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R.D. Bedinger

July 1927 Record of the Hampden–Sydney Alumni Association: reports chapter reorganization, fundraising for a permanent secretary and catalogue, trustees' actions, and alumni sketches (incl. missionary R.D. Bedinger).
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Sabbath Observance

Sermon on proper Christian Sabbath observance: rest, worship, and service (Isaiah 58:13–14), urging separation from secular pursuits, merciful action, and promised spiritual rewards.
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The Call to Service

1918 symposium The Path of Labor examines Christianity's duty toward workers—organized labor, women's industrial roles, immigration, and social justice—urging church engagement.
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Cycles of Service

1924 account of Presbyterian women's missions in the Southern Appalachians, highlighting boarding schools training teachers and nurses, and adapting ministry amid rapid social change.
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The Spirit of Christmas

Bennett notes modernization is reaching the Southern Highlands, creating new domestic-mission challenges that require adaptive ministry. Concludes with a call to the selfless Spirit of Christmas.
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A “Three Alarm”

Accounts urging women’s missionary service and Christian citizenship: a travel narrative in Siam and a call for missions to confront social injustice, prejudice, and civic neglect.
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The Chapel Hymnal

Preface and table of contents of The Chapel Hymnal (1898), compiled by the Presbyterian Board for devotional and worship use. Includes indexes, liturgical texts, and hymn listings.
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The Early Editions of Watts’s Hymns

Study of Isaac Watts's early Hymns editions (1707, 1709): rarity, textual and bibliographical features, added hymns and withdrawn psalm-versions, plus Watts's essay on psalmody.
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The Evolution of a Great Hymn

A historical study tracing the origin and textual development of the hymn "Before Jehovah's Awful Throne," examining Watts's early Horae Lyricae text and later revisions by Watts and Wesley.
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Studies of Familiar Hymns

Studies tracing origins, texts, tunes, and authorship of familiar hymns. Begins with "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and includes hymnological and biographical notes.
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The American Revision of Watts’s Psalms

Study of American revisions of Isaac Watts's Psalms (18th–19th c.), tracing Mycall, Barlow, and others who adapted Watts for post-Revolution American worship and editions.
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The Convention Hymnal

The Convention Hymnal (1903), a compact compilation of hymns, tunes, and liturgical texts for public worship and meetings. Includes classic hymns, doxologies, and musical attributions.
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President Davies as a Hymn Writer

Study of Samuel Davies as an early and influential American Presbyterian hymn writer, examining his hymns' circulation, reception, and place in colonial hymnody history.
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The Hymns of President Davies

Sketch of William L. Ledwith (1850–1904). Annotated study and reprinting of President Samuel Davies's hymns, noting their sermonic contexts, historical occasions, and publication history.
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The Book of Common Worship

1906 Presbyterian Book of Common Worship: an authorized, voluntary supplement to the Directory for Worship offering liturgies, prayers, sacraments, and orders for public services.
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“The First Religious Newspaper”

Examines claims about America's first religious newspaper, arguing John W. Scott's Religious Remembrancer (1813) predates the Boston Recorder (1816) and critiques narrow definitions.
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English Hymnody: Its Later Developments

Study of English hymnody's later developments: Heber’s literary hymns (1827), the Romantic influence, Montgomery and the Oxford Revival, and their impact on hymnals and liturgical practice.
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