A very scarce early defense of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church's doctrine and practice, i..e an adoption of the experiential revivalism of their roots in the Cane Ridge revival, and a soft adoption of Presbyterianism and the Westminster Confession that was more oriented toward the free offer of the Gospel than the preaching of predestination, etc.,
A fascinating section occurs in which the Cumberland Presbyterians are accused by Lowry of barking like dogs, worshipping to bagpipes and fiddles, etc., Dillard does not deny their homespun roots nor that extremes occur, but strongly implies he would take a bit of "wildfire" over "no fire" any time. Other sections on free agency, God's decrees and foreordination, election, etc.,
No copies on the market at the time of cataloguing. No copies offered at auction. Catalogued in the Kentucky List of Imprints. Scarce.
Dillard, J. L. of Alpine Springs, Tennessee. A Review of Rev. L. A. Lowry's Letters. Also, A Series of Lectures Illustrating and Defending the Doctrinal Peculiarities of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Louisville, KY. Published for the Author by J. F. Brennan. 1853. 293pp.
Good in rubbed and somewhat handled and stained cloth. Very solid. Blank ffep lacking top 40%, textually solid and moderately foxed throughout, with some sporadic occurrences of heavier foxing.
