Substance of Lectures Delivered in the Churches

Substance of Lectures Delivered in the Churches is a collection of religious lectures by Henry Drummond. The work likely belongs to the earlier Henry Drummond (1786-1860), the English Member of Parliament and major patron of the Catholic Apostolic Church, whose religious writings addressed the distinctive theological positions of the movement that emerged from Edward Irving’s prophetic ministry in the late 1820s and 1830s.

The Catholic Apostolic Church developed a substantial body of distinctive doctrine and practice including a hierarchy of apostles, prophets, evangelists, and pastors, an elaborate liturgical practice drawing on Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Anglican traditions, and a strong emphasis on the imminent return of Christ. Drummond as one of the senior lay leaders and major financial supporters of the movement produced substantial writing setting out the church’s positions.

The lectures collected in this volume present the substance of Drummond’s teaching on the various theological and practical questions that the Catholic Apostolic Church’s distinctive position required its members to understand.