John Bailey Adger, D.D. Memorial
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Minutes of the 1899 Synod of South Carolina at Newberry: opening sermon (Isaiah 9:2), attendance roll, and memorial biographical sketches of John B. Adger and J. L. Girardeau.
Archives
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.
John Bailey Adger, D.D. Memorial
My Life and Times
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John B. Adger’s autobiography (1810–1899) recounts his ministry, seminary life, missions among Armenians, Ulster ancestry, and controversies in Southern Presbyterian history.
The Third Revision of the Directory of Worship
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1885 Southern Presbyterian report revising the Directory of Worship. Sets principles for public worship, Lord’s Day observance, elements of worship, and the administration of baptism.
Biographical Sketches of the Early Settlers of the Hopewell Section
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Biographical sketches of Hopewell Section early settlers—Scotch-Irish Presbyterian families, church life, revivals, genealogies, and their role in Revolutionary-era Mecklenburg County.
A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander of Lanarkshire, Scotland, and His Wife, Margaret Glasson
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A genealogical record of John Alexander (Lanarkshire) and his descendants who emigrated to America in 1736, with family sketches, migrations, and historical notes.
A Manual on the Christian Sabbath
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Argues the Christian Sabbath’s moral, perpetual obligation, defends the fourth commandment, and traces the early Church’s shift to observing the Lord’s Day and worship practices.
Inaugural Address, Delivered at the Opening of Newark College
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Inaugural address (1834) advocating disciplined, Christian education at Newark College. Emphasizes balanced governance by trustees, faculty, students, and parents, and moral cultivation.
Motives and Means of Peace to the Churches
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Shared faith in Christ and his salvation binds believers; peace, humility, and walking in the Spirit are essential to preserve holy fellowship and church unity.
A Manual on the Christian Sabbath (1834)
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Essay tracing the history and duty of the Christian Sabbath: argues the fourth commandment’s moral, perpetual obligation and surveys early-church Lord’s Day worship and practices.
The Biblical Repository and Classical Review
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1845 essay surveying three experiments in human government—Grecian democracy, Roman law, and Christian republicanism. Argues political systems evolve toward progress as part of God’s design.
Winer’s A Grammar of the Idioms of the Greek Language of the New Testament
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Translation of Winer’s authoritative 19th-century Grammar of New Testament Greek idioms, detailing syntax, morphology, and rhetorical features for theological and classical students.
Woman’s Offices and Influence
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An 1851 address urging women to cultivate the home, cheerfulness, and moral culture; to champion the arts over narrow utilitarianism, and to wield quiet social influence rather than seek political prominence.
John Holmes Agnew, D.D.
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Biography of Rev. John Holmes Agnew (1804–1865), a Presbyterian minister, college professor and seminary principal, editor and author on Sabbath and church topics.
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