| Description | Includes:
(1) Account of a lecture on the differences between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism, with a view to emphasising the righteousness of the former and the iniquities of the latter. Delivered in Tunbridge Town Hall in April 1858. The end of the lecture is missing.
(2) Identical to (1) above but complete.
(3), (4) Accounts of a two-part series of lectures delivered at the Assembly Rooms in St. Leonards on behalf of the Special Mission to Roman Catholics. Topics: 'the Christian at home and abroad' and 'the Protestant, his Warfare, Weapons, and Victory'. The end of the second lecture is missing, and there follows a gap in this section of the folio.
(5) Account of a lecture, first in a series delivered on behalf of the Protestant Reformation Society in Leamington. Its subject is 'the Bible'.
(6) Account of a lecture, second in a series with (5) above, on the subject of 'The Church'. In it, Cumming discusses the idea of the 'Church' in Christian thinking, with a particular view to refuting Roman Catholic claims to the title.
(7) Account of a lecture, third in a series with (5) and (6) above, on 'The School'. Deals with the importance of correct education in the raising of Christian youths.
(8) Account of a lecture, fourth in a series with (5), (6) and (7) above, on 'The Country'. Deals with the various factors - climate, moral character, etc. - which contribute to the greatness of nations.
(9) Brief synopses, from another newspaper, of the four lectures delivered by Rev. Cumming on behalf of the Protestant Reformation Society in Leamington. See (5-8) above.
(10) Account of the first of two lectures delivered by Rev. Cumming on behalf of the Special Mission to the Roman Catholics and the Protestant Reformation Society. His subject is 'the Atonement, its Protestant and Romish Aspects.' |