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The Confessional Presbyterian Archive is a curated digital library dedicated to preserving and promoting the writings of 17th–20th century Presbyterian pastors, teachers, and leaders. Featuring thousands of searchable texts, biographies, and historical resources, the archive provides direct access to the primary-source materials of American Presbyterianism.

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Our National Sins: A Sermon, Delivered in the First Presbyterian Church, Portsmouth, Va., on the Day of Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer, January 4, 1861

Jan 4, 1861 sermon calling the nation to repent of collective sins—godlessness, national pride, and idolatry of institutions—and urging fasting, humiliation, and prayer.

Isaac William Ker Handy ⬩ 1861

To the Parents of the Youthful Patriot, Melzar G. Fiske, Who Fell, Mortally Wounded, at the Battle of Malvern Hill, Near Richmond, July 1st, 1862

1863 Richmond literary magazine: a Civil War march narrative by Robert R. Howison, an elegy for Melzar G. Fiske, and a pagan-style legend describing Christ's miracles.

Isaac William Ker Handy ⬩ 1863

United States Bonds; or Duress by Federal Authority: A Journal of Current Events during an Imprisonment of Fifteen Months, at Fort Delaware

Isaac W. K. Handy's Civil War prison journal (Fort Delaware) records fifteen months of captivity: daily prison life, worship, pastoral labors, sickness, and deaths.

Isaac William Ker Handy ⬩ 1874

Experience of Dr. I.W.K. Handy

Southern Historical Society compiles accounts alleging harsh Federal treatment of Confederate prisoners—neglect, brutality, and killings (Fort Delaware and other prisons).

Isaac William Ker Handy ⬩ 1876

Isaac William Ker Handy, D.D.

Necrological report presenting biographical sketches of Presbyterian ministers—detailing their pastoral labors, missionary work, sufferings, deaths, and Christian character.

Isaac William Ker Handy ⬩ 1879

A Professorship of Missionary Instruction in Our Theological Seminaries

Argues for a professorship of missionary instruction in seminaries to systematize knowledge of lands, languages, religions, and methods so missionaries are better prepared.

Andrew Patton Happer ⬩ 1876

Is the Shang-Ti of the Chinese Classics the Same Being as Jehovah of the Sacred Scriptures?

Pamphlet examines whether the Chinese Shangti is the same as Jehovah, arguing Shangti is deified Heaven and not the true God; analyzes Chinese ritual, classics, and Biblical teaching.

Andrew Patton Happer ⬩ 1877

A Visit to Peking, With Some Notice of the Imperial Worship at the Altars of Heaven, Earth, Sun, Moon and the Gods of the Grain and the Land

Missionary account of Peking's imperial city; details altars and the Temple of Heaven and how the government supports Confucian, Buddhist and Taoist worship.

Andrew Patton Happer ⬩ 1879

The Missionary Enterprise: Its Success in Other Lands the Assurance of Its Success in China

Survey of 19th-century Protestant missionary efforts, statistics, and eyewitness testimonies affirming conversions, schools, translations, and institutional growth in islands and Africa. Argues missions fulfill Scripture and civilize heathen lands.

Andrew Patton Happer ⬩ 1880

The State Religion of China

Survey of the Chinese Rites controversy: Jesuit disputes over Tien and ancestral rites and the 1704 papal decree forbidding them. Reviews missionary policies and consequences.

Andrew Patton Happer ⬩ 1881

The Population of China

Missionary journal pieces on Chinese proverbs and an 1880s analysis of China’s population. Authors debate conflicting census estimates and the impact of rebellions and famines.

Andrew Patton Happer ⬩ 1883

What Shall Be Done with Converts Who Have More Than One Wife?

Discusses the missionary dilemma in China over converts with more than one wife. Argues such converts, married under local law, may be received without sending wives away, citing biblical examples.

Andrew Patton Happer ⬩ 1883

The Number of Buddhists in the World

Examines wide discrepancies in estimates of the worlds Buddhists, tracing errors to census methods and the mixed religious identities of China (Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism).

Andrew Patton Happer ⬩ 1883

A Retrospect

Rev. A.P. Happer’s 40-year missionary retrospect (arrived 1844) recounts early hardships in China: treaty-opened ports, restricted residence, few converts, hospitals, and later mission expansion.

Andrew Patton Happer ⬩ 1884

Influence of the College in the Civilization of the World: A Sermon

Sermon on Acts 19:8–10 highlighting Paul’s evangelistic work at Ephesus, the School of Tyrannus, and the importance of training evangelists and theological education.

Andrew Patton Happer ⬩ 1894

Justice Harlan’s Dissent in Civil Rights Cases

Justice Harlan's dissent defends the Civil Rights Act as a constitutional exercise of Congress' power under the 13th and 14th Amendments to prohibit race discrimination.

John Marshall Harlan ⬩ 1883

Opinions of Mr. Justice Harlan at the Conference in Paris of the Bering Sea

Mr. Justice Harlan's opinions from the 1893 Bering Sea Tribunal of Arbitration, arguing the tribunal's competency to regulate pelagic sealing to preserve fur-seal populations.

John Marshall Harlan ⬩ 1893

Justice Harlan’s Dissent in Plessy v. Ferguson

Review of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) on Louisiana's 'separate but equal' railway law. Court considered whether it violated the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments.

John Marshall Harlan ⬩ 1896

Review of Hengstenberg on Freemasonry

Commentary on the Confession's chapter on Creation affirming God as Creator and man's image; plus an essay arguing Freemasonry is incompatible with gospel ministry and condemning slavery.

James Harper ⬩ 1862

The Present Aspects of Infidelity, Especially as These Affect the Christian Church

Examines modern infidelity—metaphysical, critical, and scientific—traces its spread through science, press, and literature, and urges the church to defend Scripture and truth.

James Harper ⬩ 1875

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Our National Sins: A Sermon, Delivered in the First Presbyterian Church, Portsmouth, Va., on the Day of Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer, January 4, 1861

To the Parents of the Youthful Patriot, Melzar G. Fiske, Who Fell, Mortally Wounded, at the Battle of Malvern Hill, Near Richmond, July 1st, 1862

United States Bonds; or Duress by Federal Authority: A Journal of Current Events during an Imprisonment of Fifteen Months, at Fort Delaware

Experience of Dr. I.W.K. Handy

Isaac William Ker Handy, D.D.

A Professorship of Missionary Instruction in Our Theological Seminaries

Is the Shang-Ti of the Chinese Classics the Same Being as Jehovah of the Sacred Scriptures?

A Visit to Peking, With Some Notice of the Imperial Worship at the Altars of Heaven, Earth, Sun, Moon and the Gods of the Grain and the Land

The Missionary Enterprise: Its Success in Other Lands the Assurance of Its Success in China

The State Religion of China

The Population of China

What Shall Be Done with Converts Who Have More Than One Wife?

The Number of Buddhists in the World

A Retrospect

Influence of the College in the Civilization of the World: A Sermon

Justice Harlan’s Dissent in Civil Rights Cases

Opinions of Mr. Justice Harlan at the Conference in Paris of the Bering Sea

Justice Harlan’s Dissent in Plessy v. Ferguson

Review of Hengstenberg on Freemasonry

The Present Aspects of Infidelity, Especially as These Affect the Christian Church

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