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Warrant and Nature of Public Worship (1853)

Palmer defends public corporate worship and church dedication: sanctity rests in God and Spirit, not in buildings, and public worship nourishes society, conscience, and divine authority.
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Moral Science and Academic Freedom

1913 commencement address arguing universities should teach moral science while balancing academic freedom. Discusses secularization, methods of ethical instruction, discipline, athletics, and limits on professors.
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The Library in the Economy of the State

Address on the role of libraries in state education and society, tracing the history of libraries from antiquity and monasteries to public libraries and universities.
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The Hereditary Friendship of the Cincinnati

Address recounting the Society of the Cincinnati: its Continental Army origins, the debate over hereditary succession, and its aims of friendship, charity and patriotism.
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The Unity of the Church (1866)

Summarizes Charles Hodge’s sermon urging spiritual and visible church unity—grounded in love and the Spirit—and advocating mutual recognition, intercommunion, and cooperation.
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The Bible Argument on Slavery (1860)

Collection of pro-slavery essays arguing the Bible permits slaveholding and criticizing abolitionist agitation. Appeals to Christ, the apostles, and the Old Testament for scriptural judgment.
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The Fugitive Slave Law (1860)

Mid-19th-century pro-slavery defense arguing the Fugitive Slave Law is constitutional and that government is divinely ordained, obliging obedience despite abolitionist claims.
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September 22, 1776 Letter to Robert Alison (1776)

Selections from the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (1904): a sketch of John Inskeep and assorted letters and notes from late 18th–early 19th century America, including Revolutionary correspondence.
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Letters to Ezra Stiles

Selections of Ezra Stiles’ letters (1755–1794) on colonial colleges, calls for curricular and institutional reform, denominational conflicts, church unity, and political grievances over charters and taxation.
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God and the Race Problem

A sermon urging a day of fasting and prayer amid growing racial hostility toward African Americans, condemning disenfranchisement and cultural censorship and calling for God’s help and equal rights.
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The Negro and His Citizenship

Occasional Papers No. II argues for African American citizenship and voting rights, citing Acts 22:25–29 and the Fourteenth Amendment to stress legal protections and equal claims.
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The Atlanta Riot

1906 sermon condemning the Atlanta race riots, portraying constant peril for Black Southerners, denouncing mob violence and racial hatred, and urging self-reliance and progress.
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