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Our Industrial and Financial Situation

Critiques materialist theories of mind. Main essay blames economic distress on unemployment and idleness, opposes communism and indiscriminate charity, and urges work-based relief.
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The Currency Question

Argues against inflating currency and repudiating coin payments; the government must redeem paper promises in coin to preserve national credit, honor, and economic stability.
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The General Assembly 1875

1875 Presbyterian General Assembly report: failed reunion negotiations with the Southern Church and debates over Assembly size and representation. Also critiques materialist ‘theory of forces’ and urges heavenly priorities.
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Civil Government and Religion

Essay examines the proper relation of church and state in the U.S., addressing separation, religious liberty, taxation of church property, Sabbath observance, and moral legislation.
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Memorial of James Madison MacDonald, D.D.

Memorial sermon for Rev. James M. Macdonald celebrating ministers as "burning and shining lights." Contains a biographical sketch of his life, education, and pastoral service.
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Palmer’s Life of Thornwell

Review of Westminster Assembly origins and B.M. Palmer’s biography of James H. Thornwell, highlighting his preaching, theological leadership, and role in the Southern church.
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Revivals of the Century

Survey of 19th-century American revivals and Methodism’s growth. Discusses major revival years, camp-meeting excesses, theological debates over sovereignty and conversion, and denominational effects.
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The General Assembly 1876

Coverage of Westminster Assembly records and the 1876 General Assembly debating reunion and fraternal correspondence between Northern and Southern Presbyterian churches.
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The Great Awakening of 1740

Examines the Great Awakening (1740) and the growth of American Methodism, arguing the revival opposed formalism by stressing justification by faith, regeneration, and sovereign grace.
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The General Assembly 1877

Discusses the ‘Higher Life’ and Christian perfection, and reports the 1877 General Assembly debates on reducing representation, synod vs presbytery delegation, and a court of appeals.
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The Great Railroad Strike

Examines the 1877 Great Railroad Strike, unions’ tactics, causes and social impact. Argues forcible strikes that coerce laborers and endanger public order are unjust and must be checked.
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The State in Relation to Morality, Religion, and Education

Review of Woolsey’s Political Science on the state’s relation to morality and religion. Considers limits of state power, conscience, legislation, and education’s role in moral formation.
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The A Priori Novum Organum of Christianity

A sustained critique of Dr. Irons’ a priori rationalism, defending the authority of Scripture and arguing that reason must be tested by revelation and aposteriorian proof.
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The Problem of the Labouring Classes

Two essays: one argues theological knowledge can develop like natural science; the other critiques socialism and proposes practical remedies for U.S. laborers—home ownership, savings, co‑ops, charity.
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The Supremacy of Conscience and of Revelation

Affirms conscience and Scripture both originate from God and should harmonize. Conscience is the soul’s supreme moral faculty but is fallible; revelation corrects its errors.
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Political Economy a Science — Of What?

From The Princeton Review (1880): an essay defending political economy as a legitimate science, arguing economic laws are tendencies, valuable despite disputes and limited prediction.
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