Bible Encyclopedias
Trials
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
the name given in ecclesiastical diction to those discourses delivered before the presbytery by students who have finished their course, and are seeking to be licensed to preach. These discourses are a sermon, a lecture, a homily, an exegesis or exercise with additions, and a thesis. There are also examinations on systematic theology and practical piety, on Church history, and on the Greek and Hebrew Scriptures.
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Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Trials'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​t/trials.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.