Steele's 53 Year Ministry In The Reformed Presbyterian Church

By: SWRB

Welcome to the Still Waters Revival Books video book summary for "Reminiscences: Historical and Biographical of a Ministry in the Reformed Presbyterian Church, During 53 Years" (1883) by David Steele

Since Steele forms a continuing theological link with the faithful General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland (1638-1649), this book is of great importance.

Steele held to the attainments of the second (or covenanted) Reformation which gave us the Solemn League and Covenant and the Westminster Standards -- and other Covenanters who follow in this train (along with the Scottish Covenanters, like Rutherford and Gillespie) are sometimes derisively branded as "Steelites" or "Cameronians."

Stewart notes that "this autobiography gives us a great deal of information about Steele's life and thought, but the material is not well organized historically because Steele was using this work as an apology rather than a strict autobiography. In his reminiscences (p. 151) Steele likens himself to "Old Morality" who in Sir Walter Scott's "Tales of My Landlord" went around with chisel and mallet in hand renewing the tombstone inscriptions on the graves of Scottish martyrs of the 17th century" ("A Brief History of the Reformed Presbytery," p. 2).

In the preface Steele himself writes,

"It is not expected that the present publication will be popular with the present generation. The topics treated are not adapted to the tastes of many in this age, and to most persons the principles discussed will be as riddles -- quite enigmatical (Ps. 128:2). The testimony of Christ's witnesses has never been acceptable to the world, least of all to backsliders."

"Nevertheless, there is warrantable ground to expect that what is contained in the following pages will be helpful to some in following ages, who may be moved by the Spirit of God to inquire and search for the 'landmarks which the fathers have set.' Among these will be found that grand 'international document,' the Solemn League, ready to be placed in the foundation of the millennial temple. 'When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory,' and, with an eye to that highest and most desirable end, this contribution is with humble confidence committed to his patronage."

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, Sir Walter Scott

, Tales of My Landlord

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