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THE SEARCH FOR
THE ANCIENT ORDER
A History of The Restoration Movement
1849-1906
BY
EARL IRVIN WEST
Vol. 2
1866-1906
EARL WEST
RELIGIOUS BOOK SERVICE
722 N. Payton Rd.
Indianapolis 19, Indiana
Copyright, 1950
Religious Book Service
34 N. Layman Ave.
Indianapolis 19, Indiana
Remember the days of old,
Consider the years of many generations:
Ask thy father and he will show thee:
Thine elders and they will tell thee.
--Deut. 32:7.

DEDICATION
To the Irvington Church of Christ, Indianapolis,
Indiana and to its elders--Charles Dean, John Smith,
Lewis Hurley, Gillespie Embry, and Loyd Gaines--without
whose patience and understanding this history could never
have been written, this volume is affectionately dedicated.
DAVID LIPSCOMB
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
Rebirth of The Gospel Advocate 1
CHAPTER II
Isaac Errett 23
CHAPTER III
The Society Controversy (1866-70) 45
CHAPTER IV
The Instrumental Music Controversy (1866-70) 73
CHAPTER V
The Louisville Plan 93
CHAPTER VI
Kentucky University 113
CHAPTER VII
Post-bellum Days (1865-75) 128
CHAPTER VIII
The Rise of New Leaders 150
CHAPTER IX
The Passing Years (1865-85) 165
CHAPTER X
A Christian President 197
CHAPTER XI
Darkening Horizons 221
CHAPTER XII
"Prophets of Liberalism" 250
CHAPTER XIII
The Rise of Liberalism 259
CHAPTER XIV
Daniel Sommer 292
CHAPTER XV
The Review's Troubles 306
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