Book Description

Title:

Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Rev. Andrew Fuller

Author:

John Webster Morris [1763-1836]

Publication Year:

1830

Location:

Boston

Publisher:

Lincoln & Edmands

Pages:

320

Subjects:

Christian Mission, Baptist Missionary Society, Andrew Fuller, Biography

Copyright:

Public domain

Contents

• Preface to the American Edition
• Extract from the Author's Preface

1. Mr. Fuller's Parentage—Early Life—Conversion—Call to the Ministry—Change of Sentiment—Labours and Difficulties at Soham
2. His Removal to Kettering—Domestic Afflictions—Ministerial Labours—Efforts in the cause of Religious Liberty—Personal and Relative Afflictions-Counsel and Correspondence—The French lnvasion—Interference on Behalf of the Slave Population—Hints to Periodical Editors—Sending out a Female Missionary—Labours Continued
3. Mr. Fuller's ministerial Talents—Style of Preaching—Pastoral Labours and general Usefulness
4. Origin of the Baptist Mission—Early Notices of Dr. Carey—His Designation to India—Mr. Fuller's Missionary Labours—His First Visit to Scotland—Congratulatory Letter to the Missionaries— Answer to some Objections—Second Tour into Scotland —His Visit to Ireland—State of the Irish Baptists—Catholic Emancipation—Missionary Labours Continued
5. Journal of a Tour through Scotland in 1805, to Collect for the Printing of the Scriptures in the Eastern Languages: Written by Mr. Fuller—Opposition of the Anti-Missionaries—Proceeding at the India House—Persian Tract about Mahomet—Conduct of the Bengal Government—Mr. Fuller's vigorous Interference for the Mission—His Last Visit to Scotland
6. Extracts from Mr. Fuller's Diary, and Narrative of the Death of his Child
7. Review of Mr. Fuller's Doctrinal and Practical Writings:—Sermon on Walking by Faith—Ordination Sermon at Thorne—Funeral Sermon for Mr. Beeby Wallis—Association Sermon at St. Albans—Collection Sermon at Edinburgh—Memoirs of Rev. Samuel Pearce—Sermon at the Bedford Union—The Backslider—Ordination Sermon at Birmingham—Remarks on Church Discipline—Vindication of Protestant Dissent—The Great Question Answered—Discourses on the Book of Genesis—Sermon on the Pernicious Influence of Delay
8. Review of Mr. Fuller's Doctrinal and Practical Writings:—Dialogues and Essays on various subjects—Jesus the True Messiah—Sermons on various subjects—Funeral Sermon of the Rev. John Sutclilfe, with a Brief Sketch of his Character—Narrative of the Baptist Mission—Adams's View of Religions with an Essay on Truth—Discourses on the Apocalypse
9. Review of the Controversy on Faith, with Brief Notices of Mr. Fuller's several Opponents:—Rev. William Button—Rev. Dan Taylor—Rev. John Martin—The Hyper-calvinists—Rev. Archibald Maclean
10. The Socinian Controversy:—Calvinistic and Socinian Systems Examined and Compared—Reply to Dr. Toulmin and Mr. Kentish—Universalist Controversy:—Mr. Winchester—Letters to Mr. Vidler—Scrutator's Review—Deistical Controversy:—French Infidels—English Deists—The Gospel its own Witness—Missionary Controversy:—Mr. Twining—Major Scott Waring—A Bengal Officer-Dr. Barrow—Edinburgh Reviewers—Socinian Barrister—Apology for the Mission-Objections to an Episcopal Establishment in India
11. Controversy with Mr. Booth—Letter to Dr. Hopkins—Remarks on some American Writers—Mr. Booth's notion of Regeneration by the Word Examined—Particular Redemption—Conversation with a Friend at Edinburgh on the same subject-Doctrine of Atonement and Substilution—Letter to Dr. Erskine on the Merits of Christ-Letter to Mr. Maclean on Faith and Justification—Validity of Lay Ordination—Lay administration of the Lord's supper—Strict Communion
12. Last year of Mr. Fuller's Life—His Reflections on the Death of Mr. Sutcliffe—Attends a Missionary Ordination at Leicester—Commencement of his Last lllness—Sketch of his Last Sermon in London—Ordination at Clipstone—His Last Sermon at Kettering—Farewell Letter to Dr. Ryland—Particulars of his Death—Extracts from Mr. Toller's Sermon on the occasion—Funeral solemnities of Mr. Fuller—Monumental Inscription
13. Brief Review of Mr. Fuller's Character

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