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The Free Presbyterian Magazine
of Faith in Hebrew. It is already translated, the proof texts have been added,
and the final editing will make it ready for printing. The completion of this
project necessitates his visiting Israel again, DV.
Although biblical Christianity is being increasingly opposed by its enemies,
the Lord of the harvest is still keeping doors open for us. But labourers are
needed! “Therefore said He unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the
labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He would
send forth labourers into His harvest” (Lk 10:2).
Book Reviews
Princeton and the Work of the Christian Ministry, A Collection of
Addresses and Articles by Faculty and Friends of Princeton Theological Seminary,
selected and introduced by James M Garretson, published by the Banner of
Truth Trust, hardback, 746 and 602 pages, £34.00, obtainable from the Free
Presbyterian Bookroom.
Princeton and the Work of the Christian Ministry is a two-volume set consisting
of addresses and articles by some of the most luminous names in the
great galaxy of American Presbyterians who were connected with, or supported,
the work of Princeton Theological Seminary. These excellent articles
were selected and are introduced by James M Garretson and form a companion
set to his earlier volume, Princeton and Preaching, also published by the
Banner of Truth Trust. The articles date from the time of the Seminary’s
founding in 1812 down to the early decades of the twentieth century, before
Princeton moved away from its historic confessional orthodoxy.
The very names of Archibald Alexander, Samuel Miller, J W Alexander,
the Hodges and B B Warfield, among other contributors, are alone sufficient
to indicate the quality of the material collected here. There is a considerable
amount of reading in these two volumes, but every piece is connected in some
way or other with the work of the ministry. Whether with regard to what
constitutes a true call to the work, or the Princetonian approach to training
divinity students, or the more practical aspects of pastoral duty, the articles
abound in highly edifying, stimulating and humbling material. Princeton was
established to be a “nursery of vital piety as well as of sound theological
learning”, and the emphasis on personal godliness that appears in these
pages is salutary.
This work would make for an excellent refresher in practical theology for
pastors, would be highly beneficial for divinity students or those whose minds
are being drawn to the holy work of the ministry and would be of interest to