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Letter to Dr. Robert J. Breckinridge

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A Southern Presbyterian minister replies to Dr. Breckinridge, defending secession, condemning Northern abolitionist policies, and disputing the Union's claim to guarantee liberty.

Saint Paul’s Vision of Victory

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Contrasts Puritanism and Presbyterianism. Teaches from Romans 8 that God’s sovereign providence—foreknowledge, predestination, calling, justification, glorification—secures believers' good.

The Future Kingdom of Christ

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Defends a premillennial reading of prophecy, applying the day‑year (1260) principle to Daniel and Revelation and identifying the Papacy as the 'little horn' before Christ's return.

The Paradise of the Levellers

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Argues for an ecclesiastical 'economy' of church temporalities and advances a premillennial view: the world worsens morally until Christ's sudden return and divine judgment.

Authorship at the South

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Discusses Southern preference for oratory over book-writing, tying it to a devotion to constitutional liberty and states' rights, and reflecting on the cultural effects of emancipation.

Spiritism and the Bible

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Critiques Spiritism as anti-Biblical superstition, urging ministers to defend Scripture, miracles, and the atonement against spiritualist claims.

The Deacon’s Office in the Church of the New Testament

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Examines the New Testament deacon's office, arguing it is a permanent, finance-focused role—caring for the poor and stewarding church funds—and urges its restoration in postwar Southern churches.

Palmer’s Life of Thornwell

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Review of B. M. Palmer's Life of James H. Thornwell, praising its faithful, intimate portrayal of Thornwell's character, scholarship, and influence as theologian and educator.

The General Assembly of 1880

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Critiques Alexander Campbell's anti-creed stance and defends confessional subscription. Reviews the 1880 General Assembly: committees, finances, education, home & foreign missions, and reform proposals.

The General Assembly of 1882

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Report on the 1882 General Assembly: reviews foreign and home missions, education, sustentation, committee separation and declining candidates for ministry; includes sermon on Christ's resurrection.

The Third Revision of the Directory of Worship

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Report of the Third Revision of the Directory of Worship: principles for public worship, Lord's Day observance, elements of service (prayer, singing, Scripture, offerings), and baptism.

January 1, 1759 Letter to Joseph Bellamy

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Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society (Jan 20, 1853). Minutes and correspondence on society affairs, college trustee disputes, and concerns about Calvinistic instruction.

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