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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.

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City Evangelization — Its Methods

Moses Drury Hoge ⬩ 1889

Declares Christianity’s core is redemption (Paul’s experience); urges city evangelization with practical mission methods, simple preaching and congregational worship to reach the masses.

The Great Question

Moses Drury Hoge ⬩ 1889

Two evangelical essays argue Christ’s redemptive work justifies and saves through faith. Using Paul’s experience and the Philippian jailer (Acts 16), they stress conversion and justification.

Ye Have Known the Father

Moses Drury Hoge ⬩ 1889

Meditative reflection on Christ’s intercessory prayer (John 17:25–26), presenting the Father as righteous, loving, and personal, and urging unity and sanctification.

Commemoration of Forty-Five Years of Service by the Rev. Moses Drury Hoge

Moses Drury Hoge ⬩ 1890

Commemorative volume for Rev. Moses D. Hoge’s 45th anniversary as pastor of Second Presbyterian Church, Richmond (1890), containing programmes, biographical sketch, addresses, and service records.

Portraitures of Four Pastors

Moses Drury Hoge ⬩ 1892

The Presbyterian Church in the United States

Moses Drury Hoge ⬩ 1892

History of the Southern Presbyterian Church’s 1861 formation after Southern presbyteries split over the General Assembly’s ‘Spring Resolutions’ and church–state authority.

An Address

Moses Drury Hoge ⬩ 1894

Reminiscences of early Union Seminary recounting founders and professors (Dr. Rice, Dr. Baxter), family ties, sacrifices, ministry, and the seminary’s formative years.

Fifty Years a Pastor

Moses Drury Hoge ⬩ 1895

Memorial volume marking Rev. Moses D. Hoge’s fiftieth anniversary as pastor of Second Presbyterian Church, Richmond (1895). Biographical sketch, celebration events, addresses, and testimonials.

Funeral Reform

Moses Drury Hoge ⬩ 1896

From The Central Presbyterian (1896): church news and editorials, notably Dr. M. D. Hoge’s ‘Funeral Reform’ urging fewer Sunday burials, reduced expense, and less exposure at graves.

The Changing World and the Unchanging God

Moses Drury Hoge ⬩ 1896

A sermon contrasting the world’s transience with God’s immutability, arguing that life’s changes and trials are instruments of God’s providence to shape character and prepare for eternity.

The Educational Influence of Presbyterianism on National Life

Moses Drury Hoge ⬩ 1896

Moses D. Hoge argues Presbyterianism, through family religious education and Calvinist conviction, shapes national character and institutions. He defends its enduring influence.

Relation of the Westminster Standards to Foreign Missions

Moses Drury Hoge ⬩ 1897

Address exploring the relation of the Westminster Standards to foreign missions, tracing historical resistance, later Presbyterian missionary advances, and key examples.

Cause and Cure of Despondency

Moses Drury Hoge ⬩ 1898

Cause and Cure of Despondency (1898)

Moses Drury Hoge ⬩ 1899

Essays affirm the Church as patron of learning and a sermon, “Cause and Cure of Despondency,” urging self-examination, repentance and hope in God (psalm 42).

Moses Drury Hoge: Life and Letters

Peyton Harrison Hoge ⬩ 1899

Biography of Moses Drury Hoge, an American Presbyterian minister. Chronicles his ancestry, long pastoral ministry, Civil War–era service, addresses, and collected letters.

Regnant Men [Funeral Address for Robert Lewis Dabney]

Moses Drury Hoge ⬩ 1899

Funeral address for Robert L. Dabney honoring his preaching, scholarship, and teaching; laments the church’s loss and urges prayer that God raise up faithful leaders.

Letter on the Eternal Punishment of the Wicked

Moses Drury Hoge ⬩ 1884

Article on the doctrine of eternal punishment: leading clergymen report mixed signs—some rising skepticism and changed emphases, but overall continued belief and pastoral concern.

Memoirs of the Life of Miss Caroline Elizabeth Smelt

Moses Waddel ⬩ 1818

Memoir of Miss Caroline E. Smelt (1800–1817), compiled by Moses Waddel. A pious young woman’s short life, family background, and dying testimony published to edify youth and parents.

Diary (1823)

Moses Waddel ⬩ 1823

Diary (1824–1825)

Moses Waddel ⬩ 1824

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Archives

City Evangelization — Its Methods

The Great Question

Ye Have Known the Father

Commemoration of Forty-Five Years of Service by the Rev. Moses Drury Hoge

Portraitures of Four Pastors

The Presbyterian Church in the United States

An Address

Fifty Years a Pastor

Funeral Reform

The Changing World and the Unchanging God

The Educational Influence of Presbyterianism on National Life

Relation of the Westminster Standards to Foreign Missions

Cause and Cure of Despondency

Cause and Cure of Despondency (1898)

Moses Drury Hoge: Life and Letters

Regnant Men [Funeral Address for Robert Lewis Dabney]

Letter on the Eternal Punishment of the Wicked

Memoirs of the Life of Miss Caroline Elizabeth Smelt

Diary (1823)

Diary (1824–1825)

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