Psalmody Conferences

Psalmody conferences have been done for many years now. Here are a few:

    1. Wellington Place, Belfast, August 5 -8th 1902.
    2. Chicago and Pittsburgh, in 1905, UPC.
    3. Bonclarken, South Carolina Psalmody Conference, 1990

Wellington Place, Belfast, August 5 -8th 1902.
These are the messages done at the Belfast Psalmody conference in 1902.
    1. "The Singing of Praise: its Divine Authority and Objects" by Rev. Murdo Mackenzie/ Rev. W.B. Smiley, D.D.
    2. "The Psalms, the Divinely-auorized Book of Praise" by Rev. John Williamson, D.D.
    3. "The Presumption of man in attempting to amend the Ordainances of God" by Rev. N. M. Brown. D.D., LL. D.
    4. The Psalms in the Apostolic and Early Church by Rev. William Wishart, D.D.
    5. "The Scriptural principle regulative of the worship of God, and the evil effects of departure from it, especially in connection with the introduction of uninspired material of praise in the Psalmody of the Church" by Rev. Professor Petticrew, M.A., D.D., D.Lit.
    6. "Arguments for the use of the Psalms in Christian Worship" by George Laverty, M.A.
    7. "Objections to the use of the Psalms considered" by REv. Professor D.B. Willson, D.D., M.D.
    8. "The 'Imprecatory' Psalms" by Rev. Professor Dick, M.A., D.D.
    9. Answers to the common Arguments for the use of hymns in Divine Worship by Rev. James Wilson, M.A.
    10. "Do Ephesians 5,,19 and Colossians 3,16, warrant theuse of uninspired hymns in the Ordinance of Praise" by Rev. James Harper, D.D.
    11. "No Divine warrant for the use of uninspired hymns in the Ordinance of Praise" by Rev. James H. Litteli
    12. The Hymnals of the Presbyterian and other churches: their form, errors, and tendencies" by Rev. Joseph Corkey, LL.D.
    13. "Why is there no Psalter in the New Testament?" by Rev. Joseph Corkey, LL.D.
    14. "The Fulness and Sufficiency of the Psalms for the Divinely appointed Ordinance of Praise" by Rev. T. E. Moffat
    15. "The Fulness and Sufficiency of the Psalms" by Mr. Samuel E. A. Acheson
    16. "Christ in the Psalms" by Rev. Professor Morton
    17. "Christ in the Psalms: His sufferings" by Rev. W.W. Barr, D.D.
    18. "The Psalms: their incomparable superiority to all uninspired substitutes, and their unchanging adaptation to the Service of Praise" by Rev. William Dick, M.A.
    19. "Testimony of hymn-singers to the superiority of the Psalms" by Rev. Professor D. A. M'Clenahan, D.D.
    20. "The Psalms and the 'Higher' Criticism" by Rev. Professor James Dick, M.A., D.D. / rev. James Kerr, D.D.
    21. "The Influence of the Psalms upon the Spiritual life" by Rev. W.J. Coleman, D.D.
    22. "Psalm-singers in the struggle for Civil and Religous Liberty" by Rev. James Kerr. D.D.
    23. "The Psalms in Revivals and Evangelistic Work" by Rev. F. M. Foster, Ph.D.
    24. "The Psalms and Mission Work" by Rev. James Martin, M.A., M.D.
    25. "The Psalms needed in Foreign Misson Work" by Rev. G. W. Morrison
    26. "The Psalms in the Evangelization and Educational Work on the American MIssion in the Land of the Pharaohs" by Mr. Clarence J. Williamson
    27. "The Psalms ever an Unfathomable Mine of Poetic genius and saving knowledge" by Rev. John Kinnear, D.D.
    28. "The Psalm-singing Churches of to-day: their origin, characteristics, and work" by Rev. J.W.S. Lowry
    29. "How best to secure a return to the use of the Psalms in the Ordinance of Praise" by Rev. Professor John Scrimger, D.D. / S. R. M'Neilly, B.A.
    30. "A Uniform Metrical Version of the Pslams" by Rev. J. C. K. Milligan, D.D.
Chicago and Pittsburgh, in 1905, UPC.
These conferences were done by the United Presbyterian Church, here are their topics and the speakers.

    1. "The Idea of Worship" by Rev. W. H. McMillian, D.D., LL. D. / Rev. John M. Ross
    2. "The Scriptural Law of Worship" by Rev. William H. Vincent, D.D. / Rev. William S. McClure, D.D.
    3. "The Singing of Praise A Duty" by President F. M. Sencer, D.D. / Rev. William Be Smiley, D.D.
    4. "The Psalms the Divinely Authorized and Exclusie Manual of Praise" by Rev. W.I. Wishart, D.D. / Rev. James A. Kennedy, D.D.
    5. "The Psalms in the Old Testament Church" by Professor D. A. McCleaham, D. D. / Rev. James Parker, Ph. D.
    6. "The Psalms in the New Testament Church" by Professor W. g. Moorehead, D. D., LL. D. / Rev. James Parker, PH. D.
    7. "The Special Exegesis of Col. III. 16 and Eph. v.19" by Professor John McNaugher, D. D., LL. D. / Rev. James Harper, D. D. LL. D.
    8. "The Psalms in the Post-Apostolic Church" by Professor John A. Wilson, D.D., LL. D. / Rev. James Harper, D. D. , LL. D.
    9. "The Suitableness and Sufficiency of the Psalter for Christian Worship" by Presdent J. A. Thompson, D.D. / Rev. John A. Henderson, D.D.
    10. "The Theism of the Psalter" by Rev. J. K. McClurkin, D.D. / Rev. A.M. Campbell, D.D.
    11. "Christ in the Psalms" by President Robert McWatty Russell, D.D., LL. D. / Rev. E.S. Mckitrick, D.D.
    12. "The Devotional Value of the Psalter" by Professor Joseph Kyle, D.D., LL. D. / Rev. W. C. Williamson, D.D.
    13. "The Doctrinal Completeness of the Psalter" by Rev. E. B. Stewart / Rev. Harry H. Crawford, M. A.
    14. "The Ethics of the Psalms" by Rev. A. C. Douglass / Rev. William J. Martin, D.D.
    15. "The Imprecatory Psalms" by Rev. J. H. Webster / REv. James A. Reed, D.D.
    16. "The Psalms and Evangelistic Work" by Rev. William J. Reid / Rev. Willard H. Patterson, Ph. D.
    17. "The Psalms and Missions" by Rev. Alexander Gilchrist, D.D. / Rev. Charles R. Watson, D.D.
    18. "The Psalms and the Young" by Rev. A. R. Paul / Rev. W.W. Lawrence
    19. "The Literary Excellence of the Psalms" by Rev. David Reed Miller, D.D. / Rev. J.D. Barr
    20. "The Catholicity of the Psalter" by Rev. Charles H. Robinson, D.D. / Rev. S.R. Lyons, D.D.
    21. "The Importance of an Exclusive Use of the Psalms in Present Day Apologetics" by Professor Jesse Johnson, D.D. / Rev. M.G. Kyle, D.D.
    22. "Psalm Versification" by Rev. W. E. McCulloch / Rev. J.C. K. Milligan, D.D.
    23. "The Musical Interpretation of the Psalms" by Rev. Charles F. Wishart / Rev. William H. Fulton
    24. "Objections to the Exclusive Use of the Psalms in Worship" by Professor James A. Grier, D.D., LL. D.
    25. "Specimens of Eulogies on the Psalms by Rev. T. H. Hanna, Jr.
    26. "The Psalms in History" by Rev. George W. Robinson, D.D./ President T.H. McMichael, D.D.
    27. "The Status and Oulook of the Cause of Psalmody" by Rev. S. E. Martin / Rev. R.G. Ferguson, D.D., LL. D.

Bonclarken, South Carolina Psalmody Conference, 1990
The speakers of the 1990 South Carolina conference were from several denominations. ARPC, OPC, PCA, PRC, PRCNA, and the RPCNA. Here are the topics and the speakers at the conference:

    1. "The Scriptural Regulative Principle " by Rev. G.I. Williamson
    2. "The Place of Psalm Singing in Public Worship" by Rev. Frank J. Smith (mp3 download)
    3. "The History of Psalmody" by Dr. William Young (mp3 download)
    4. "The Imprecatory Psalms" by Rev. David Compton
    5. "Christ and the Psalms" by Dr.Randall Ruble (mp3 download)
    6. "The Psalms -The Christian's Biography" by Prof. Herman Hanko

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