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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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August 6, 1776 Letter to Elias Dayton

Volume I of American Archives compiles August 1776 documentary correspondence and muster rolls detailing military movements, prisoner exchanges, militia activity, and appeals to Providence.

Abraham Clark ⬩ 1921

August 7, 1776 Letter to James Caldwell

Selections from the American Archives (1776) — letters and a county committee address endorsing the Declaration and urging vigilance against faction, corruption, and threats to liberty.

Abraham Clark ⬩ 1921

Address Before the Northern and Southern Presbyterian Assemblies

Grover Cleveland greets Northern and Southern Presbyterian Assemblies, recalling his upbringing. He urges reunion and praises the church's civic and spiritual role.

Stephen Grover Cleveland ⬩ 1909

Addresses, State Papers and Letters

Grover Cleveland's addresses on public duty, municipal reform, and citizenship. Advocates honest, economical city administration and protection of citizens.

Stephen Grover Cleveland ⬩ 1909

Grover Cleveland, the Man and the Statesman: An Authorized Biography, Vol. 1

Authorized biography of Grover Cleveland examining his character, rise from lawyer to president, and role in reconciling post–Civil War America. Praises his honesty, independence, and administration.

1923

Grover Cleveland, the Man and the Statesman: An Authorized Biography, Vol. 2

Chapter from an authorized biography of Grover Cleveland covering his 1892 return to the presidency, cabinet selections, political struggles, and his solemn sense of duty.

1923

Letter to the First Presbyterian Church of Middletown, Ohio

Centennial history of First Presbyterian Church, Middletown (1819–1919). Pastor Clokey recounts 1875 and 1877 revivals, membership growth, pastoral reflections, and a call to unity.

Joseph Waddell Clokey, Sr. ⬩ 1919

The Royal Man

July 1914 issue of The Missionary Survey: Presbyterian reports on home and foreign missions, Sunday-school and Christian education, Indian work, Woman's Auxiliary, and a sermon on Christian leadership.

Thomas Stone Clyce ⬩ 1914

We Need the Armenians

1918 articles documenting Turkish atrocities and Armenian Christian martyrdom, recounting massacres and deportations and urging Western nations to rescue and support the Armenians.

Frederick Gaylord Coan ⬩ 1918

A Missionary Physician in Persia: A Sketch of the Life and Work of Dr. Joseph Plumb Cochran

Life of Dr Joseph P. Cochran, a Presbyterian medical missionary in NW Persia who founded Urumia Hospital, trained local physicians, healed across faiths and mediated conflicts.

Benjamin Labaree ⬩ 1906

“The Hakim Sahib,” The Foreign Doctor: A Biography of Joseph Plumb Cochran, M.D., of Persia

Biography of Dr. Joseph Plumb Cochran, a pioneering medical missionary among the Nestorian Christians in Urumia, Persia, tracing his ancestry, work, and influence.

Robert Elliott Speer ⬩ 1911

The Creed of Jesus and Other Sermons

Coffin's sermons treat the Lord's Prayer as Jesus' creed: a Father-centered theology emphasizing Christ's divinity, Christian purpose, and unity of fellowship.

Henry Sloane Coffin ⬩ 1907

Biographical Introduction to Robert S. Steen, The Strength of Quietness and Other Sermons

Memorial and sermon selections of Robert S. Steen, highlighting his pastoral gifts, moving prayers, and aim that Christ be formed in believers. Emphasizes quiet trust and Christian service.

Henry Sloane Coffin ⬩ 1908

Hymns of the Kingdom of God: With Tunes

Preface and contents of a 1910 hymnal edited by Henry S. Coffin and Ambrose W. Vernon, emphasizing the Kingdom of God, hymn selection, tunes, editorial notes, and acknowledgments.

Henry Sloane Coffin ⬩ 1910

Social Aspects of the Cross

Coffin interprets the cross as social solidarity: Jesus was "numbered with transgressors," bearing humanity's guilt and divine forsakenness in redemptive love.

Henry Sloane Coffin ⬩ 1911

On the Claims of the Church

Beckwith diagnoses church indifference, argues theology must adapt to science and experience, and offers a brief working creed stressing Christ's lordship, God's love, human sonship and the kingdom.

Henry Sloane Coffin ⬩ 1914

University Sermons

Henry Sloane Coffin ⬩ 1914

The Ten Commandments: With a Christian Application to Present Conditions

Sermons applying the Ten Commandments to modern life during WWI. Coffin diagnoses modern idolatry—family, market, nation—and calls for singular devotion to God.

Henry Sloane Coffin ⬩ 1915

Some Christian Convictions: A Practical Restatement in Terms of Present-Day Thinking