The James Begg Society
Publishers of Protestant, Reformed Christian Literature
Welcome
Scottish Presbyterians from the Sixteenth Century onwards,
and of modern authors with the same faith
from around the world.
Who was James Begg?
The Rev James Begg D.D. (1808-1883) was a minister in the Church of Scotland, and in the Free Church of Scotland from its foundation in 1843. He was a strong opponent of Roman Catholicism, Liberal Theology and attempts to bring unbiblical practices into the worship of God.
The James Begg Society, founded in 1994, is committed to the same Reformed Christian religion as Dr Begg – as formulated in the Westminister Standards.
More information about us can be found here.
Our latest Publication
Dr. John Kennedy of Dingwall: Sermon Notes (1866-1874)
Dr. John Kennedy was one of the foremost ministers and preachers in Scotland during the nineteenth century. Known as “The Spurgeon of the North,” he spent most of his adult life in what was his only pastorate in the Highland town of Dingwall (cover photograph), where he was the Free Church minister from 1844 until his death in 1884.
The material in this volume has been transcribed from a notebook of Dr. Kennedy containing handwritten sermon notes covering the period from 1863 to 1874, the first half of which is also published by the Society. This material has never been published previously and it provides a fascinating insight into the mind of this renowned minister of the gospel.
While some of the notes are brief outlines others are more or less complete sermons. Kennedy’s preaching was doctrinal and yet experimental and practical in a way that seems to have all but disappeared in the modern church.
Here is real and solid fare for the hungry soul.
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Free Online Resources
Here are a selection of the James Begg Society's resources, which we are pleased to make available online for free.
Annual Meeting Addresses (MP3 audio files)
Articles from our past Email Newsletters
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Our email newsletter contains our latest news (such as information about forthcoming publications and events) plus an edifying article. Articles are drawn from our own publications, or from other Reformers, Puritans, Presbyterians, etc., or from modern authors of like faith.
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We, as Christians, believe in keeping the Christian sabbath, also known as the Lord's Day. We also believe that God would justly consider us as not properly keeping His sabbath law if we enabled or condoned the breaking of it by other people. For this reason we close our website on the Christian Sabbath, which is held on the first day of every week (i.e., Sundays).
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