Title Page, Preface and Contents
ADONmAM JUDSON GORDON
WITH LETTERS AND ILLUSTRATIVE EXTRACTS
DRAWN FROM UNPUBLISHED OR UNCOL- LECTED SERMONS AND ADDRESSES
BY HIS SON
ERNEST B. GORDON
FLEMING H. REVELL COMPANY
New York Chicago Toronto
Publishers of Evangelical Literature
Copyright, 1896, by
Fleming H. Revell Company.
CONTENTS
PAGE CHAP. I. A Study in Origins ii New England, past and present— Dr. Gordon's ancestry— Early days— Conversion— School life in New London
CHAP. II. Schools and Schoolmasters '..... 23 At Brown University— Conditions of college life in i860— Incidents
CHAP. III. The Young Minister 34 Seminary life at Newton— Influence of Dr. Hackett— Pastor of the Jamaica Plain Church— Letters— Called to Clarendon Street — Criticism of Robertson on baptism—The Church Unity Society examined
CHAP. IV. A Stony Field 60 Difficulties of the Boston field—The periodic season of unbelief Unitarian-transcendentalism— Sluggish religious life of the Clarendon Street Church
CHAP. V. For Spiritual Worship 73 The true aim of a church— Congregational singing— " The Service of Song"— Extracts from sermons on the worship of the church—The consummation of this reform CHAP. VI. Where the Roots Fed 82 "In Christ" published— Private conferences for Bible study — Books which had a formative influence on Dr. Gordon's min- 6 CONTENTS
PAGE istry— Contact with Brethrenism—The mission of this sect— In Europe, 1877— Estimate of preachers heard abroad
CHAP. VII. The Tide Turns 94 At work with Uncle John Vassar—The Moody meetings of '77—Incidents of the " inquiry room"—"A question of casuistry" The redeemed men—Communion reform
CHAP. VIII. Reform for Individual and State 106 The Boston Industrial Temporary Home—An answer to prayer —Wendell Phillips and the drunkard— Crossett of North China- Advocacy of prohibition— Cooperation with Joseph Cook in reform work—The Prohibition party— Woman's cause
CHAP. IX. On the Highways 117 Arrested for preaching on Boston Common—The New England Evangelization Society— How to reach the unchurched—Address at Plymouth, " Forefathers' Day"
CHAP. X. The " Watchword " 128 The establishment of the " Watchword"— Its aim, scope, and history
CHAP. XI. Truth and Counterfeit 133 Christian Science— Its genesis and doctrine— Dr. Gordon's indictment of it— Healing by faith— Remarkable answers to prayer in Dr. Gordon's experience
CHAP. XII. Among Students 149 The Princeton College meetings— Difficulties met and overcome —Contact with President McCosh—Work at other colleges
CHAP. XIII. Missions or Mammon? 158 The Congo Mission bequeathed to the A. B. M. U.— Dr. Gordon's fight against its abandonment — " The cooking-stove apostasy "— Address at Evangelical Alliance, "The Responsibility Growing out of our Perils and Opportunities "
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PAGE CHAP. XIV. " Seasonably out of Season " i73 Northfield and its conferences— Dr. Gordon's spiritual experiences—Work at Seabright— Summer ministries in New Hampshire and on the Atlantic
CHAP. XV. A Character Sketch 185 Personal appearance— Traits and characteristics—Work among poor— Home life
CHAP. XVI. Intermezzo 203 Dr. Gordon's humor— Negroid and other stories— Quaint experiences— Pastoral incidents
CHAP. XVII. " Christ for the World " 222 The significance of the modern missionary movement— Misapprehensions concerning it— Dr. Gordon's work for this cause—The International Conference of Missions in London—The Scotch campaign—Chairman of the Executive Committee, A. B. M. U. —Personal relations with missionaries
CHAP. XVIII. On the Conduct of Missions 235 Missionary administration—On "witnessing" as the church's chief function— Education vs. Evangelization— Government grants to mission schools— Philadelphia address on " Decentralization "
CHAP. XIX. As Making Many Rich 251 The faith element in missions—The Clarendon Street Church as a missionary church— Its training in giving
CHAP. XX. Drilling the Recruits 260 Establishment of the Boston Missionary Training-school— Administration on faith principles—The assault on the school—Dr. Gordon's reply—" Short-cut methods "
CHAP. XXI. The Preacher and the Pulpit 275
Dr. Gordon as a preacher— His view of what the pulpit should be— Power in illustration— Examples
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PAGE CHAP. XXII. Errant Man and the Inerrant Book 298 Dr. Gordon's theology—The Bible and inspiration— Estimate of human nature
CHAP. XXIII, Evolution, or the Appearing? 310 "Progress"— Review of Drummond's "A City without a Church"—The coming of Christ— Eschatology—The Roman Antichrist—The restoration of Israel—The resurrection
CHAP. XXIV. In Labors Abundant 330 Address before the Evangelical Alliance, 1890— Church unity Personal experience of faith healing— Work in Chicago, 1890 and 1893—The World's Fair campaign— Rabinowitz
CHAP. XXV. For the Healing of the Nations 340 Work among the Jews—The Chinese mission at Clarendon Street— Incidents—The transition to a spiritual church life CHAP. XXVI. A Sower Went forth to Sow 355 Convention work in American cities—The convention of premillennial Baptists in Brooklyn— Dr. Gordon's address— Teaching on the Holy Spirit
CHAP. XXVII. Till the Day Dawn 367 Twenty-fifth anniversary of pastorate— Closing days— Sickness and death—The cries of bereavement— Funeral addresses
ILLUSTRATIONS
A. J. Gordon Frontispiece Gordon as a Young Man Facing page 40
Dana Meeting-house, Exterior ^
( " 180 " " Interior )
Clarendon Street Church " 350
Last Resting-place Page 386 But thou wouldst not alone Be saved, my father, alone Conquer and come to thy goal, Leaving the rest in the wild. We were weary, and we Fearful, and we in our march Fain to drop down and to die. Still thou turnedst, and still Gavest the weary thy hand.
If, in the paths of the world, Stones may have wounded thy feet. Toil or dejection have tried Thy spirit, of that we saw Nothing: to us thou wast still Cheerful and helpful and firm. Therefore to thee it was given Many to save with thyself, O faithful shepherd, to come Bringing thy sheep in thy hand.
M. Arnold, Rugby Chapel.