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• catalog contributor b3724544.
• catalog created "1857.".
• catalog date "1857".
• catalog date "1857.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1857.".
• catalog description "I. Baptists have no authoritative confessions of faith -- The absence of such confession cause of union rather than division -- II. Baptist views of the Trinity, the Law, human depravity, the atonement, particular and general -- III. Extent of the atonement -- Regeneration -- Preaching Christ. Manner of preaching, and reason of it -- IV. Baptist preaching formerly extempore, that is, without written preparation -- Advantages of this mode of preaching for the cultivation of pulpit eloquence -- V. Objections to unwritten discourses -- These not peculiar to this mode of public address -- VI. Language of our early preachers universally understood -- Their discourses abounded in illustrations drawn chiefly from the Scriptures -- VII. Objections answered -- Men of sense desire preaching which will move their consciences -- Error of the older preachers -- Our error the opposite -- VIII. Ministers decreasing in number -- Older preachers urged men to immediate repentance -- Their preaching experimental -- IX. Effects of preaching on experimental religion on saints and sinners -- Discriminating preaching necessary to the success of the gospel -- X. Baptist views of qualifications for the ministry -- We are bound by the apostolic rule -- Our circumstances not essentially different from those of the early Christians -- XI. It is possible to believe our principles and act at variance with them -- Change in thirty-five years -- The reason of the Savior's rule -- XII. By carrying out these views we should have such a ministry as Christ has appointed, a more numerous ministry, a ministry adapted to the various wants of men -- Consequences of the opposite view".
• catalog description "XIII. Objections considered -- Frequent change of ministers -- Ministerial support -- Our condition demands a ministry that can in part support itself -- Labor with the hands degrades no one -- Dr. Alexander's friend Mr. Shelburne -- XIV. What should be done to improve our ministry -- Education of our children -- Minister's duty in this matter -- Higher education for those designed for it -- Theological seminaries -- These views eminently favorable to ministerial education -- XV. Universal obligation resting on all the disciples of Christ to labor personally for Him -- Sunday schools -- Colporteurs -- General inefficiency of professors of religion -- XVI. Baptists acknowledge the sole authority of the New Testament in opposition to tradition and decrees of councils -- Baptism: the mode of administering this ordinance which we consider obligatory -- XVII. Subjects of baptism -- Reason why Baptists do not baptize infants -- We are not convinced by the view given in favor of infant baptism -- Its effect upon the church -- XVIII. Mode of admission to the ministry by the church -- No better method -- But churches must do their duty in this matter -- Entering the ministry merely as an agreeable profession -- XIX. Evidences of a call to the ministry our own consciousness and the consciousness of our brethren -- Duty of a church to a candidate -- Mistakes in this matter -- XX. Ordination -- Its nature -- Importance of examination of the candidate -- In no other manner can the ministry be improved -- XXI. The points in which we differ from other sects important -- The manner in which we have escaped the errors into which others have fallen".
• catalog description "XL. Churches in cities -- Their special need of opportunity to labor for Christ -- Its effect up on individual piety -- XLI. Means to be used to improve the whole ministry -- Theological seminaries -- Colleges -- Academies -- XLII. One great reliance for the improvement of the ministry is on the ministry itself -- What a minister may do in his work -- The blessings that will flow such labor -- XLIII. Ministers competent to this work -- Without them it can not be done -- Suggestions to those that have the ministry in view -- XLIV. Object of education -- Education not confined to the study of books -- Difficulty of acquiring the habit of continuous thought -- Aids in acquiring it -- XLV. Pulpit assistants -- Different classes of sermons -- Doctrinal sermons -- Practical sermons -- XLVI. Experimental, expository, and hortatory sermons -- XLVII. Texts -- Why should a text be taken at all? -- How may it be used? -- XLVIII. Moral requisites for understanding the Scriptures -- Intellectual preparation -- A knowledge of the meaning of words, of the context, and of the manners and usages of the time -- XLIX. Construction of a sermon -- What is a sermon? -- Acquaintance with the human heart, how acquired -- Necessity of unflinching mental effort -- L. Importance of self-reliance -- Saving fragments of thought -- Introduction and close of sermons -- Style proper for sermons -- Mistakes on this subject -- LI. Delivery of a sermon -- The natural tones of emotion -- Length of sermons -- All the services of worship to be in harmony with the sermon -- Foppery -- Talking in the pulpit -- LII. Week-day services -- Lecture of conference meetings -- Pastoral visits -- Conversation on religion -- Conclusion.".
• catalog description "XXXIII. Importance of public worship -- The duty of the disciples of Christ to maintain it -- With us, the duty requires a universal effort -- Difficulties peculiar to our condition -- XXXIV. Facilities in our condition for extension -- Our latest statistics show a great need of ministers in the gospel -- XXXV. In our present condition what is to be done? -- Can theological seminaries and colleges supply our need? -- The answer given by statistics -- We need a great number of ministers, and we need that every minister be made as efficient as possible -- XXXVI. The gifts which Christ, on his ascension, received for his church -- These gifts bestowed in answer to prayer -- What is effectual prayer -- XXXVII. Duty of Baptists in new settlements, where their numbers is small, to know each other, meet together for worship, organize Sabbath-schools, and seek out for gifts for the ministry among themselves -- XXXVIII. Duty of feeble churches to rely, under God, on themselves; to cultivate talent for the ministry among their own members -- Always hold worship on the Sabbath -- Pay a ministering brother for his time and expenses -- Be not ashamed of him if he be a laboring man -- XXXIX. Objection, we are few and weak, etc. -- Would this justify your course in converts from heathenism, or in the times of the apostles? -- This excuse savors of pride, not humility -- Example of the church in Hamburg".
• catalog extent "xii, [13]-336 p.".
• catalog hasFormat "Notes on the principles and practices of Baptist churches.".
• catalog isFormatOf "Notes on the principles and practices of Baptist churches.".
• catalog issued "1857".
• catalog issued "1857.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York, Sheldon, Blakeman & co.; Boston, Gould & Lincoln;".
• catalog relation "Notes on the principles and practices of Baptist churches.".
• catalog subject "BX6331 .W3".
• catalog subject "Baptists Controversial literature.".
• catalog subject "Baptists Doctrines.".
• catalog tableOfContents "I. Baptists have no authoritative confessions of faith -- The absence of such confession cause of union rather than division -- II. Baptist views of the Trinity, the Law, human depravity, the atonement, particular and general -- III. Extent of the atonement -- Regeneration -- Preaching Christ. Manner of preaching, and reason of it -- IV. Baptist preaching formerly extempore, that is, without written preparation -- Advantages of this mode of preaching for the cultivation of pulpit eloquence -- V. Objections to unwritten discourses -- These not peculiar to this mode of public address -- VI. Language of our early preachers universally understood -- Their discourses abounded in illustrations drawn chiefly from the Scriptures -- VII. Objections answered -- Men of sense desire preaching which will move their consciences -- Error of the older preachers -- Our error the opposite -- VIII. Ministers decreasing in number -- Older preachers urged men to immediate repentance -- Their preaching experimental -- IX. Effects of preaching on experimental religion on saints and sinners -- Discriminating preaching necessary to the success of the gospel -- X. Baptist views of qualifications for the ministry -- We are bound by the apostolic rule -- Our circumstances not essentially different from those of the early Christians -- XI. It is possible to believe our principles and act at variance with them -- Change in thirty-five years -- The reason of the Savior's rule -- XII. By carrying out these views we should have such a ministry as Christ has appointed, a more numerous ministry, a ministry adapted to the various wants of men -- Consequences of the opposite view".
• catalog tableOfContents "XIII. Objections considered -- Frequent change of ministers -- Ministerial support -- Our condition demands a ministry that can in part support itself -- Labor with the hands degrades no one -- Dr. Alexander's friend Mr. Shelburne -- XIV. What should be done to improve our ministry -- Education of our children -- Minister's duty in this matter -- Higher education for those designed for it -- Theological seminaries -- These views eminently favorable to ministerial education -- XV. Universal obligation resting on all the disciples of Christ to labor personally for Him -- Sunday schools -- Colporteurs -- General inefficiency of professors of religion -- XVI. Baptists acknowledge the sole authority of the New Testament in opposition to tradition and decrees of councils -- Baptism: the mode of administering this ordinance which we consider obligatory -- XVII. Subjects of baptism -- Reason why Baptists do not baptize infants -- We are not convinced by the view given in favor of infant baptism -- Its effect upon the church -- XVIII. Mode of admission to the ministry by the church -- No better method -- But churches must do their duty in this matter -- Entering the ministry merely as an agreeable profession -- XIX. Evidences of a call to the ministry our own consciousness and the consciousness of our brethren -- Duty of a church to a candidate -- Mistakes in this matter -- XX. Ordination -- Its nature -- Importance of examination of the candidate -- In no other manner can the ministry be improved -- XXI. The points in which we differ from other sects important -- The manner in which we have escaped the errors into which others have fallen".
• catalog tableOfContents "XL. Churches in cities -- Their special need of opportunity to labor for Christ -- Its effect up on individual piety -- XLI. Means to be used to improve the whole ministry -- Theological seminaries -- Colleges -- Academies -- XLII. One great reliance for the improvement of the ministry is on the ministry itself -- What a minister may do in his work -- The blessings that will flow such labor -- XLIII. Ministers competent to this work -- Without them it can not be done -- Suggestions to those that have the ministry in view -- XLIV. Object of education -- Education not confined to the study of books -- Difficulty of acquiring the habit of continuous thought -- Aids in acquiring it -- XLV. Pulpit assistants -- Different classes of sermons -- Doctrinal sermons -- Practical sermons -- XLVI. Experimental, expository, and hortatory sermons -- XLVII. Texts -- Why should a text be taken at all? -- How may it be used? -- XLVIII. Moral requisites for understanding the Scriptures -- Intellectual preparation -- A knowledge of the meaning of words, of the context, and of the manners and usages of the time -- XLIX. Construction of a sermon -- What is a sermon? -- Acquaintance with the human heart, how acquired -- Necessity of unflinching mental effort -- L. Importance of self-reliance -- Saving fragments of thought -- Introduction and close of sermons -- Style proper for sermons -- Mistakes on this subject -- LI. Delivery of a sermon -- The natural tones of emotion -- Length of sermons -- All the services of worship to be in harmony with the sermon -- Foppery -- Talking in the pulpit -- LII. Week-day services -- Lecture of conference meetings -- Pastoral visits -- Conversation on religion -- Conclusion.".
• catalog tableOfContents "XXXIII. Importance of public worship -- The duty of the disciples of Christ to maintain it -- With us, the duty requires a universal effort -- Difficulties peculiar to our condition -- XXXIV. Facilities in our condition for extension -- Our latest statistics show a great need of ministers in the gospel -- XXXV. In our present condition what is to be done? -- Can theological seminaries and colleges supply our need? -- The answer given by statistics -- We need a great number of ministers, and we need that every minister be made as efficient as possible -- XXXVI. The gifts which Christ, on his ascension, received for his church -- These gifts bestowed in answer to prayer -- What is effectual prayer -- XXXVII. Duty of Baptists in new settlements, where their numbers is small, to know each other, meet together for worship, organize Sabbath-schools, and seek out for gifts for the ministry among themselves -- XXXVIII. Duty of feeble churches to rely, under God, on themselves; to cultivate talent for the ministry among their own members -- Always hold worship on the Sabbath -- Pay a ministering brother for his time and expenses -- Be not ashamed of him if he be a laboring man -- XXXIX. Objection, we are few and weak, etc. -- Would this justify your course in converts from heathenism, or in the times of the apostles? -- This excuse savors of pride, not humility -- Example of the church in Hamburg".
• catalog title "Notes on the principles and practices of Baptist churches. By Francis Wayland.".
• catalog type "Controversial literature. fast".
• catalog type "text".