Psalmody Research Vault
Research vault for a book on the Watts psalmody controversy in early American Presbyterianism
Recent Extracts
- Mason as 'innovator' who 'moved too fast' for the Associate Reformed Church 1810
- Mason condemned Londonderry Presbytery for using Watts' Psalms (c. 1800), then used Watts' Psalms himself when preaching for Romeyn (c. 1810) 1801
- Mason's 1816 Plea 'drew the dividing line between the parties... clear and distinct, and hastened their organic separation' 1816
- Mason's Cedar Street congregation shared worship space with Romeyn's Presbyterians, leading to intercommunion and psalmody violation 1810
- 1773 Associate Presbytery appointed Marshall to preach sermon 'to show that the Psalms of David only are to be used in worship' 1773
- 1793 ARP Act declares uninspired hymns a 'corruption of the worship of God' 1793
- 1820 General Assembly committee report on uniformity in psalmody 1820
- 1884 RP Synod directs members to take no part in uninspired hymns 1884
- 1887 RP Synod rules ministers must not give out hymns when serving other churches 1887
- A few Presbyterian congregations of 'pure Scotch-Irish descent' continued using Rouse's Psalms exclusively