Archives
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.
Services on the Occasion of the Ordination of the Rev. F.P. Mullally, and the Installation of Rev. J.H. Thornwell, D.D., and Rev. F.P. Mullally
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Sermon distinguishing the glorious Gospel from natural religion—emphasizing mercy, Christ’s incarnation, substitutionary atonement, resurrection, and the Spirit’s regenerating work.
James McKinney Alexander
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Necrological report (1912) recording deaths and ministerial biographies of Princeton Seminary alumni — pastors and missionaries serving in Hawaii, North Dakota, Ohio.
November 19, 1703 Letter (1703)
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Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society (1909–10) noting donations, colonial maps and Brook Farm records, plus letters debating conformity to Anglican worship and the biblical flood.
John Bailey Adger, D.D.
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Biographical sketch of Rev. John B. Adger (1810–1899): Scotch-Irish missionary to Armenians, translator of Christian works, seminary professor and longtime Pendleton pastor influential in missions.
The History of Mecklenburg County from 1740 to 1900
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Comprehensive history of Mecklenburg County, NC (1740–1900). Covers early settlement, the May 20, 1775 patriot movement, local biographies, churches, Civil War and Reconstruction.
Reminiscences of the Past Sixty Years
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Memoir recounting Southern hardships during and after the Civil War, criticizing Reconstruction policies, Freedmen’s Bureau abuses, heavy taxation, prison deaths, and race-related tensions.
Proposal for a Virginia Historical Society (1824)
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John Holt Rice’s 1824 proposal to found a Virginia Historical and Antiquarian Society. The article traces early Virginia learned societies, founders, and institutional development.
Letters of John Holt Rice to Thomas Chalmers, 1817–1819
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Virginia Magazine (1959): Civil War Catholic bishop’s letters and John Holt Rice’s 1817–19 correspondence on Virginia’s denominational life, seminaries, and antislavery sentiment.
The Discretionary Power of the Church (1875)
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Girardeau insists the church has no discretionary power to create doctrine or worship apart from Scripture. The Word, interpreted by the Holy Spirit, is the church’s supreme rule.
Ordination Sermon for Rev. F.P. Mullally (1860)
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Sermon on ‘the glorious Gospel of the blessed God’—contrasts the Gospel’s merciful, substitutionary salvation and regenerating Spirit with natural religion.
The Substance of Two Speeches on the Teaching of Evolution in Columbia Theological Seminary
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Report of an 1884 Synod debate over Dr. James Woodrow’s evolutionary teaching at Columbia Theological Seminary, weighing Scripture vs. natural science and heresy charges.
John McLaughlin Armour
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Biographical sketches of ministers of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (1888–1930), including portraits, institutional histories, mission and congregation lists, and minister biographies.
February 26, 1805 Letter (1805)
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History of the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City (1909), presenting historical notices and opening with an epigraph from Job 8:8,10.
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