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This incomplete 312-page manuscript catechism contains a series of questions and answers about religious faith, including the doctrine of predestination, the creation of the world, Jesus Christ, and the form and contents of prayer. A marginal note by a different 18th or 19th century hand suggests that this is "perhaps the writing of N Chauncey Hatfield or Samuel Wh[illegible]."

This incomplete 312-page manuscript catechism contains a series of questions and answers about religious faith, including the doctrine of predestination, the creation of the world, Jesus Christ, and the form and contents of prayer. A marginal note by a different 18th- or 19th-century hand suggests that this is "perhaps the writing of N Chauncey Hatfield or Samuel Wh[illegible]."

The manuscript begins with a discussion of heaven and hell, and proceeds through additional topics, often accompanied by scriptural references. Each subject is part of a continuing question-and-answer process, often based on a previous answer, and many themes recur frequently. Several brief proverbs appear on the final page.

This notebook contains Samuel Miner Campbell's manuscript transcriptions of lectures delivered by Laurens Perseus Hickok, a professor of Christian theology at Auburn Theology Seminary, in 1847 and 1848. The subjects include the nature of God, the authority of the Bible, the sacraments, and divine justice.

This volume (about 500 pages) contains Samuel Miner Campbell's manuscript transcriptions of lectures delivered by Laurens Perseus Hickok, professor of Christian theology at Auburn Theology Seminary, in 1847 and 1848. The subjects include the nature of God, the authority of the Bible, the sacraments, and divine justice.

When he was at Auburn Theological Seminary, Reverend Samuel Miner Campbell attended Hickok’s lectures entitled "Theology Natural and Revealed." The lectures are divided into 3 sections: Natural Theology (9 lectures, pp. 1-68), Doctrinal Theology (55 lectures, pp. 70-377), and Positive Institutions (11 lectures, pp. 379-429). The "Natural Theology" lectures concern the nature of God and divine providence, while the lectures on "Doctrinal Theology" pertain to the Bible and its interpretation. Among other topics, these sections address the authority of biblical text and the role of Jesus Christ in Christian theology, as well as original sin, atonement, faith, and election. Hickok's lectures on "Positive Institutions" focus on the sacrament of baptism, the Lord’s Supper, the Sabbath, marriage, and civil government.

The last section, after page 429, contains "The two administrations of the Divine govt. over man;" the first is entitled "Administration of Justice," and the second, "Administration of Grace." These concentrate on sin, punishments, rewards, and the administration of divine justice, drawing from to the creation story, and Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.