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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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Protestantism’s Tomorrow

1930 founding editorial defending historic evangelical Presbyterianism against modernism, affirming biblical authority, Christ's deity and substitutionary atonement, and backing Westminster Seminary.

Clarence Edward Noble Macartney ⬩ 1930

Paul the Man: His Life, His Message and His Ministry

Macartney's biography of St. Paul: his conversion, character, missionary labors and theology, portraying Paul as "a man sent from God" who shaped the early Church.

Clarence Edward Noble Macartney ⬩ 1928

Behold, This Dreamer: John Bunyan and His Tercentenary

Princeton Theological Review (Oct 1928): essays on Jeremiah’s prophetic consolation and a biographical lecture on John Bunyan, emphasizing conversion, new-birth, and piety.

Clarence Edward Noble Macartney ⬩ 1928

Christianity and Common Sense: A Dialogue of Faith

Macartney defends Christianity by appealing to common sense and ordinary reason, arguing that core doctrines (man, sin, revelation, atonement) harmonize with human observation.

Clarence Edward Noble Macartney ⬩ 1927

Putting on Immortality: Reflections on the Life Beyond

Clarence E. Macartney examines human longing for life after death, arguing from reason, nature, and Scripture for immortality and the resurrection. He shows how hope in the hereafter renews moral and spiritual life.

Clarence Edward Noble Macartney ⬩ 1926

Great Sermons of the World

Anthology introduction followed by the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 5–7): Beatitudes, Lord's Prayer, teachings on mercy, righteousness, prayer, judgment, and discipleship.

Clarence Edward Noble Macartney ⬩ 1926

Highways and Byways of the Civil War

A narrative tour of American Civil War battlefields, beginning with Bull Run; blends battlefield description, personal vignettes, and reflections on national purpose.

Clarence Edward Noble Macartney ⬩ 1926

The Presbyterian Church and the Nation

Articles on Union Seminary leadership and Macartney's address celebrating Presbyterian influence—its Revolutionary support, Calvinist civic impact, education and revivals.

Clarence Edward Noble Macartney ⬩ 1926

Lincoln and His Generals

Excerpt from Clarence E. Macartney's Lincoln and His Generals (1925), exploring Lincoln's relationships with Union generals, military strategy, and Civil War leadership.

Clarence Edward Noble Macartney ⬩ 1925

The Authority of the Holy Scriptures

Defends Scripture's infallible authority against modernist 'progressive revelation,' upholding miracles, the Virgin Birth, and historic revelation in Christ.

Clarence Edward Noble Macartney ⬩ 1925

The State of the Church

1925 survey of Protestant crisis: the rise of modernism ('neo‑Christianity'), the Fundamentalist reaction, and a renewed defense of creeds and core doctrines.

Clarence Edward Noble Macartney ⬩ 1925

Twelve Great Questions About Christ

A concise apologetic for the Virgin Birth and Incarnation, defending the historicity of Matthew and Luke's infancy narratives and rebutting modern skepticism.

Clarence Edward Noble Macartney, J. Gresham Machen ⬩ 1923