Princeton Theological Seminary - Yearbook (Princeton, NJ)

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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?

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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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4 112. How is it intimated in Scripture, in our Book of Discipline, and in history? 113. What are circumstances to justify delay? 114. What is a third principle, and its consistency with the word of God ? 115. What is a fourth principle? diversities of application? deci- sion of General Assembly? . 116. What is ayifth principle, as established by reason, history and Scripture? 117. What is a sixth principle? the diiferent elements of devotion? the special importance of prayer? 118. What is the seventh principle, and what is excommunication in its Scriptural simplicity 119. What is blessing the people '7 as an ordinance? I 120. 121. wh y so 122. 123. 124. sions ? 125. By whom may it be done, and in what terms? WVhat are the occasional ordinances ol a particular church, and denominated? What are the proper occasions of' fasting? How should this ordinance be observed? 1rVhat danger attends it in being practised beyond its occa- VVhat remains of pastoral oversight beside the administration of ordinances? 126. 127. How is the preacher related to the pastor in function? What is the pastoral spirit, and how does it test the reality of our vocation? X 128. How answer the objections to this care from the want of taste, of time, of acceptableness? , 129. What qualifications are requisite? 130. What variety of interests in the flock belong to this care? 131. What is the family institute as an object of this care? 132. What are family visits, and how should they be conducted? 133., 1fVhy is it especially important to extend the pastoral care to individuals? 134. How are individuals to be distinguished in two states which the pastor should make his care? 135. How should he treat the truly pious of his flock? 136. How new converts, and what their value and faults? 137. 1rVhat are the awakened, and how are they to be treated? l 1384 What is cleaclncss off' spiritual life in its diflcrent manifesta- tions . ,Q V 139. What is skeptical inclecisfdit, anti the proper treatment? 140. How treat the indijizgterigedofr Worldly men ? 141. How the infidelity of unbelievers ?Q , 1425 How the rationalislij Wliicli, accepts, and perverts the Scrip- tures . 2' 13 ' ul 148. How the self-righteous sldirit which exaggerates duty? 144. VVhat are some general counsels for the oversight of indi- viduals in every variety? ' 145. What is the importance of caring for the ervlernal state? 146. What is the importance of pastoral visits to the sick? 147. How should they be approached and treated? 148. What are some illusions to be detected and destroyed? 149. What are forms of despair, and how should be treated? 150. What are some general directions for the spiritual treatment of the sick?