The lectures composing the Series embraced in this volume, were delivered in the Madison Avenue Baptist Church, New York, by special request of the Pastor, Henry G. Weston, D.D.

They were originally published in 1867, by the American Baptist Publication Society.

 

  • Lecture I—The Bible the Only Standard of Christian Doctrine and Duty by Alvah Hovey, D.D., Professor of Christian Theology in the Newton Theological Institution.
  • Lecture II—The Obligation of the Church Respecting the Holy Scriptures by Henry C. Fish, D.D., Pastor of First Baptist Church, Newark, N.J.
  • Lecture III—The Spiritual Constitution of the Christian Church by Rev. C.B. Crane, Pastor of South Baptist Church, Hartford, Conn.
  • Lecture IV—Baptism by Rev. G.D.B. Pepper, Professor in the Newton Theological Institution.
  • Lecture V—Baptism a Symbol by George D. Boardman, D.D., Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Philadelphia.
  • Lecture VI—The Qualifications for Baptism by Rev. Henry E. Robins, Pastor of the Central Baptist Church, Newport, R.I.
  • Lecture VII—The Evils of Infant Baptism by A.N. Arnold, D.D., Professor of Biblical Interpretation in Hamilton Theological Seminary.
  • Lecture VIII—The Communion by Henry G. Weston, D.D., Pastor of Madison Avenue Baptist Church, New York.
  • Lecture IX—The Symbolism of The Communion by Rev. Lemuel Moss, Professor of Systematic Theology in the University at Lewisburg, PA.
  • Lecture X—Qualifications for The Communion by John W. Sarles, D.D., Pastor of Central Baptist Church, Brooklyn, NY.
  • Lecture XI—The Relation Between Baptism and The Communion by Thomas D. Anderson, D.D., Pastor of First Baptist Church, New York City.
  • Lecture XII—Church Polity by George W. Samson, D.D., President of Columbian College, DC.
  • Lecture XIII—Church Worship by Samuel L. Caldwell, D.D., Pastor of First Baptist Church, Providence, R.I.
  • Lecture XIV—Baptist Church History by Rev. R.J.W. Buckland, Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, New York.
  • Lecture XV—The Rise and Development of Sectarianism in Christendom by William Hagge, D.D., Pastor of Shawmut Avenuet Baptist Church, Boston, Mass.
  • Lecture XVI—Mission of Baptism by J.B. Jeter, D.D., Richmond, VA.
  • Lecture XVII—The Relation of the Church and the Bible by E.G. Robinson, D.D., Professor in the Rochester Theological Seminary.
  • Lecture XVIII—The Church and Its Relations to the State by William R. Williams, D.D., late Pastor of Amity Baptist Church, New York City.