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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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Medicine in Virginia in the Nineteenth Century

Wyndham Bolling Blanton ⬩ 1933

History of 19th-century medicine in Virginia: growth of medical colleges, societies, journals and hospitals; Civil War medicine; epidemics; and advances from anesthesia and bacteriology.

Autobiography

Samuel Blatchford ⬩ 1912

Genealogical record and memoir of Rev. Samuel Blatchford compiled by Eliphalet W. Blatchford (1912). Contains family genealogy, an autobiographical sketch, portraits, and appendices.

Extracts from John H. Bocock’s Diary and Commonplace Books

John Holmes Bocock ⬩ 1912

Paper money in colonial Virginia: wartime treasury notes with provisions for redemption and later relief issues; includes diary extracts and genealogical notes on Virginia families.

The New Testament Law of Marriage and Divorce

William Ellison Boggs ⬩ 1910

The “Elect Infant Clause” and the Overture from the Presbytery of Suwannee

William Ellison Boggs ⬩ 1908

Recollections of Dr. James Woodrow

William Ellison Boggs ⬩ 1909

Character sketches of Dr. James Woodrow — a seminary professor who sought harmony between science and Scripture via a 'non-contradiction' principle; Confederate service and pastoral fidelity noted.

The Genealogical Record of the Boggs Family

William Ellison Boggs ⬩ 1916

1916 genealogical record of the Boggs family tracing descendants of Ezekiel Boggs from Ulster to Delaware, New Jersey, and Nova Scotia. Includes documents, wills, letters, and family traditions.

Robert Russell Booth, D.D., LL.D.

Robert Russell Booth ⬩ 1906

Necrological report presented to the Alumni Association of Princeton Theological Seminary, May 8, 1906. Contains obituaries and biographical sketches of deceased alumni and ministers.

A Daughter of the Covenant: A Tale of Louisiana

Littleton Purnell Bowen ⬩ 1901

A Presbyterian tale set in Louisiana about a young family's covenant faith, infant baptism, and the heritage of churchly devotion passed through generations.

The Borderland: An Idyll of Ridge Park

Littleton Purnell Bowen ⬩ 1901

Makemieland Memorials: With Eastern Shore Wild Flowers and Other Wild Things

Littleton Purnell Bowen ⬩ 1910

Collection of addresses, historical sketches and poems by Rev. L.P. Bowen honoring Francis Makemie and the Eastern Shore; includes the dedication address for the Makemie Monument and Rehoboth history.

Makemie’s Message: Opening Sermon of the Presbytery of New Castle

Littleton Purnell Bowen ⬩ 1911

Makemie and Rehoboth

Littleton Purnell Bowen ⬩ 1912

Obituary minute for Rev. John H. Munro and a historical sketch of Francis Makemie and Rehoboth, portraying Makemie as the father of American Presbyterianism.

Makemie’s Death and Burial

Littleton Purnell Bowen ⬩ 1913

Editorial urges Christians to join the church to advance Christ's mission; also reports Bible-study in schools, YMCA decision week, and Makemie burial clarifications.

The Homing Pigeon

Littleton Purnell Bowen ⬩ 1915

A 1915 Presbyterian piece on Sunday-school Christmas gifts, temperance, Catholicism, evangelism, and future punishment. It stresses hope and Christ's confident reliance on Scripture.

Old Time Religion

Littleton Purnell Bowen ⬩ 1920

Feb 1920 Caledonian: news and features on Scottish‑American life, a devotional "Old Time Religion" hymn praising Presbyterian heritage, and reports on Ulster clergy in America.

The Man Who Found Francis Makemie’s Grave

Littleton Purnell Bowen ⬩ 1936

Biography of Littleton P. Bowen, who rediscovered Francis Makemie's grave and desk, rescued church memorials, and chronicled Buckingham Presbyterian Church history.

An Undesigned Coincidence

James Oscar Boyd ⬩ 1905

Two essays: one defends the Incarnation against cosmic-insignificance objections; the other defends Chronicles’ historical reliability by citing undesigned coincidences in Hezekiah’s chronology.

The Text of the Ethiopic Version of the Octateuch, With Special Reference to the Age and Value of the Haverford Manuscript

James Oscar Boyd ⬩ 1905

Collation and analysis of the Haverford Ethiopic Octateuch manuscript, detailing paleography, orthography, paragraphing and its textual relation to other codices for Septuagint study.

Ezekiel and the Modern Dating of the Pentateuch

James Oscar Boyd ⬩ 1908

Examines literary parallels between Ezekiel and the Pentateuch’s Priests’ Code (esp. the Holiness Code) to assess whether priestly laws are pre- or post-exilic.

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