Robert Hamilton Bishop, D.D.
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Biography of Robert H. Bishop (1777–1855), Scottish‑born Presbyterian minister and educator. Details his Kentucky ministry, academic leadership, controversies, and publications.
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Robert Hamilton Bishop, D.D.
Manual of Law and Usage:
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1888 Manual of Presbyterian Law and Usage: a concise reference on church government, judicatory procedure, discipline, membership, baptism, and constitutional amendments.
The Rise, Progress and Influence of Presbyterianism in the District of Columbia
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Centennial history of First Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C., recounting ministers, elders, growth, and the denomination's civic and educational influence from 1780–1895.
Historic Sketch of the Monument Erected in Washington City Under the Auspices of the American Institute of Homeopathy, to the Honor of Samuel Hahnemann
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Sketch of the Samuel Hahnemann Monument (Washington, D.C.), its 1900 dedication, committees and donors, with a concise biographical sketch of Samuel Hahnemann.
Crimes of Passion and Crimes of Reflection
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Analyzes crimes of passion vs. crimes of reflection, arguing that deliberation/knowledge heighten moral and legal responsibility and proposing a classification to guide penal policy.
The Formation of Our Standards
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Review of the Westminster Assembly’s work (1643–1649) in framing Church Government, the Confession, Directory of Worship and Catechisms amid civil and ecclesiastical turmoil.
Friendship
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Argues friendship is a miraculous, ennobling bond—celebrated by ancients, exemplified in David and Jonathan, and raised to its highest ideal by Christ's self-giving love.
The Dream of Youth
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An essay urging youth to cherish dreams and prayer as the wellspring of faith and moral striving. Dreams disclose desire, inspire hope, and propel lifelong pursuit of the unattained.
Church Fellowship: A Sermon, Preached at the Opening of the Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, May 16, 1816
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A 1816 sermon on the communion of saints arguing church fellowship is rooted in man's social nature and union with Christ, calling believers to mutual love, shared gifts and corporate worship.
Review on the Mediatorial Reign of the Son of God
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Magazine critique of 'The Mediatorial Reign of the Son of God' challenging claims of universal atonement and the author's treatment of election and theological method.
A Sermon on National Righteousness and Sin
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1827 sermon urging nations to acknowledge God's law in civil government. Calls for public righteousness and condemns national sins such as duelling, slavery, Sabbath profanation, lotteries.
The Substance of Some Discourses on Baptism
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A Reformed Presbyterian exposition defending baptism as a water sacrament, its nature, proper subjects (including covenant children), public administration, and ordination requirements.
The Tithe System; Its Practical Working
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Two Presbyterian Quarterly essays: one explains baptism as a spiritual union with Christ (Larger Catechism, 1 Cor. 12). The other defends the tithes system, arguing a tenth as the biblical minimum (Lev. 27; Matt. 23).
Vance’s Predestination
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Reviews debates on biblical inspiration and critiques a sermon on predestination, rejecting a love‑only universalist reading and defending traditional doctrinal concerns.
Kennedy’s Publication
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Discusses biblical inspiration—affirming Scripture as divinely guided despite scholarly debate—and critiques the church's publication policy, urging a distinct Southern Presbyterian literature.
November 2, 1803 and January 20, 1804 Letters to Ashbel Green
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1803–1804 Presbyterian report on a missionary school among the Cherokee — founding a boarding school, English instruction, catechism, teacher guidelines, and appeals for funds and supplies.
January 27, 1806 Letter to Ashbel Green
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1806 missionary reports: life of Rev. William Tennent, Gideon Blackburn's plea for funds for Cherokee schools amid smallpox, and South Africa mission updates.
An Account of the Origin and Progress of the Mission to the Cherokee Indians
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Panoplist (1807–08) includes a memoir of John Thornton’s Christian philanthropy. Gideon Blackburn reports on founding a mission school among the Cherokee to civilize and evangelize.
December 24, 1809 Letter
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Biography of Rev. William Humphries with missionary letters reporting revivals among Native Americans and Greenlanders, emphasizing simple, Christ-centred preaching.
January 5, 1810 Letter to Jedidiah Morse
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Biography of Bernard Gilpin stressing learning, humility, and pastoral conscience. Includes missionary reports: Cherokee census/economy and a Labrador diary of conversions and violence.
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