Princeton Theological Seminary - Yearbook (Princeton, NJ)

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2 33. Why is the introduction of them for such a cause no reason for their continuance? 34. How does free prayer lead more to fervency? 35. How does it honor more the providence of God? 36. How also the spirit of God? 37. How is free prayer less liable to accidental disturbance? 38. How does it conduce more to the personal piety of the minister? 39. How answer the objectioh that the people must know what is to be uttered beforehand, in order to join in it? 40. How answer the objection that free prayer is so often marred by blundering and hesitation? 41. How that spiritual songs must be prescribed? 42. How that our reforming foreiath ers were contented with litur- gies properly expurgated? 43. How that a book of' common prayer ought to be provided for such as may prefer to use it? 44. What arefaults in prayer to be avoided? 45. What is 5' singing praises as an ordinance? 46. lVhat is its age, importance, universality, New Testament war- 'r rant. 47. What is the proper and primitive method of conducting this exercise ?. 48. How are We to explain the canon of Laodicea, in the fourth century, prohibiting congregational singing? 49. By what authority in the particular church should it be regula- ted? 50. What are abuses to be remedied and prevented? 51. What evidence have we that instrumental music in the Chris- tian church is a modern innovation? A 52. When were wind organs introduced, and what evidence is there that they were not in use before the twelfth century? , 53. What is the controversy among the different branches of the Presbyterian church about the mailer of praise? 54. Why do we reject the exclusive use of ,David's Psalms as an un- warranted restriction ? 55. VVhat is reading as an ordinance? 56. W'hy should it be distinguished from others in which the word is an essential element? I . 57. What is the Scripturalwarranit for this ordinance? 58. By whom should the Sc1'ip'tutnes be read to the congregation? 59. How should the reader 'qd' ify liigirnself for the liinction? 60. lVhat is preaCl1iUg tl3Q'.iE,ggQ1'd'5Y:Q'rQt ijf Its importance? 61. Why does the preacherip-11'r1gtefi,n lliim pf' all other offices? 62. What are great priiiciplesqtb be 2KlQ i'l in relation to preach- ing? , ' ' -- 63. Vlfhat is the preparationrigiibgich Qought be made? 64. lNhat are the comparative advangtagegiof preaching with and without a manuscript ? I 65. What is the great object of preaching? 66. How far should the pastor have unity or system in his preach- in ? 67. How is such unity gonsistent with preaching to different classes in his auditory? I A 68. WVhat are general characteristics of style and manner to be at- tained? 69. What is authority in preaching? what is necessary to it, and what hinders it? '

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f. f , P Xp PASTORAL THEOLOGY, SLG. SENIOR GLASS. .-,q,.... 1. What are the principal facts in which the New Testament min- istry originated? 2. lfVhat is the chief lesson to the ministry from theyirst of these ? El. WVhat from the second? the third ? the fourth? 4. How is the fifth related to the others in time and import? 5. What is the main conclusion from all these facts together? 6. WVhy must we he called of God himself' to this office? 7. WVhat follows this necessity as to adaptations? M Sl. WVI1 at as to the proportion of numbers? 9. lVl1at is the province of conscience in realizing such a call? . l'Vliy is desirefrequired beside a sense of duty? . How is such a desire to be tested and discriminated? 12. VVhat is there especially in the great model to be desired and attained? 13. What is the use of Grod's word in guiding us, and what contrary extremes will it guard against? 14. YVhat consideration should be given to the providence of God in this matter? 15. lNhat instrumentality have the people of God ? 16. liVhat value and force has the court of the church ? 17. What are the proper principles to determine the choice of a parish ? ' 18. lrVhat are the proper dispositions with 'which one should enter on this work? V: '5 19. WVhat is the tivofoldmdivisjcqfqf paetoids functions? 20. NVhat is public wog:i3'hip5fgLndi'Nvhat does it' comprehend? 21. How does it cliH'erf3fii:o.r1i'i3o7itterrrplation and from discourse? 22. What is a rite, ahdlwhfau-'ar'eFtliQ6.ififtualisgic elements of the New Testament? 23. lrVhat is an o1'dir1jincej,vtiii,cl?h'oW doses git differ from a sacrament? 24. What are the O13Hll6l'l2tflb6S,0f a particular church? 25. 1fVhat is puhlic fff9firg,yQgf!- fi11Jed parts does it consist? 26. 1Vhy should the gift njffljarayer be dilligently cultivated? 27. How should this be done? ' 28, lfVhy do we prefer free prayer to prescribed forms? 29. How does the individual life of' each worshipping community require it? 30. Wl1a,t light does biblical history throw on the question? 31. What incidental evidence have we in the Fathers? 32. When were liturgical forms first introduced, and why? 10 11 ' -4 r

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3 70. What is zmclion, and what in style and manner is unfavorable to it? i , . 71. Wliat should govern us in givingform to the sermon ? 72. What are occasional sermons, their value, and the rules to govern us? 73. What is the proper exercise of the soul immediately before and what after preaching? 74. What is the proper solicitude respecting the fruits of preach- ing ? 75. What respecting personal popularity? 76. What are the chief proprieties to be observed in the adminis- tration of baptism and the Lord's Supper ? 77. What is 4' catechising in its nature and importance? 78. What is the main object aimed at in this ordinance? 79. How should it be conducted? With what characteristics, me- thods, means, preparation, qualifications? 80. WVhat is H making collections for the poor as an ordinance? 81. What is the proper range of benificence in almsgiving? 82. What is the special benefit to ourselves in this ordinance? 83. How is it that almsgiving is an act of worship? 84. What are some explicit injunctions of this duty in Scripture? 85. What estimate is made of the amount given in the Old Testa- ment church ? 86. What in the New Testament history? 87. What are some principles to regulate the proportion of one's giving ? ' 88. What is the systematic benevolence with which we should give? 89. What is the special duty ofthe pastor in promoting this grace? 90. What is discipline as an ordinance in the general sense? 91. What is the threefold distribution of church potver? 92. Wha,t the power zyf doctrine, and what necessities of the church require it? 93. How is it manifested in facts that creeds are bonds of union ? 94. WVhat are proper terms of subscription to a confession of faith? 95. 1fVhat is the power of o'rllinom.cf: ? 96. How is it proved that the church has this power? 97. How,far is it binding on the conscience? V '98, How does its obligation differ from that of legislative power in the State? A - 99. What are the elements of this oliligation? ' 100. What are the principles i',Q,.,gl1l,'AiN the church in the exercise of this power? fp 7 Q, , 101. What is the power .Q7kgli.S'gipZi,ne'gh tliespecial sense? 102. What is the warranlgfor igti in this sense? I' 103. What are the endsp Yi-gits evgercise ?- ' . 104. WVho are properly 1' 1 subje'ctsQgbfg it? ' V 105. Why should the ba1Qtized member not be exonerated from its process until he becomes ag fulhfcommunicant? 106. What is the iirstvgreat principle to govern the exercise of this discipline? 107. What different classes of offence are to be distinguished? 108. 1Vhat is heresy? its main characteristics? 109. Vfhat is scandal, in the judicial sense? 110. VVhy should we not prosecute offences when their sinfulness in themselves is matter of doubt? 111. WVhat is a second great principle?