COPYRIGHT, 1886, BY THE BAPTIST REVIEW ASSOCIATION.

CONTENTS.

JANUARY.

I.—The Rise of the English STATE. By Prof. E. Benj. Andrews,

LL. D.....

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II. THE PRE-EMINENCE OF CHRIST. By Rev. Philip S. Moxom.... 25

III. THE PASTOR'S LEADERSHIP OF HIS CHURCH. I. THE SELEC-

TION OF A CHURCH. By R. S. MacArthur, D. D.....

IV. THE INSPIRATION OF THE APOSTLES..

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E. Dodge, D. D.

E. G. Robinson, D. D.

Basil Manly, D. D.

A Symposium, by Heman Lincoln, D. D.

G. D. B. Pepper, D. D.

Wm. Arnold Stevens, Ph. D.

Alfred Owen, H. D..

V.-EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT.-The Future of the REVIEW, p. 93;

The Baptist Congress, p. 96; The Hopejul Tendency, p. 98;

Letter from President Robinson, p. 109

VI.-HOMILETIC DEPARTMENT.-What Constitutes a Sermon, by T. T.

Eaton, D. D., p. 102; The Lord's Beatitudes, by A. J. Sage,

D. D., p. 103; A Thanksgiving Sermon, by H. F. Colby, D.

D., p. 104; Jesus Marvelling at Faith, by C. B. Crane, D. D.,

p. 106; Congregational Response, by Prof. T. Harwood Patti-

son, p. 108; Promise to the Crucified Robber, by Rev. C. W.

Waterhouse, p. 110...................

VII.-Review of Current LiteRATURE by the Editors, with the Co-

operation of Alvah Hovey, D. D., William C. Wilkinson, D. D.;

Profs. S. Burnham, William N. Clarke, Albert H. Newman,

Albion W. Small; Rev. Phillip A. Nordell and Rev. Norman

Fox:-Crooks and Hurst's Theological Encyclopedia and

Methodology, p. 114; Weidner's Theological Encyclopedia and

Methodology, p. 114; Räbiger's Encyclopedia of Theology, p.

114; Zöckler's Handbuch der Theologischen Wissenschaften, p.

93

102

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114; Bissell's The Pentateuch; p. 117; Green's The Hebrew

Feasts, p. 120; Alexander's Zechariah, p. 122; Thomson's

Lebanon, Damascus, and Beyond Jordan, p. 123; Salmon's

Historical Introduction, p. 126; Edwards on First Corinthians,

p. 127; Parker's People's Bible and Apostolic Life, p. 129;

Meyer on the Pastoral Epistles, p. 129; Ritschl's Cyprian von

Karthago, p. 129; Tulloch's Movements of Religious Thought,

p. 131; Schweinitz's History of the Unitas Fratrum, p. 134;

Lotze's Microcosmus, p. 135; Stedman's Poets of America, p.

140; Ropes's The First Napoleon, p. 143; Sanborn's Life of

John Brown, p. 144; William Lloyd Garrison, p. 144......................... 114.

APRIL.

I. THE PREACHER AS AN INTERPRETER. By Rev. Philip A. Nordell. 147

II.—THE FIVE-LINKED CHAIN. By Rev. Malcom MacGregor........ 160.

III.-THE PASTOR'S LEADERSHIP OF HIS CHURCH. II. THE ORGANI-

ZATION OF THE CHURCH. By R. S. MacArthur, D. D....... 174

IV. THE PAULINE THEOLOGY OF THE LAW. By George B. Stevens,

Ph. D.........

V. THE LORD'S DAY; IN ORIGIN AND AUTHORITY A GOSPEL

INSTITUTION. By C. E. W. Dobbs, D. D....................

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201

VI. SABBATH FOR MAN; OR THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT FUNDA-

MENTAL, NOT CEREMONIAL. By William C. Wilkinson, D.D. 221

VII.—THE.EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT.-The Work on the Congo, p. 231;

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A.National-Disgrace, p. 234; The Sabbath Question, p. 238.. 231′

VIII.-HOMILETIC DEPARTMENT.-Sermon Plans, by Rev. J. C. Hid-

en, b: D:, Rev. H. M. Sanders, Rev. D. C. Hughes, Rev.

George Dana Boardman, Rev. James W. Willmarth, pp.241-250;

Style in Preaching, by Rev. C. W. Currier, p. 250; Thoughts
and Illustrations, by W. W. Everts, D. D., p. 254.............................

IX.-REVIEW OF CURRENT LITERATURE by the Editors, with the co-

operation of Rev. Drs. Howard Osgood, Heman Lincoln, Henry

M. King, H. S. Burrage, and Professors Benjamin O. True, A.

H. Newman, J. H. Gilmore, Albion W. Small.-Cave's intro-

duction to Theology, p. 257; Strack's Hebrew Grammar, p.

258; Petrie's Tanis, p. 259, Delitzsch's and Salkinson's New

Testament Translated into Hebrew, p. 260; Hovey's Commen-

tary on the Gospel of John; Lightfoot's Apostolic Fathers, Part II.,

p. 263; Nitzsche's Geschichte der Wiedertaufer, p. 266; Lin-

den's Melchoir Hofmann, p. 266; Palmer's Narrative of Events,

p. 271; Thompson's Moravian Missions, p. 271; Brons's

Taufgesinnten, p. 273; Progressive Orthodoxy, p. 274; Robin-

son's Sermons in Songs, p. 279; Talmage's Sermons, p. 280;

Carpenter's Sunrise on the Soul, p. 280; Defense and Confir-

mation of the Faith, p. 280; Rankin's Coming of the Lord, p.

281; The Final Science, p. 281; Schaff's Three Biographies, p.

281; Talmage's Old Wells Dug Out, p. 281; Smith's Extem-

pore Preaching, p. 281; Murray's New English Dictionary, p.

282; Brown's John Bunyan, p. 288...

JULY.

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I. THE FOUR GOSPELS. By Henry G. Weston, D. D..

II.-BORN Of Water and the Spirit. By W. N. Clarke, D. D.. 309

III.—The Relation of Art TO RELIGION. By T. Harwood Patti-

son, D. D.......

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324

IV. THE PASTOR'S LEAdership of HIS CHURCH. III. THE DE-

VELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH. By Robert S. MacArthur, D.D... 338

V. THE PLACE OF THE APOCALYPSE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT

CANON. By Rev. Ezra D. Simons...

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377

VI. THE POETRY OF THE BIBLE IN ITS RELATION TO EXEGESIS.

By Rev. Philip L. Jones......

VII.-EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT.-The Meaning of Strikes, p. 377;

Some Echoes from the Anniversaries, p. 382; Supporting

Baptist Schools, p. 388; Studying Hebrew, p. 389........

VIII.-HOMILETIC DEPARTMENT.-Theological Training as Modifying

Traits of Character in the Student, by Rev. L. A. Crandall, p.

393; Sermon Plans, by Rev. John Peddie, D. D., A. J. Gor-

don, D. D., Joseph F. Elder, D. D., p. 396; Concentration, by

Rev. James M. Bruce, p. 401...
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IX.-REVIEW OF CURRENT LITERATURE by Professors Barnard C.

Taylor, W. N. Clarke, A. H. Newman, William C. Morey,

Albion W. Small; Rev. S. L. Caldwell, D. D., and Rev. Frank

S. Dobbins ;-DeWitt's Praise Songs of Israel, p. 404; Harper's

Introductory Hebrew Method and Manual, p. 405; and Elements

of Hebrew, p. 406; Simons' the Bible an Outgrowth of Theo-

cratic Life, p. 407; Denifle's Die Universitäten des Mittelalters,

p. 408; Harnack's Lehrbuch der Dogmengeschichte, p. 411;

Martineau's Types of Ethical Theory, p. 414; Bassett's Persia,

p. 418; Moffatt's Lives of Robert and Mary Moffatt, p. 419;

Maine's Popular Government, p. 429; von Holst's Constitu-

tional and Political History of the United States, p. 423........ 404

OCTOBER.

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I. GENNESARET. By Professor William Arnold Stevens..

II. THE MILLENNIUM. By the Rev. G. A. Cleveland....

III.-CHRIST IN ART. By the Rev. W. F. Taylor.....

IV.—THE POETRY OF ROBERT BROWNING. By Prof. J. H. Gilmore.. 479

V. THE PASTOR'S LEADERSHIP OF HIS CHURCH. IV. THE SER-

VICES OF THE CHURCH. By R. S. MacArthur, D. D........ 497

VI. SUGGESTIONS FROM THE DATES OF THE BOOKS OF

TESTAMENT. By Wayland Hoyt, D. D...................

THE NEW

... 520

VII.-EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT.-The True Ideal of Character, p. 543;

The New Theology in Missions, p. 546.......

VIII.-HOMILETIC DepartmenT.-Reform the Sunday School, by Wm.
C. Conant; Sermon Plans, by Rev. Drs. Wm. M. Lawrence and
Edward Braislin and Rev. W. T. C. Hanna..................

543

IX.-REVIEW OF CURRENT LITERATURE.-By the Editors, with the

assistance of Drs. W. N. Clarke, Heman Lincoln, H. S. Bur-

rage, Alvah Hovey, the Rev. Walter Rauschenbusch and the

Rev. Norman Fox ;-Weidner's Theological Encyclopedia. p.

558; Mackintosh's Christ and the Jewish Law, p. 558; Hud-

son's Critical Greek and English Concordance, p. 560; Schürer's

Jewish People in the Time of Christ, p. 561; Keller's Die Wal-

denser, p. 562; Reusch's Index der Verbotenen Bücher, p. 564;

Strong's Systematic Theology, p. 567; Duffield's English

Hymns, p. 569; Crafts's Notes on International Lessons, p.

570; The Supplemental Cyclopedia, p. 570; Leighton's Gospel

Faith, p. 570; Godet's St. John, p. 571; Brown's Studies in

Modern Socialism, p. 571; Behrends's Socialism and Christianity,

p. 571; Lowe's Prince Bismarck, p. 573; Hollister's Life of

Schuyler Colfax, p. 575.....
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