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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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A Life of Preparation: Metrical Versions of the Psalms in English and Literary Writings of Alfred Belden Rice

Memorial volume presenting Alfred Belden Rice's life, writings, and metrical English versions of the Psalms. Contains biographical sketches, travel notes, and literary selections.

Edwin Wilbur Rice ⬩ 1917

The Sunday School Movement 1780–1917 : And the American Sunday-School Union 1817–1917

A concise history of the modern Sunday-school movement (1780–1917), tracing its English origins and American expansion under the American Sunday-School Union. Covers lessons, literature, missions, and ecumenical cooperation.

Edwin Wilbur Rice ⬩ 1917

Orientalisms in Bible Lands: Giving Light from Customs, Habits, Manners, Imagery, Thought and Life in the East for Bible Students

Compact guide to Eastern customs, habits and life to illuminate biblical texts for students. Covers family, marriage, hospitality, dress, agriculture, religion and social life.

Edwin Wilbur Rice ⬩ 1910

A Short History of the International Lesson System

Survey of Sunday‑school manuals and the rise of the International Lesson System, detailing uniform and graded lessons, teaching aids, and debates among publishers (Good Samaritan noted).

Edwin Wilbur Rice ⬩ 1902

September 22, 1839 Letter to R.L. Dabney

Biography opening on Robert L. Dabney: ancestry, family, boyhood in antebellum Virginia, education and Presbyterian influences amid New vs. Old School conflicts.

Anne Smith Morton Rice ⬩ 1903

July 16, 1839 Letter to R.L. Dabney

Introductory chapter to the life and letters of Robert L. Dabney, detailing his parentage, family background, and early education. It situates his upbringing amid Presbyterian New/Old School conflicts.

Anne Smith Morton Rice ⬩ 1903

April 9, 1939 Letter to R.L. Dabney

Biography of Robert L. Dabney: his ancestry, boyhood in ante‑bellum Virginia, ministerial formation, and involvement in New/Old School Presbyterian conflicts, presented through life and letters.

Anne Smith Morton Rice ⬩ 1903

January 15, 1839 Letter to R.L. Dabney

Excerpt from The Life and Letters of R. L. Dabney (1838–39): Mrs. Rice urges support for Hampden–Sydney and Mr. Maxwell's Christian reforms and comments on the New vs. Old School Presbyterian conflict.

Anne Smith Morton Rice ⬩ 1903

November 22, 1838 Letter to R.L. Dabney

Biography of Robert L. Dabney, tracing his ancestry and upbringing in ante-bellum Virginia and the family, educational, and religious influences shaping his life and letters.

Anne Smith Morton Rice ⬩ 1903

February 13, 1838 Letter to R.L. Dabney

Biography of Robert L. Dabney detailing his parentage, boyhood in antebellum Virginia, early education, and letters urging earnest Christian piety and vocational guidance.

Anne Smith Morton Rice ⬩ 1903

November 6, 1875 Letter to Ulysses S. Grant

H.R. Revels' 1875 letter to President Grant on Mississippi Reconstruction, denouncing political corruption, racial manipulation, and urging honest government and racial reconciliation.

Hiram Rhodes Revels ⬩ 1901

Lincoln

Encyclopedia entry on American Presbyterian theological seminaries including Lane, Lincoln, and New Albany (McCormick). Covers founding, faculties, students, endowments, and missions.

John Ballard Rendall ⬩ 1911

Death of Dr. Isaac Norton Rendall

Obituary of Dr. Isaac N. Rendall, long-serving Presbyterian president of Lincoln University, praising his sincere Christian character, devotion to Negro education, and lasting legacy.

1912

William James Reid, D.D., LL.D.

Biographical sketches from 1922 History of Pittsburgh on William J. Reid, long-time United Presbyterian pastor and editor, and Dr. August Soffel, noted Pittsburgh surgeon.

1922

William J. Reid, D.D., LL.D.

News: Roosevelt injured; violent anthracite strike causes lawlessness and martial law. Obituary/editorial praises Rev. W. J. Reid and urges ministers' need for common sense.

1902

Benjamin Palmer Reid

Necrological report profiling deceased Presbyterian ministers (Princeton Seminary alumni), giving brief biographical details: education, ministerial charges, dates, and survivors.

1914

The Evolution of Our Christian Hymnology

Survey of the evolution and sacredness of Christian hymnology, tracing biblical roots and its role in public worship and church music from ancient times to modern practice.

Francis Brewster Reeves ⬩ 1912

A Brief Historical Sketch of Wakefield Presbyterian Church and Sunday School, Germantown Avenue Below Fisher’s Lane, Philadelphia, 1856–1910

Concise history of Wakefield Presbyterian Church and Sunday School (Germantown), 1856–1910, recounting founders, pastors, building projects, membership growth, and memorials.

Francis Brewster Reeves ⬩ 1910

In Memoriam: Richard Clark Reed, D.D., LL.D.

Eulogy and memorial report for Dr. Richard C. Reed, honoring his faithful witness to Scripture, devoted service to Columbia Theological Seminary, and resistance to rising Humanism.

1926

Historical Sketch of Columbia Theological Seminary

Historical sketch of Columbia Theological Seminary: its 1828 founding, early faculty and leaders, influence on the Southern Presbyterian Church, missions, and its continuing legacy.

Richard Clark Reed ⬩ 1925

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Archives

A Life of Preparation: Metrical Versions of the Psalms in English and Literary Writings of Alfred Belden Rice

The Sunday School Movement 1780–1917 : And the American Sunday-School Union 1817–1917

Orientalisms in Bible Lands: Giving Light from Customs, Habits, Manners, Imagery, Thought and Life in the East for Bible Students

A Short History of the International Lesson System

September 22, 1839 Letter to R.L. Dabney

July 16, 1839 Letter to R.L. Dabney

April 9, 1939 Letter to R.L. Dabney

January 15, 1839 Letter to R.L. Dabney

November 22, 1838 Letter to R.L. Dabney

February 13, 1838 Letter to R.L. Dabney

November 6, 1875 Letter to Ulysses S. Grant

Lincoln

Death of Dr. Isaac Norton Rendall

William James Reid, D.D., LL.D.

William J. Reid, D.D., LL.D.

Benjamin Palmer Reid

The Evolution of Our Christian Hymnology

A Brief Historical Sketch of Wakefield Presbyterian Church and Sunday School, Germantown Avenue Below Fisher’s Lane, Philadelphia, 1856–1910

In Memoriam: Richard Clark Reed, D.D., LL.D.

Historical Sketch of Columbia Theological Seminary

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