"Broad, profound scholarship, close relationship with progressive sentiment all over the land, and unusual powers of keen analysis and graphic statement are forceful elements in _The New Horizon of State and Church_."--_Philadelphia North American._
The Country Church: The Decline of its Influence and the Remedy
Is the country church growing in size and power, or declining? Is it doing effectually the work which belongs to it? These are in the main the questions which Charles Otis Gill and Gifford Pinchot consider in their book "The Country Church." The book is not a collection of opinions, as it was found that there were almost as many who believed thoroughly in the country church and the work which it is doing as there were those who were doubtful of its efficacy. The volume is rather made up of facts brought forward by the personal investigations of the authors, and conclusions based on these facts.
"Mr. Gill and Mr. Pinchot, collaboring in this problem of rural life, have given us a book which will at once become an authority in its field."--_Christian Work._
"The facts and figures are definite and illumined by a myriad of side-lights."--_Boston Transcript._
"Differs from almost all the others because of the thoroughness of the investigation and the soundness of the conclusions."--_San Francisco Chronicle._
"Deserves most thoughtful consideration.... Should arouse attention and stimulate effort to restore to the country church the influence that it is losing."--_Christian Endeavor World._
Prophecy and Authority: A Study in the History of the Doctrine and Interpretation of Scripture.
Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature, Oberlin Graduate School of Theology
The purpose of this volume is two-fold--to discuss the principles and the interpretation of Messianic prophecy in view of the recent revival of Millenialist claims, and to re-open the question of the nature of the Bible as a principle of authority in Protestant theology.
The author seeks to trace the way in which the methods of interpretation and the doctrines of Scripture affect each other in the Church's interpretation of prophecy and to show how the scientific principles of interpretation adopted by the reformers inevitably lead to the abandonment of the Millenialist theory and dogmatic view of Scripture, and that these results are at the same time religiously desirable.