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Legal Prohibition the Only Remedy for Drunkenness

1855 sermon urging legal prohibition of liquor, denouncing drunkenness as a crime and dram-shops as its chief cause; calls for laws to suppress the liquor traffic to protect society.
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The Work of Education

Two 19th-century Presbyterian essays on Christian education: Matthew Henry on Christ's blessing of children and L. J. Halsey on cultivating body, mind, and soul for Christ.
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The Works of Philip Lindsley, D.D., Vol. 1

Collected educational discourses and addresses of Philip Lindsley (1786–1855), with editorial introductions and a biographical sketch highlighting his influence on higher education in Tennessee.
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The Works of Philip Lindsley, D.D., Vol. 2

Selected sermons of Philip Lindsley showcasing his earnest, energetic preaching and commitment to theological education, pastoral duty, and the instruction of youth.
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The Works of Philip Lindsley, D.D., Vol. 3

Supplementary biographical sketch of Philip Lindsley (1786–1855), tracing his childhood, classical studies, and early teaching appointments. Prefaces Volume III of his Works (miscellaneous discourses and essays).
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The Beauty of Immanuel

Devotional exposition celebrating Immanuel—Christ's unique humanity and divinity, incarnation, nativity, life, works, and saving office. Calls readers to faith and adoration.
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The Music of the Sanctuary

Jan 1870 Our Monthly: a narrative of the Theban Legion's persecution and martyrdom; an essay defending congregational singing and simple psalmody over professional choirs.
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Helena, the Mother of Constantine

Profile of Helena, mother of Constantine: her conversion, political and spiritual influence on her son and the early Church, and her pilgrimage to Jerusalem with the alleged discovery of the True Cross.
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Vittoria Colonna

1870 magazine excerpts: a chapter of 'The Theban Legion' and a biographical sketch of Vittoria Colonna, tracing Christianity's influence on literature, politics, and women's lives.
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Marguerite of Navarre

June 1870 magazine pieces on Christian martyrdom and the Reformation: the Theban Legion's persecution and a biographical portrait of Marguerite of Navarre, her faith and influence.
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Olympia Fulvio Morata

Biography of Olympia Fulvio Morata, a gifted Italian Reformation scholar: her precocious classical learning, devotion, exile, and deepened Christian faith through trial.
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Lady Huntingdon

Biographical sketch of Selina, Countess of Huntingdon: her conversion, patronage of Whitefield and the Wesleys, and leadership in the 18th-century evangelical revival.
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Hannah More

Biography of Hannah More: London author and socialite who embraced evangelical reform, wrote moral literature for the poor, and retired to rural life.
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Church Discipline: Its Province and Use

Proceedings paper on Presbyterian church discipline: scope, limits, ends and means. Scripture is supreme; discipline aims at church purity and offender restoration, favoring preventive pastoral oversight.
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Living Christianity: Or, Old Truths Restated

An evangelical presentation of core Christian truths: God's existence and character, the Fatherhood revealed in Christ, and practical implications for holy living and worship.
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Scotland’s Influence on Civilization

A sketch of Scotland's place in history and its influence on civilization—its heroic people, long struggle for liberty, the 1707 Union, and wide cultural, religious, and intellectual contributions.
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