Heresy Trial Documents
- The Presbytery's prosecution.
- Free Church of Scotland, Presbytery of Aberdeen, The Libel against Professor William Robertson Smith (1878).
- Smith's answers, and letter (published as pamphlets).
- "Answer to the form of libel" (Edinburgh: Douglas 1878).
- "Additional answer to the libel" (Edinburgh: Douglas 1878).
- "Answer to the amended libel" (Edinburgh: Douglas 1879).
- "An open letter to principal Rainy" (Edinburgh: Douglas 1880).
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