THE

OBERLIN

QUARTERLY REVIEW,

EDITED BY

Prest. A. MAHAN and Prof W. COCHRAN.

AUGUST, 1845.

OBERLIN:

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY J. M. FITCH.

1845.

PUBLIC LIBRARY 142376

ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS. 1900.

I. INTRODUCTORY ESSAY BY THE JUNIOR EDITOR

1. Duty of the Editor of such a work to the

public relatively to its design, 3-5.

2. Design of the O. Q. Review, 5-11.

3. Objections to the design of the work consid-

ered, 11-14.

4. Absurdity of the position that controversy or

discussion is, in itself, wrong, and in no case ne-

cessary, 14-15.

5. What kind of controversy is allowable? and

when necessary? 15-21.

6. Objection to our work relating to its policy

and practicability, 21-24.

II. THE BOOK OF JOB, BY THE SENIOR EDITOR

1. Introductory remarks, 24-28.

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2. Feelings and sentiments of the parties in the

debate, 29-30.

3. Influence of such feelings, and sentiments, or

the speakers, 31-34.

4. The controversy between Job and his three

friends, 34-56.

III. THOMAS CARLYLE, BY T. B. HUDSON

1. Carlyle the writer, 57-67

2. Carlyle the Philosopher, 67-69.

3. Carlyle the Theologian, 69-75.

IV. THE SECRET SOCIETY OF ODD FELLOWS, BY REV.

OVID MINER

1. Origin of the Institution, 77-78.

2. Its ceremonies, 78-82.

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3. Its claims to benevolence, 82-84.

4. Influence of secret societies on government,

84-87.

5. Odd Fellowship as related to Christianity, 87

-90.

V. THE GIFT OF THE HOLY GHOST, BY REV. JOHN

MORGAN

1. Historical statements and tenor of the proph-

ecies pertaining to the subject, 90-95.

2. Nature of the blessing and its relations to the

church in present and future times, 95–116.

VI. CHALMERS ON THE ROMANS, BY REV. SAMUEL D.

COCHRAN

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117

1. Character of the author as a writer and the-

ologian, &c., 117–125.

2. His views on the nature of sin, 125-138.

VII. METAPHYSICAL THEOLOGY, BY REV. M. E.

STRIEBY

1. Calvinism and Free-Will Theology, 141

-143.

2. Hypothesis of a Necessary Will the basis of

Calvinism, 143-149.

3. Objections to this hypothesis, 150.

4. Calvinism unknown in the primitive church,

150-157.

5. System of theology resulting from the doctrine

of Free Will, 157-158.

6. Concluding remarks, 158-161.

VIII. THE BOOK OF JOB, BY THE SENIOR EDITOR

1. Speech of Elihu, 181-185.

2. Answer of Jehovah from the whirlwind, 185

--189.

3. Conclusion of the Book, 190.

4. General Reflections, 190-196.

IX. EVANGELISM AND EVANGELISTS, BY REV. JAMES A.

THOME..:

I. Present state of Evangelism, 198–207.

2: Causes of this state, 208-213.

3.Prospects of Evangelism, 213-223.

X. FOURIERISM, Y REV. J. H. FAIRCHILD

1. Influence of Association on Labor, 226-231.

2. Influence of Association on the Family Rela-

tions, 231-233.

3. Influence of Association on Mental Develop-

ment, 233-235.

4. Influence of Association on the Interests of

Religion, 235-238.

5. Influence of Association on Social Harmo-

ny, 238-242.

XI. THEOPNEUSTON, BY THE SENIOR EDITOR . .

1. Remarks upon the work, 247-249.

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2. Passages considered, 2 Cor. 4: 3, 4. John

14: 2. Mat. 26: 45. Mat. 26: 41. Eph 4: 5.

2 Cor. 11: 3,249-254.

XII. CHALMERS ON THE ROMANS, BY REV. SAMUEL D.

1. His views of the doctrine of Liberty and Ne-

cessity, 261-267.

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2. Of Regeneration, 267-272.

3. Spirit's influence, 272-273.

4. The Christian warfare, 273-279.

XIII. REPORT ON ANTI-SLAVERY MEMORIALS, BY REV.

EDWARD WEED

1. False Issues of the Board, 282--292.

2. Principles of action adopted, 292-303.

3. Sympathy of the Board with the slavehold-

er &c., 302-314.

4. Positions taken by the Board, 314-317.

XIV. THE HOLINESS ACCEPTABLE TO GOD, BY REV. J.

MORGAN

1. What the divine law requires, 319-322.

2. Full obedience requisite to salvation.--Bible

testimony, 322-341.

3. This the practical standard of the true

church, 341-347.

4. Objections, 347-364.

XV. SIMPLICITY OF MORAL ACTIONS, BY THE JUNIOR ED-

ITOR

1. Importance of the differences of opinion on

this subject, 365--369.

2. Moral Action defined, 369-371.

3. Such action must be free and not necessa-

ry, 371--379.

4. Necessitarian evasions, 379-385.

5. No phenomenon of the sensibility can be a

moral action, 386--389.

XVI. SIMPLICITY OF MORAL ACTIONS, BY THE JUNIOR

EDITOR

1. No phenomenon of the Intelligence can be a

moral action, 393-394.

2. Nor any bodily action, 394.

3. Obligation pertains only to the faculty of

free will, 395-396.

4. Ultimate intentions only can be moral ac-

tions, 396-399.

5. Position confirmed, 400--401.

6. Objections considered, 401-404.

7. Moral action specifically defined, 405.

8. Definition confirmed, 406--413.

9. Consequences, 414-415.

XVII. MOSES, BY THE SENIOR EDITOR

1. Preliminary considerations, 415-419.

2. Moses the writer, 420--433.

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