The Constitutional History of the Presbyterian Church

Charles Hodge — The Constitutional History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (Philadelphia: William S. Martien, 1839; Part II, 1840).

Hodge’s history of the Presbyterian Church in America from its beginnings to 1788, written to show what its constitution was by tracing it from the origin of the churches and ministers through the adopting act of 1729, the Great Revival, the schism of 1741 and the union of 1758, in answer to the claim that American Presbyterianism rested on Congregationalism or on a looser subscription than the Westminster Confession. It first appeared in two parts, in 1839 and 1840. Each chapter opens with a summary of its argument; a list of the members of the Synod of New York and Philadelphia from 1758 to 1788 closes the book.

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Contents (8)

1. Chapter I. Introduction
2. Chapter II. Presbyterian Church from 1705 to 1729
3. Chapter III. Presbyterian Church from 1729 to 1741
4. Chapter IV. The Great Revival of Religion, 1740–45
5. Chapter V. The Schism, 1741
6. Chapter VI. History of the Church during the Schism, 1741–58
7. Chapter VII. Synod of New York and Philadelphia, 1758–88
8. A List of the Members of the Synod of New York and Philadelphia, from 1758 to 1788, Inclusive