Lincoln And The Bible by Clarence E. Macartney / 1949 1st Edition HBDJ

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WELCOME TO CCFAM8 CLASSIC CHRISTIAN BOOKS "our passion is to revive the great Pulpit Masters of the past"1949 Lincoln And The Bible - 1st Edition by Clarence E. MacartneyOverview Mr. Lincoln's deep knowledge of the scriptures could not have come without regularly reading them. As Lincoln scholar Paul Angle noted: "There was one book...which left its mark on much of what he wrote. That was the Bible. Upon a familiarity which extended back to his youth he could always depend." Historian Michael Nelson wrote: "For all his mockery, Lincoln was consumed by religion as a subject, as well as by the Bible, a book that all of his biographers agree he had read and studied assiduously since his youth. Although disdainful of Christianity in its cruder, frontier forms, Lincoln seems to have been open to, even seeking, an account of the faith that rang true on grounds of reason and justice." Religious scholar Earl Schwartz wrote: "Lincoln's legacy, farm more than any other president, has, over time, become inextricably bound up with the words and themes of the Bible. He has been endowed repeatedly with biblical features - sometimes cast as Moses, on other occasions as Father Abraham, and yet again as a fiery prophet or martyred savior. An aura of prophetic authority has accrued to his own words, heightened by his skillful use of literary devices that are also characteristic of biblical texts.Presbyterian scholar Clarence Macartney wrote: "To a man who complained bitterly and carelessly against Edwin M. Stanton, the secretary of war, accusing Stanton of not carrying out the order that Lincoln had given two weeks before to have a man liberated from prison who was under sentence of death, but had been pardoned, Lincoln said: "If it had not been for me, that man would now be in his grave. Now, sir, you claim to be a philanthropist. If you will get your Bible and turn to the thirtieth chapter of Proverbs, the tenth verse, you will read these words: 'Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.'At CCFAM8, our desire is to earn your business and exceed expectations. Read what our customers are saying about their experiences. We welcome reasonable offers and are confident we can reach a mutual agreement in a matter of minutes. Note; multi book orders will give you the best discounts, plus free media mail shipping within the domestic United States. Be sure to view our entire inventory and then ask for a deal! We reward our regular customers when you refer a new customer. God bless.Abingdon-Cokesbury Press , New York. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very nice brown bound boards. Titled in gilt at the front board. The corners and edges of the boards are in very good condition. Interior: the pages are clean and without tears, the text is unmarked, and the book is tightly bound and in very good+ condition. (VG+/with original dust Jacket.showing wear) 96 pp. Size: 6.25" Tall 4.75" WideLincoln biographer William E. Barton wrote that Mr. Lincoln "read the Bible, honored it, quoted it freely, and it became so much a part of him as visibly and permanently to give shape to his literary style and to his habits of thought."Meet The Author: Clarence Edward Noble Macartney (September 18, 1879 - February 20, 1957) was a prominent conservative Presbyterian pastor and author. With J. Gresham Machen, he was one of the main leaders of the conservatives during the Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy in the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.In 1927, Macartney took up a new pastorate, at the First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh. This would be his largest congregation, regularly drawing 1200-1600 worshippers on Sunday mornings and about 900 at the Sunday evening service. He also held a Wednesday evening service, the sermons from which formed the basis of two books he later published: Things Most Surely Believed (1930) and What Jesus Really Taught (1958). In 1930, he founded the Tuesday Noon Club for Businessmen, an interdenominational group of Pittsburgh businessmen who met Tuesdays at noon for lunch, singing, and a brief inspirational message - eventually, the group had over 2000 members, with a regular attendance of over 800.In the denominational politics of the following decade, Macartney often advocated a more moderate approach than that favored by J. Gresham Machen. Although he initially opposed founding Westminster Theological Seminary in 1929 when Princeton Theological Seminary was re-organized by the denomination along semi-modernist lines, he agreed to serve on Westminster's board. He opposed Machen's creation of an independent missions board, and, after Machen was censured for setting up this board, Macartney also opposed Machen's Presbyterian Constitutional Covenant Union. Ultimately Macartney resigned from Westminster's board rather than go along with these developments.Macartney did not leave the Presbyterian Church in the USA when Machen did in 1936. Rather, he became president of the League of Faith, a group founded in 1931 to promote fidelity to scriptures and the Westminster Confession within the PCUSA. Macartney continued to preach his conservative message in sermons which he disseminated in pamphlets and in over forty books. He was a frequent preacher on college campuses in the following decades and was asked to deliver the Stone Foundation Lectures at Princeton, the Smythe Lectures at Columbia Theological Seminary, and the Payton Lectures at Fuller Theological Seminary. He opposed the spread of neo-orthodoxy at Princeton Theological Seminary, questioning, for instance, the decision to hire Emil Brunner. He also mentored over a dozen assistant pastors, including Harold Ockenga, the founder of the National Association of Evangelicals.Book Condition: - Binding: Hardback w/ vintage dust jacket (edge wear) - Boards: excellent condition, brown boards, minimal extremities - Spine: very good cloth condition and color - Underlining: None (every page is clean and bright) - Foxing/Tanning: None - Textblock Attachment: solid - Pages: 96 - Publisher: Abingdon-Cokebury Press - Size: 6.25" x 4.75" - Overall condition: Very Good+Shipping Information: We ship all antique books tightly in heavy craft paper and placed in a new bubble envelope or small cardboard box via USPS Media Mail. We also ship internationally. 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