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Influence of Religious Belief Upon National Character

An 1845 oration arguing that religious belief profoundly shapes national character and social institutions, using historic examples (Greece, Crusades, Reformation) to show religion’s cohesive political influence.
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Church and State

Mid-19th-century essays on preventing war (peace societies, arbitration, disarmament) and a sustained analysis defending the separation of church and state against establishment arguments.
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Baconianism and the Bible

Discusses Christian economy urging moderation amid rising wealth. Argues Baconian science and Scripture are compatible, claiming Protestantism fostered modern science.
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Mormonism

1853 Southern Presbyterian Review article critiquing Mormonism, Joseph Smith’s prophetic claims, and the Latter-day Saints’ migration, settlement, and polity in Utah.
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The Claims of the English Language

Commencement address urging scholarly cultivation of the English language, arguing it merits study equal to classical tongues and central place in education.
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The Antidote of Care

Palmer argues prayer is the antidote to anxious care, directing believers to God’s sovereignty and covenant. Prayer lightens burdens and fosters patient trust.
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Our Historic Mission

1858 address by B. M. Palmer exploring American national character and the philosophy of history. He asks if the U.S. is a ‘historic people’ and outlines four central problems: political, ecclesiastic, intellectual, economic.
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The General Assembly of 1859

Report on the 1859 General Assembly: debate over the Revised Book of Discipline, Presbyterian representation and polity. Includes the opening sermon on “For we walk by faith.”
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The South: Her Peril, and Her Duty

Thanksgiving sermon (Nov 29, 1860) by B. M. Palmer urging the Southern states to regard slavery as a providential trust and to preserve it amid the national crisis.
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Minute on the Death of Stonewall Jackson

Minutes of the 1863 General Assembly (Confederate PC): committee reports, memorial for Gen. T.J. Jackson praising his piety, a call to evangelize the army, and elections.
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