The Awakening of China
Overview of China's history and the social-political transformation around 1900. Martin surveys reforms, Western influence, and missionaries' role in education and religion.
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Archives
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The Awakening of China
The Jewish Monument at Kaifungfu
Report on the Jewish monument at Kaifungfu (Kaifeng): translations of inscriptions, history and decline of the Chinese Jewish community, and missionary contacts and appeals to restore their synagogue.
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The Lore of Cathay, or, The Intellect of China
W.A.P. Martin surveys Chinese intellectual life—arts, sciences, literature, philosophy, religion, education, law and diplomacy—tracing China's reforms and cultural awakening into modernity.
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Chinese Legends and Lyrics
Translated collection of Chinese legends and lyrics (W. A. P. Martin, 1912). An anthology of folklore, classical poems and short lyrics with notes and illustrations.
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Dawn in the Dark Continent
1909 missionary address urging support for work in the Congo: exposes infant mortality, slavery, polygamy and superstition, praises converts' zeal and calls for prayer and aid.
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Joseph Wilberforce Martin
Biographical sketches of Arkansas lawyers and judges (e.g., Joseph W. Martin, Uratus L. Meade): careers, Confederate service, legal practice, and involvement in the Presbyterian church.
The Western Theological Seminary and Home Missions
Historical review of Western Theological Seminary's founding and its pivotal role in domestic missions and ministerial education, highlighting early leaders and alumni missionaries.
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Charles Lemuel Thompson: An Autobiography
Autobiography of Charles L. Thompson, Presbyterian leader in Home Missions. Recounts conversion, ministry, institution-building, travels and lifelong zeal for church unity.
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Learning to Teach from the Master Teacher
A practical guide for Sunday-school teachers drawing lessons from Jesus’ example—his calling, objectives, methods, personality and follow-up for effective Christian teaching.
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Fifty Short Sermons by T. De Witt Talmage
Fifty brief sermons by DeWitt Talmage focusing on Christ's cross, repentance, faith, and everyday Christian living. Vivid pastoral appeals urging trust in Christ for salvation.
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The Wit and Wisdom of T. De Witt Talmage
Selections from T. DeWitt Talmage's sermons offering devotional, practical reflections on age, character, cheerfulness, prayer, heaven and Christian living—encouraging homilies.
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Johnson’s “Life and Letters of Robert Lewis Dabney”
Presbyterian Quarterly (1904) marks Jonathan Edwards' bicentennial, lauding his Calvinism and Christian character. It also reviews Robert L. Dabney's biography and Alexander B. Bruce's Apologetics.
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“If He Found Any of This Way” [Homiletic Note on Acts 9:2]
Homiletic notes on Acts 9's 'men and women of this way', urging search for true believers amid gambling, theatre, saloons and Sabbath laxity, emphasizing worship, communion, family devotions and repentance. Also a brief tribute to Jonathan Edwards.
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Dr. B.M. Palmer, as a Preacher
Biographical sketch of Dr. B. M. Palmer (1818–1902) tracing his conversion, long pastorate, extemporaneous preaching, rhetorical gifts, and the moral/spiritual force behind his pulpit power.
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The Eternal Future of Infants, In Light of the Westminster Confession & of Holy Scripture
Essay examines the 'Adamic' principle (transmission of guilt and depravity) and argues, from the Westminster Confession and Scripture, that elect infants dying in infancy are saved by sovereign grace.
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Records of Accomack County, Virginia, Relating to the Rev. Francis Makemie
Table of contents for the Journal of the Presbyterian Historical Society, Vol. IV (1907), with articles, reports, portraits, and primary Accomack County records concerning Francis Makemie and Presbyterian history.
Christian Principles Translated into Action
Coverage of the 1924 International Missionary Council on changing global mission fields, plus a profile of John J. Eagan’s Christian business reforms—welfare, profit-sharing, pensions.
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General Assembly Notes (July 1924)
1924 Presbyterian General Assembly: reaffirmed opposition to evolution, debated women’s membership on Executive Committees, and addressed missions, budgets, church-year change, and student outreach.
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