The Library in the Economy of the State
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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 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.
The Library in the Economy of the State
The Hereditary Friendship of the Cincinnati
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Address recounting the Society of the Cincinnati: its Continental Army origins, the debate over hereditary succession, and its aims of friendship, charity and patriotism.
The University of the State of New York and Its French Inspiration
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1918 address by Charles B. Alexander on the University of the State of New York—its origins, organization, and French intellectual inspiration, delivered in honor of André Tardieu.
The Unity of the Church (1866)
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Summarizes Charles Hodge’s sermon urging spiritual and visible church unity—grounded in love and the Spirit—and advocating mutual recognition, intercommunion, and cooperation.
Charles Hodge (1797–1878)
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Profile of Charles Hodge, his devotion to Princeton Seminary, European influences, and leadership in 19th-century Presbyterian theological controversies and seminary politics.
The Bible Argument on Slavery (1860)
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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.
The Fugitive Slave Law (1860)
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Mid-19th-century pro-slavery defense arguing the Fugitive Slave Law is constitutional and that government is divinely ordained, obliging obedience despite abolitionist claims.
December 16, 1856 Letter to James Weston Miller (1856)
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Articles from the 1915 Southwestern Historical Quarterly on Confederate post office administration and early Presbyterianism in Texas, including letters about Austin College and ministry.
David Brainerd, Beloved Yankee
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Biography of David Brainerd, an 18th-century New England missionary to Native Americans. Wynbeek reconstructs his life from diaries and Jonathan Edwards’ editorial influence.
September 22, 1776 Letter to Robert Alison (1776)
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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.
Letters to Ezra Stiles
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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.
A Resemblance and a Contrast Between the American Negro and the Children of Israel in Egypt
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Grimke likens African Americans to Israel in Egypt, contrasting forced enslavement with Israel’s voluntary sojourn, noting growth, oppression, and urging assertion of rights under the 13–15th Amendments.
The Signs of a Brighter Future for the American Negro
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Francis J. Grimké affirms hope for the American Negro, citing gains in wealth and education and trust in justice and Christianity to overcome racial prejudice.
God and the Race Problem
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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.
The Negro and His Citizenship
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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.
The Atlanta Riot
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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.
The Progress and Development of the Colored People of Our Nation
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Address celebrating post-emancipation progress of Black Americans in material, intellectual, moral, and spiritual life; credits self-aspiration and Northern missionary aid for uplift.
Equality of Rights for All Citizens, Black and White, Alike
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1909 sermon urging equal civil and political rights for Black and White citizens, reviewing the Civil War’s settling of secession, abolition, and citizenship via amendments.
Christianity and Race Prejudice
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Two 1910 sermons confronting race prejudice—arguing that Christianity, grounded in Christ’s universal Fatherhood, demands equality and rejects segregation and discrimination.
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