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.-In these minutes the G.M. witnesses against the sin of intermarrying, the dishonesty of calling oneself a “Covenanter” while disregarding the principles of the Second Reformation, the disregard and lack of order in the RPCNA (and other Presbyterian churches), the use of secular trustees and the growing ignorance concerning the doctrine of the Mediatorial reign of Christ.
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1894.-Reformed Presbyterian Church General Meeting.-In these minutes, the G.M. notes the ignorance of God in society generally and the peculiar lack of regard for providence, especially in matters of calamity. They discuss the Mediatorial dominion of Christ and decry the long fall from Covenanted Scotland, with its purity of religion, to the watered down, backsliding body that retained the name RPCNA. So far from bearing witness, some so-called “Covenanter” ministers, from the RPCNA, attended and participated in the Parliament of Religions (a body convened to promote “interfaith” dialogue), held in Chicago, in 1893. The lack of consistent witness in the RPCNA is noted as part of a larger trend toward irreligion throughout American society at the end of the 19th century.
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1895.-Reformed Presbyterian Church General Meeting.-These minutes have the G.M. adopting the Causes for Fasting from the Presbytery held in 1842, when Robert Lusk was clerk. To these, they add the increase of atheism, the increase of voluntary associations, the lack of honesty and fidelity within the churches, and increasing desecration of the Christian Sabbath. Notably, they give thanks for the continued ministry of Mr. James F. Fulton, the last minister of the Presbytery. These minutes also include obituaries for several members of the Reformed Presbytery and a scathing rebuke of the Rev. Charles Clyde for his treachery noted in the Outline.
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1896.-Reformed Presbyterian Church General Meeting.-The Committee on the Signs of the Times traces the apostatizing of the churches of the Protestant Reformation, noting the foretelling in prophecy. They note the selfishness and corruption together with the unpresbyterial practice of allowing ministers to resign their charges in order to move at their own pleasure. There are also condemnations of funeral sermons, voluntary associations and disobedience to parents. All of these things are attended with an ever growing love for pleasure rather than love to God. They express thanks for continued ministration of ordinances under the ministry of Pastor Fulton as well as receiving aide from Scotland. They close with a brief comment respecting the First Reformed Presbyterian International Conference, held in Lochgoin, Scotland, in 1896. It was, they note, a gathering of professed Covenanters who would not have been owned as such by the original Covenanters of the Second Scottish Reformation.
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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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1829-Archibald Mason.-In this discourse, Mason discusses the question of how a Christian can obtain a proper knowledge of saving faith, both objectively and subjectively. This involves making the necessary distinction between the principle and exercise of saving faith.
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1829-Archibald Mason.-In this last discourse, Mason discusses the difference between the assurance of faith and the assurance of sense; or, the objective versus subjective assurance of faith.
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1741-Jonathan Dickinson (1688-1747).-Dickinson, the first president of Princeton College, gives an accurate and succinct exposition of the doctrine of justification by faith alone. He carefully locates the doctrine within the sovereignty of God in the great matter of salvation.
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Robert Traill. On Galatians II.21.
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Robert Traill. On Galatians II.21.
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