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Denney’s “The Atonement and the Modern Mind”

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Reviews the Revised Presbyterian Confession and critiques contemporary treatments of the atonement, focusing on changes to Calvinist doctrines such as predestination and imputation.

Letter from Mrs. Bedinger

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April 1922 Presbyterian Missionary Survey: reports on home and foreign missions, Christian education, Sabbath School, stewardship, and field letters from Congo, Japan, Korea, Brazil.

To the Members and Friends of Ginter Park Church

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Monthly 1914 Missionary Survey summarizing Presbyterian and Methodist mission work worldwide—Congo, China, Korea, Japan, Cuba, Brazil—covering foreign/home missions, education, and medical outreach.

Conference of Evangelists at Lusambo

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1917 Presbyterian missionary report: a Lusambo (Congo) conference of evangelists emphasizing prayer, self-support, self-government, ordination and Christian education.

Doubling in Africa and the Call to Double

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1917 Presbyterian journal urging renewed evangelism, Sunday-school care for soldiers, support for church education and missions; also features an essay on Erasmus and the Reformation.

January 7, 1917 Letter

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A Congo missionary reports hardships and rapid conversions, celebrates sacrificial local giving that sustains native evangelists, and urges US churches to increase support.

Triumphs of the Gospel in the Belgian Congo

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History of the American Presbyterian mission in the Belgian Congo (1890–1918), tracing pioneers Lapsley and Sheppard, stations, transport, conversions and inter-mission cooperation.

Our Lusambo Field

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1922 Presbyterian Missionary Survey summarizing home and foreign mission work—reports from Africa, Japan, Cuba and Korea. Field narratives cover evangelism, education, conversions, and stewardship.

Our Congo Progressive Program

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Jan 1923 Missionary Survey reports foreign and home missions (China, Congo, Brazil) and outlines a three-year Congo program emphasizing evangelism, stewardship, education and prayer.

Why Does the Congo Native Run from His Mother-in-Law?

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April 1924 Presbyterian Survey reporting on foreign missions in Africa (Congo), a revival at Lusambo, cultural obstacles to evangelism, and an obituary/appreciation for John I. Armstrong.

A Correction

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April 1924 Presbyterian Survey featuring an appreciation of John I. Armstrong, reports on home and foreign missions (Africa, China, Mexico), book reviews, and church programs.

R.D. Bedinger

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July 1927 Record of the Hampden–Sydney Alumni Association: reports chapter reorganization, fundraising for a permanent secretary and catalogue, trustees' actions, and alumni sketches (incl. missionary R.D. Bedinger).

Sabbath Observance

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Sermon on proper Christian Sabbath observance: rest, worship, and service (Isaiah 58:13–14), urging separation from secular pursuits, merciful action, and promised spiritual rewards.

The Call to Service

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1918 symposium The Path of Labor examines Christianity's duty toward workers—organized labor, women's industrial roles, immigration, and social justice—urging church engagement.

Cycles of Service

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1924 account of Presbyterian women's missions in the Southern Appalachians, highlighting boarding schools training teachers and nurses, and adapting ministry amid rapid social change.

The Spirit of Christmas

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Bennett notes modernization is reaching the Southern Highlands, creating new domestic-mission challenges that require adaptive ministry. Concludes with a call to the selfless Spirit of Christmas.

A “Three Alarm”

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Accounts urging women’s missionary service and Christian citizenship: a travel narrative in Siam and a call for missions to confront social injustice, prejudice, and civic neglect.

The Chapel Hymnal

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Preface and table of contents of The Chapel Hymnal (1898), compiled by the Presbyterian Board for devotional and worship use. Includes indexes, liturgical texts, and hymn listings.

The Early Editions of Watts’s Hymns

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Study of Isaac Watts's early Hymns editions (1707, 1709): rarity, textual and bibliographical features, added hymns and withdrawn psalm-versions, plus Watts's essay on psalmody.

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