- Chapter I, pp. 29-40.
- Education--Singing in the Street--Goes Westward on
Foot--Becomes a
- Teacher--Is Baptized.
(1796-1819.)
- Chapter II, pp. 41-55.
- Becomes Principal of an Academy--His Scriptural Discoveries--Death
of Mr.
- Forrester--An Important Document on Baptism--He Visits New
York--His
- Despondency.
(1819-1821.)
- Chapter III, pp. 56-68.
- A Pupil's Tribute--Sketch of Pittsburg Church--The "Golden
Oracle"--His
- Reputation as a Teacher--Meets with Alexander
Campbell--The Three
- Friends.
(1821-1825.)
- Chapter IV, pp. 69-81.
- Conversion of Samuel Church--A Great Bible Student--The
Christian Baptist--
- Essays in Christian Baptist--The Gospel
Aggressive.
(1826)
- Chapter V, pp. 82-94.
- Attends the Association--Minutes of the Association--Chosen
as Evangelist--
- Religious Apathy--Religious Experiences--Signs of
the Times.
(1826-1827.)
- Chapter VI, pp. 95-108.
- Favorable Omens--The Leaven Working--Creeds Rejected--The
Articles
- Abandoned--Preaching the Primitive Gospel--The Bible
Means What It Says--
- The Gospel Offer Accepted.
(1827.)
- Chapter VII, pp. 109-126.
- Great Excitement--Mr. Amend's Letter--Assailed by
Preachers--The Wolf Is
- Nigh--His Views of Baptism--Wesley's
Experience--Calvin's Views.
(1827.)
- Chapter VIII, pp. 127-139.
- Visits Warren--Elder Bentley Fearful--Bentley Yields--An
Angry Husband--
- Bentley's Life and Labors--Fears for His
Children--Bentley as a Preacher.
- (1827.)
- Chapter IX, pp. 140-154.
- John Henry Baptized--A Primitive Scene--The Farmer
Preacher--Henry's
- Mental and Moral Traits--A Meeting in the
Woods--Scott's Estimate of
- Gaston--Death of Joseph Gaston.
(1827-1828.)
- Chapter X, pp. 155-167.
- Scott's Views Misunderstood--Bishop Hobart's Views--T.
Campbell Visits
- Scott--Scott and Bentley Invited to Preach--Elder
Campbell Sent for--
- Preaching in a Barn--The New Church
Prospers.
(1828.)
- Chapter XI, pp. 168-180.
- Searching the Scriptures--Visit of Bentley and Bosworth--An
Infidel
- Converted--Prejudice Disarmed--Profuse Benevolence--A
Universality
- Convinced.
(1828.)
- Chapter XII, pp. 181-193.
- Changes Wrought--Helpers Found--The Sleepers Roused--A
Strange
- Audience--A Happy Meeting--A Great Principle
Settled--Hayden's
- Appointment.
(1828.)
- Chapter XIII, pp. 194-210.
- The Young Skeptic--The Bible Means What It Says--Hayden's
Views--
- Teaching on Horseback--Hayden's Appearance--Sermon on
Humility--
- Hayden's Abundant Labors.
(1828.)
- Chapter XIV, pp. 211-231.
- A Pleasing Incident--Richardson Is Baptized--Bentley and
Bosworth
- Appointed--The Mahoning Association Ceases--Scott's
Firmness of Purpose--
- Death in His Family--Replies to Robert
Dale Owen--An Infidel Answered--An
- Important Admission.
(1829-1832.)
- Chapter XV, pp. 232-245.
- A Scene in Sunday-school--A Pen Portrait--Philip the
Preacher--Parker's
- Conversion--A Big Meeting--Effects of
Scott's Address.
(1832.)
- Chapter XVI, pp. 246-259.
- Scott's Liberality--Household Worship--Joys and Sorrows--Parable
of the
- Ships--Encourages Young Preachers--Cheering News.
(1833.)
- Chapter XVII, pp. 260-280.
- Work of the Holy Spirit--Discourse on the Holy Spirit--Commendations
of
- the Discourse--Dr. Lynd Reviewed.
(1833-1834.)
- Chapter XVIII, pp. 281-293.
- The Crooked Made Straight--No Creed for Sinners--Human
Responsibility--
- Seeking Old Paths--Errors of Other Reformers--Apostrophe
to the Bible.
(1833.)
- Chapter XIX, pp. 294-307.
- A Steamboat Scene--Five Preachers Meet--Friendly Discussion--Mr.
Smeed's
- Discourse--Mr. Ross's Letter.
(1833-1834.)
- Chapter XX, pp. 308-322.
- Preaches at Georgetown--Visit to Henry Clay--The Gospel
Restored--Visits
- Bethany--The Allegheny Church--A Distinguished
Convert--Letter from Elder
- Bentley.
(1835-1837.)
- Chapter XXI, pp. 323-337.
- His Ideal of a Preacher--Exordiums--What It Is to Preach
Christ--Christ
- and Him Only--Pulpit Themes--Advice to Preachers--Thomas
Marshall--
- Compared with Campbell.
(1838-1847.)
- Chapter XXII, pp. 338-351.
- Compared with Campbell--Description of Campbell--Scott's
Appearance--
- The Transfiguration--Sermon at Georgetown--A Grand
Discourse--Scott and
- Campbell Compared.
- Chapter XXIII, pp. 352-369.
- His Patriotism--Patriotic Views--The Temperance Question--The
Slavery
- Question--Views on Slavery--Views on Education.
(1833-1838.)
- Chapter XXIV, pp. 370-387.
- Questions Discussed--The Bible and Tradition--Not Fond of
Controversy--
- Hartzel and Waldo--The Crawfish Hole--The Farmer and
the Scholar Meet--
- Henry's Speech.
(1828-1841.)
- Chapter XXV, pp. 388-403.
- Plea for the Name Christian--Visit to the East--Letter from
Baltimore--Views
- on Millerism--Removal to Pittsburg--Terrible
Visitation.
(1840-1847.)
- Chapter XXVI, pp. 404-416.
- Extracts from His Diary--Marriage of Two of His Children--The
Death of His
- Wife.
(1848-1849.)
- Chapter XXVII, pp. 417-430.
- Essay on Christian Union--Second Marriage--Death of Samuel
Church--The
- Great Demonstration--Letter to Father Morris.
(1850-1860.)
- Chapter XXVIII, pp. 431-442.
- Active to the Last--Sad Forebodings--The Crisis--Letter to His
Son.
(1860.)
- Chapter XXIX, pp. 443-450.
- The End at Hand--Last Sickness--Death--A. Campbell's Tribute
to His
- Memory.
(1861.)
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