honorary degree of Master of Arts in 1797. He began teaching...
Read MoreAlexander M’Leod (1774-1833)
James Dodson
Born in the Isle of Mull, Scotland, June 12, 1774. His father was a distinguished minister of the Church of Scotland. He came to America, by way of Liverpool, England, in the spring of 1792. Soon after his arrival in New York, he..
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