Southern Presbyterian Leaders
1683 - 1911
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Weight | 1.7 lbs |
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Dimensions | 8.8 × 5.75 × 1.4 in |
ISBN | 9780851517957 |
Binding | Cloth-bound |
topic | 17th century, 18th Century, 19th Century, General Biography |
Original Pub Date | 1911 |
Banner Pub Date | Nov 1, 2000 |
page-count | 512 |
format | Book |
Endorsement
‘I am profoundly thankful that the Banner of Truth has republished this volume, which has become extremely rare and is now unknown to many. I cannot imagine a more accessible or useful introductory work for those wishing to become more familiar with the rich theological heritage of Southern Presbyterianism. The subject matter speaks to a much wider audience than the descendants (literal and spiritual) of the men described. Indeed the reissue of White’s work ought to be welcomed by all friends of robust, warm, evangelical, Reformed Christianity, for the stalwarts about whom he writes offer much timeless biblical wisdom to contemporary Christians ministering in the context of a crumbling western civilization.’ — LIGON DUNCAN
Book Description
White’s fascinating biographical sketches of leaders in the Southern Presbyterian Church, from the establishment of Presbyterianism in the American Colonies in the 1680s to the beginning of the twentieth century, has never been superseded. The better known names read like a roll-call of many of the finest representatives of evangelical piety and experimental Calvinism in America: Samuel Davies, Archibald Alexander, Daniel Baker, William S. Plumer, James Henley Thornwell, John L. Girardeau, Benjamin M. Palmer, Robert L. Dabney, Thomas J. (‘Stonewall’) Jackson and Thomas E. Peck. But many lesser-known names are also brought before the reader, from Francis Makemie in the 1680s to leaders still living when White wrote his account in 1911.
The pages of this book teem with fervent evangelists, faithful pastors, learned professors, accomplished statesmen, and soldiers likely to inspire fear in the heart of any tyrant, all owing the inspiration of their lives to the saving truths they learned from the Scriptures and the Westminster Standards.
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Preface | 7 | |
1. | PART I | |
SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN LEADERS OF THE COLONIAL PERIOD | ||
1683-1774 | ||
Francis Makemie Organizes the First American Presbytery | 9 | |
Early Scots and Huguenots in the Carolinas and Virginia | 22 | |
The Coming of the Scots to the American Colonies | 28 | |
John Craig, First Pastor in the Western Part of Virginia | 32 | |
Old Side and New Side Parties Among the Presbyterians | 36 | |
John Blair and John Brown in the Southern part of the Valley of Virginia | 38 | |
William Robinson and John Roan in the Piedmont Section of Virginia | 41 | |
Samuel Davies Founds the Hanover Presbytery | 44 | |
David Rice and James Waddell in the Northern and Western Parts of Virginia | 58 | |
Hugh McAden's Journey Through Virginia and the Carolinas | 65 | |
Alexander Craighead and the Seven Churches of Mecklenburg in North Carolina | 73 | |
John Witherspoon, of the Lower Santee River, and James Campbell, of the Upper Cape Fear River | 79 | |
Archibald Simpson, Evangelist in the Region Between Charles Town and Savannah | 86 | |
William Richardson of the Waxhaws in South Carolina | 90 | |
Henry Patillo and David Caldwell Organize the Presbytery of Orange in the Carolinas | 93 | |
Charles Cummings and Samuel Doak on the Holston River | 100 | |
2. | PART II | |
SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN LEADERS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | ||
1774-1789 | ||
The Hanover Presbytery Leads the Fight in Behalf of Freedom in Religion | 104 | |
Presbyterian Riflemen Win the Battle of Point Pleasant (1774) | 113 | |
The Mountain Men of Virginia and North Carolina Lead the Way to Independence | 116 | |
William Graham, Founder of the Liberty Hall Academy in Virginia | 124 | |
Samuel Stanhope Smith, John Blair Smith and - Hampden Sidney College | 140 | |
The Winning of the Battle at King's Mountain. | 144 | |
Presbyterian Riflemen, Led by Francis Marion, Assail the British in the Eastern Parts of South Carolina | 154 | |
The Cowpens and Guilford Courthouse | 158 | |
The Winning of the Fight for Religious Freedom | 165 | |
Revivals of Religion that Followed the War of the Revolution | 171 | |
3. | PART III | |
SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN LEADERS | ||
1789-1861 | ||
Archibald Alexander, President of Hampden-Sidney College, and First Teacher of Theology in Princeton Seminary | 181 | |
Moses Hoge, President of the College and Teacher of Theology at Hampden-Sidney, in Virginia | 193 | |
Moses Waddell and the Willington Academy in South Carolina | 199 | |
Joseph Caldwell and the University of North Carolina | 203 | |
Presbyterians in Kentucky and the Revival of 1800 | 206 | |
John Holt Rice and the Organization of Union Theological Seminary in Virginia | 212 | |
George Addison Baxter Extends the Work of Washington College Among the People of the South and Southwest. | 221 | |
A Journey Among the Churches of the Synod of Virginia in the Year 1800 | 232 | |
A Journey Among the Churches of the Carolinas and Georgia and the Southwest in the Year 1800 | 239 | |
Thomas Goulding, George Howe and Aaron W. Leland, Founders of Columbia Theological Seminary | 253 | |
John Forrest and Thomas Smyth, Pastors in Charleston, South Carolina | 261 | |
Robert Hall Morrison Founds Davidson College | 267 | |
Daniel Baker, Evangelist of the South and Southwest | 273 | |
John McElhenny, the Apostle of Western Virginia | 280 | |
William Swan Plumer, Preacher and Teacher of the Word | 286 | |
Charles Colcock Jones, John B. Adger and John L. Girardeau | 293 | |
James Henley Thornwell as Preacher and Teacher | 303 | |
4. | PART IV | |
SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN LEADERS SINCE 1861 | ||
James H. Thornwell Sets Forth the Principles of the Southern Presbyterians | 322 | |
A Journey Among the Southern Churches During the War Between the North and the South | 330 | |
A Journey Among the Churches of Kentucky and Missouri | 348 | |
Benjamin Morgan Palmer | 359 | |
Robert Lewis Dabney | 382 | |
John Leighton Wilson | 391 | |
Jacob Henry Smith | 409 | |
Stuart Robinson | 414 | |
John Newton Waddel | 421 | |
Moses Drury Hoge | 426 | |
Stonewall Jackson, D. H. Hill and Thomas R. R. Cobb as Representatives of Southern Presbyterian Elders and Deacons | 446 | |
Some Presbyterian Leaders of Our Own Time. | 454 | |
PRINCIPAL SOURCES | ||
Biographies | 462 | |
Church Histories | 463 | |
Collected Works | 464 | |
General Histories | 465 | |
Historical Collections | 465 | |
Local Histories | 465 | |
Memoirs | 466 | |
Newspapers | 466 | |
Periodicals | 467 | |
Records of Church Courts | 467 | |
Minutes | 467 | |
Special Accounts | 467 |
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