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The Great Revolt in India

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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.

December 23, 1857 Letter (1857)

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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.

Missions in Western Africa

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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.

The Revival of the Slave Trade

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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.

July 18, 1861 Letter

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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.

The People and Languages of Western Africa

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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.

Sustentation

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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.

Missions to the Oriental Churches

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Examines objections to science and recounts the American Board’s missions to Oriental churches—Greeks, Armenians, Nestorians—highlighting translations, strategy, and outcomes.

Geographical Discoveries in Equatorial Africa

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Reviews Philip Schaff’s history of Christian creeds and their role in church unity. Surveys Equatorial Africa explorations (Livingstone, Stanley, Baker) and geographic findings.

Thoughts on Foreign Missions

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Affirms the Church’s urgent duty to spread the gospel to all nations; salvation requires hearing the gospel. Urges active support for foreign missions per the Great Commission.

Co-Operation in the Foreign Missionary Work

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Report urging Presbyterian cooperation in foreign missions—shared seminaries, literature, and simplified polity for new churches. Promotes native church autonomy and periodic conferences.

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