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Joy in Heaven Over Repenting Sinners: A Short Sermon

Sermons urging Christian service and evangelism: Mary of Bethany's devoted act and the joy in heaven over a sinner's repentance. Calls for prayer, revival, and active efforts to convert souls.
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The Fulton Street Prayer Meeting

Sermon urging Christian women's service in wartime, honoring Mary of Bethany and calling for prayer, revival, and evangelistic effort among soldiers and communities.
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Dr. Baird’s History of the New School

Critical review of Dr. Samuel J. Baird's partisan History of the New School (1868), accusing it of bias, omissions, and misrepresentation of the New School and its controversies.
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Ecclesiastical Record

Reviews Dr. Asa Burton's theological system, urging renewed attention to his writings; includes extensive ecclesiastical records of ordinations, installations, and deaths in the American Presbyterian church.
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The Church Hymn Book, With Tunes; For the Worship of God

Preface and selections from The Church Hymn Book (1872) promoting congregational praise—a compilation of psalms, hymns, and tunes for public worship. Highlights Watts, Wesley, and musical arrangement.
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The Preacher’s Aim

An exhortation to ministers to make immediate conversion their chief aim—zealous, prayerful revival preaching focused on winning souls rather than reputation, controversy, or secular gain.
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Revivals of Religion

Report paper urging prayerful pursuit of revivals: special outpourings of the Spirit restore waning piety, convert sinners, and advance Christ's kingdom.
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Edwin F. Hatfield, D.D.

Selections from the Presbyterian Encyclopedia (U.S.) containing ministerial biographies, denominational history, and descriptions of assemblies and church records.
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The Abrahamic Covenant

Argues that the visible Church began with Abraham's covenant, which included infant members marked by circumcision; therefore infant church membership and baptism are scriptural.
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Preparation for Preaching

1881 issue of the Central Presbyterian (Richmond) featuring correspondence, presbytery minutes (Masonry case), church news, installations, missions updates, and Board contributions.
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Baptized for the Dead

1881 travel correspondence on the Villa Pratolino: lavish grottoes, Medici grandeur and decay, reflections on art and pleasure; published in the Central Presbyterian with notices.
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For Country Churches

Travel letter praising Italy's art and the Church's role preserving it; vivid accounts of Raphael, Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel, the Last Judgment, and the sack of Rome.
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Why Was Jesus Baptized?

The essay argues Jesus' baptism was not merely an example, a repentance rite, or a first‑born redemption, examining John's baptism and the Old Testament law for firstborns.
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The Evangelist and Church Work

Argues that the evangelist is a missionary to destitute fields, urging presbyteries to appoint, free and fund evangelists and to mobilize elders and gifted laymen to serve needy churches.
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Baptism Mode-Studies

Herbert H. Hawes argues baptism's mode must be determined by Christ's revealed will, not by Greek lexicons or classical usages, critiquing immersionist appeals to 'baptizo'.
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Sermon — Heb. 5:8

Rev. Hawes (Heb. 5:8) teaches that the Son, in his human nature, learned obedience through suffering and temptation. Believers are urged to bear their cross and grow in Christlike holiness.
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