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The Certainty of the World’s Conversion

Argues the world’s conversion is reasonable and certain through divine grace, defending foreign missions. Refutes theories that excuse inaction and appeals to Scripture, providence, and missions history.
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The British Squadron on the Coast of Africa

US missionary J. Leighton Wilson defends the British Squadron’s suppression of the African slave trade, arguing it protected commerce, aided missions, and promoted civilization. He urges its continuation.
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Ethnographic View of Western Africa

1855 ethnographic survey of Western Africa: regions (Senegambia, Guinea), key tribes (Mandingoes, Fulahs, Jalofs), and notes on religion, customs, social organization and commerce.
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The Great Revolt in India

1857 report on the Great Revolt’s impact on Presbyterian foreign missions in northwestern India: deaths, destroyed stations and presses, calls for humility, prayer, and renewed dependence on God.
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December 23, 1857 Letter (1857)

Biographical tribute to Mary C. Greenleaf, a devoted missionary teacher whose short but impactful labors and self-sacrifice are praised by Rev. J. Leighton Wilson. Published 1858.
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Missions in Western Africa

Calls for continued Western African missions despite deadly climate and hardship. Argues white missionaries must lay foundations and train natives; colonization alone won’t suffice.
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The Revival of the Slave Trade

An 1859 Southern Presbyterian Review article condemns proposals to revive the African slave trade, documenting its brutality and arguing it would dishonor the South and harm Africa.
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July 18, 1861 Letter

Presbyterian editorials urging ministerial diligence and faithful public service, affirming civil government’s proper role and limits, and obedience to God above human authority. Draws on Ecclesiastes, Jeremiah, and Psalms.
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The People and Languages of Western Africa

Essays on the cultural role of fine art and a 19th‑century survey of Western Africa — its regions (Senegambia, Upper/Lower Guinea), peoples (Jalofs, Fulahs, Mandingoes), languages and social conditions including slavery.
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Sustentation

Essays on the Reformation as a restoration to God’s Word, and on the 1866 Sustentation scheme: a central Presbyterian fund to support feeble churches, ministers, and missions.
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