A History of the Disciples of Christ

CHAP. VIII.—The Creed QueSTION.—Articles of Belief.—Statement
of Faith.--The Bible Only.-Divine Test of Orthodoxy.—The
Authority of Christ.—Creeds and Spiritual Development.―Heretics

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in the Apostolic Church.-Denominationalism Temporary.-Some
Peculiarities. The Work of the Holy Spirit.-The Church.-Bap-
tism and Forgiveness

CHAP. IX.-LITERATURE AND EDUCATION.-Polemic Period.—Con-

troversy Defended.-The Belligerent Era.-Change of Style.-

Robert Owen's Challenge.-Campbell and Purcell.-The New

Testament Translated.-Books of Sermons.-Periodicals.-The

Higher Education.-Colleges.-Universities.-Negro Education.. 127

CHAP. X.-MISSIONS.—Missionary Organizations.-Work in Europe

and Asia.-Woman's Board of Missions.

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THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS.

INTRODUCTION: ORGANIZATION

CHAP. I.-BEGINNINGS IN ENGLAND.-George Fox.-Early Mis-

sionaries.-Margaret Fell." The Inner Light."-Women as

Preachers

CHAP. II.-DISCIPLINE AND DOCTRINE.-John Perrot.-Meetings

for Discipline. Declaration of Faith, 1693.-The Holy Scriptures.

-Sufferings of Friends .....

CHAP. III.-EARLY YEARS IN AMERICA.-Persecution in Massachu-

setts. The Friends in Rhode Island.-Dispute with Roger Will-

iams.—The Friends in New Netherlands.—George Fox on Long

Island.—The Friends in Virginia.—The Friends in Maryland.-

The Friends in New Jersey.-The Friends in the Carolinas.-

Pennsylvania. The Keith Schism...

CHAP. IV. THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.-The Discipline.-Middle

Ages of Quakerism.-Treatment of the Indians.-Early Friends

and Slavery.-Emancipation of Slaves.-Friends and the Revolu-

tion

CHAP. V.-DIVISIONS DURING THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.-Elias

Hicks.-Orthodox Party.-Elias Hicks and the Elders.-Yearly

Meeting of 1827.-The Separation of 1827.-The Separation of

1827-28.-Joseph John Gurney.-J. J. Gurney and J. Wilbur.-

Wilburite Separations.-The Wilburites.

CHAP. VI. PERIOD OF REORGANIZATION-FURTHER Progress.-

Lucretia Mott.-Educational Institutions.—The Hicksite Body.-

The Orthodox.-Friends and Slavery.-John Greenleaf Whittier.

-The Civil War.-Friends and the Indians.-The Modocs.-

Philanthropic Efforts. -Haverford College...

CHAP. VII.—LATER YEARS.--Causes of Declension.-Reawakening.

-Conference of 1887.-Conference of 1892.--Foreign Missions.

THE UNITED BRETHREN IN CHRIST.

CHAP. I. INTRODUCTORY PERIOD, 1752-1774.-Otterbein's Early

Years. Otterbein at Lancaster. -Otterbein at York. -Otterbein

and Boehm... . . .

CHAP. II.-SECOND PERIOD, 1774-1789.-Otterbein in Baltimore.

--Spiritual Destitution.-Rules for Otterbein's Church.-Martin

Boehm.-Geeting and Newcomer.-Otterbein and Asbury

CHAP. III.-THIRD PERIOD, 1789-1815.-Conference of 1789.-

Confession of 1789.-Conference of 1791.-First General Confer-

ence.-Transition from German to English

CHAP. IV.-DOCTRINE AND POLITY.-Present Confession of Faith.

-Constitution.-Episcopacy.-The Ministry.-Attitude on Moral

Reforms

CHAP. V.-FOURTH PERIOD, 1815-1894-GROWTH AND DEVELOP-

MENT.-The Missionary Work.-The Educational Work.-Catho-

licity

CHAP. VI. CONCLUSION-RECENT HISTORY.

THE EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION.

CHAP. I.-Origin of the EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION.-The Palat-

inate. Illuminism.-Birth of Albright.-Albright's Conversion.

-Beginning of Albright's Ministry

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CHAP. II.-ECCLESIASTICAL ORGANIZATION.-The First Council. —

Apostolic Succession.-George Miller's Conversion.-First Annual

Conference.-Death of Albright.—Dreisbach and Asbury.

CHAP. III.-Leaders of thE CHURCH.-John Seybert.-Death of

Seybert.-The Fathers of the Church

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CHAP. IV.-HISTORY OF LEGISLATION.-Christian Perfection.-The

General Conference.-The Bishops

419

CHAP. V.-INSTITUTIONS AND CLOSING OBSERVATIONS.-The Mis-

sion Work. The Publishing House.-A Secession.-The Division.

Spiritual Worship ...

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A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN CHURCH HISTORY, 1820-1893..... 441

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