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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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Our Sisters in Egypt

Missionary account from Egypt describing poverty and oppression of Muslim women, the harms of polygamy and divorce, and Bible women teaching reading and the gospel.

Anna Phillips White ⬩ 1914

Possibilities of the Rural School

Kansas 1916 report: farm practices and rural-school reform. Discusses corn culture, immigrant farmers, and community-led improvements—playgrounds, domestic-science wing, manual training and extension work.

Jessie Elvira Wright Whitcomb ⬩ 1916

A Prairie Sod House and the Kansas Traveling Library

The Craftsman (July 1914) issue highlights American rural life—Kansas sod-house vignette, traveling libraries and art, plus essays on camping and country living as renewal.

Jessie Elvira Wright Whitcomb ⬩ 1914

The New Year’s Gift

Two illustrated children's tales: a whimsical 'Time Shop' where a clock beckons Bobby, and a New Year's fable of animals bringing gifts to a little boy and girl.

Jessie Elvira Wright Whitcomb ⬩ 1909

The Fine Good Show

Selections from St. Nicholas (Nov 1908): opening of Ralph H. Barbour's serial "Captain Chub," Bradley Gilman's "A Son of the Desert," and Jessie W. Whitcomb's children's tale "The Fine, Good Show."

Jessie Elvira Wright Whitcomb ⬩ 1908

Epher Whitaker of Southold, Long Island

Selections from the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (April 1918) including biographies of Abel I. Smith and Rev. Epher Whitaker and copied graveyard inscriptions from Easton and Greenwich, NY.

1918

Epher Whitaker of Southold

Memoir of Rev. Epher Whitaker, D.D., long-serving Southold pastor (1851–1916). Chronicles his ministry, historical writings, educational work, and civic contributions on Long Island.

1917

Presbyterianism on Long Island: A Historical Address

Historical address tracing Presbyterianism on Long Island: early Puritan town churches, ministers, and the 1717 formation of the Presbytery. Covers colonial struggles and church order.

Epher Whitaker ⬩ 1906

June 18, 1614 Letter to Rev. William Gouge (2)

Facsimile of 1613 Good Newes from Virginia: a preface defending the Virginia plantation against slanders, praising providential deliverance and ministers like Alexander Whitaker.

Alexander Whitaker ⬩ 1906

Good Newes from Virginia

Facsimile of 1613 Good Newes from Virginia: a dedication/preface defending the Virginia plantation, recounting hardships, providential deliverance, and the ministry of Alexander Whitaker.

Alexander Whitaker ⬩ 1936

Part of a Tractate Written at Henrico in Virginia in 1613

Early-17th-century account (Purchas/Whitaker) describing Virginia: geography, resources, indigenous peoples' customs and religion, with English colonial and missionary observations.

Alexander Whitaker ⬩ 1906

Our Missions in India, 1834–1924

A concise history of the Presbyterian Church's foreign missions in India, recounting the founding of the Lodiana mission, pioneer missionaries, voyages, hardships, and mission development.

Elwood Morris Wherry ⬩ 1926

Classified List of Books in the Urdu Language Suited to Moslem Readers

Editorial urging Christian aid for the Near East and relief for persecuted Christians. Classified catalogue of Urdu Christian literature for Muslim evangelism and apologetics.

Elwood Morris Wherry ⬩ 1920

Christ Superior to Mohammed

Editorial on missionary work among Muslims urging dependence on God. Presents a tract listing 14 Koranic-based reasons claiming Christ's superiority to Muhammad and records a Maulvi's rebuttal.

Elwood Morris Wherry ⬩ 1919

The First American Mission to Afghanistan

Report on American missionary efforts to Afghanistan, highlighting Isidor Löewenthal’s Pashtu New Testament translation, the influence of printed Christian literature, missionary hardships and his 1864 death.

Elwood Morris Wherry ⬩ 1918

Islam and Missions: Being Papers Read at the Second Missionary Conference on Behalf of the Mohammedan World at Lucknow, January 23–28, 1911

1911 missionary conference survey of the Muslim world: statistics, political and social changes, Pan-Islamism, and implications for Christian missions and strategy.

Elwood Morris Wherry ⬩ 1911