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Home » Publications » Free Presbyterian Magazine » 1993 » September 1993 » Contents

Contents

| Profane Language | 257 |
|————————————————————-|—–|
| Notes of a Sermon, by Rev. D. Macfarlane | 258 |
| Letter | 262 |
| Formation of the Greenock Free Presbyterian Congregation | 263 |
| The Transatlantic Bond | 266 |
| Some Thoughts on the Evangelical World Today | 271 |
| Angus of the Hills | 275 |
| Book Reviews | 279 |
| Notes and Comments | 280 |
| Church Notes | 286 |
| Acknowledgment of Donations | 288 |

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THE Free Presbyterian Magazine and Monthly Record

Vol. 98

SEPTEMBER 1993

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