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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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The Presbyterian Church in Alaska

Sheldon Jackson ⬩ 1886

Sketch of the rise of the Presbyterian Church in Alaska (1877–1884): Sheldon Jackson and fellow missionaries establishing missions, schools, native conversions, and securing funds.

British Columbia

Sheldon Jackson ⬩ 1889

1880s survey of British Columbia: dramatic coast and mountains, rich timber, fisheries and minerals, population and schools, and extensive Protestant and Roman Catholic missions among Indigenous peoples.

Establishing the New Mission Station at Point Barrow, Alaska

Sheldon Jackson ⬩ 1891

Woman’s Executive Committee urges final penny-a-day gifts and donations. Reports establishment of a refuge and the northernmost school at Point Barrow, Alaska, and reflects on God choosing pupils.

Fur-Seal and the Seal Islands

Sheldon Jackson ⬩ 1891

Account of the Pribylov (fur-seal) islands: discovery, large-scale commercial sealing under Russian and U.S. control, leases and profits, poaching and international dispute, seal biology and Aleut life.

Facts About Alaska

Sheldon Jackson ⬩ 1894

Survey of Alaska’s peoples, villages, missions, and schools in the late 19th century. Describes Inuit communities, missionary efforts, education, and hardships.

A Land of Far Distances

Sheldon Jackson ⬩ 1895

Report on the first Christian Endeavor convention (Wrangell, Nov 1903) and Presbyterian missionary work in Alaska: native conversions, church growth, and frontier ministry during the gold rush.

The Arctic Cruise of the United States Revenue Cutter “Bear”

Sheldon Jackson ⬩ 1896

Account of the 1895 Arctic cruise of the U.S. revenue cutter Bear: rescues, whaling-fleet aid, reindeer transport, native village visits, and educational and geographic observations.

Memoranda Concerning Sheldon Jackson and the Moderatorship of the 109th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America

Sheldon Jackson ⬩ 1897

Memoranda on Sheldon Jackson’s nomination for Moderator at the 109th Presbyterian General Assembly (1897), highlighting his long missionary service in the West and Alaska, mission concerns, and rival nominees.

The Sermon at the Opening of the [GA] Assembly

Sheldon Jackson ⬩ 1898

Addresses on the 250th anniversary of the Westminster Assembly tracing Presbyterian roots in America, providential settlement, missions, and the church’s civic influence.

The Sabbath at Home (1836)

Silas Milton Andrews, D.D. ⬩ 1840

Practical guidance for sanctifying the Lord’s Day at home: prepare Saturday night, keep the family together, avoid unnecessary work and visiting, and devote time to worship and instruction.

“Right Soon”

Silas Milton Andrews, D.D. ⬩ 1842

A Presbyterian pastor recounts ministerial discouragement during an epidemic, a dying girl’s calm faith, and a young man’s struggle toward belief — urging urgent evangelism and conversion.

Silas Milton Andrews, D.D.

Silas Milton Andrews, D.D. ⬩ 1881

Necrological report presenting obituaries of Presbyterian ministers Silas M. Andrews and Cochran Forbes, outlining their births, education, ministries, marriages, and deaths.

On the Fundamental Principles of Mathematics

Stephen Alexander ⬩ 1849

Hicock’s Rational Cosmology

Stephen Alexander ⬩ 1859

A Philosophical Confession of Faith

Stephen Alexander ⬩ 1867

Statement and Exposition of Certain Harmonies of the Solar System

Stephen Alexander ⬩ 1875

The Nation’s Hope

Stephen Alexander ⬩ 1879

Stephen Alexander LL.D.

Stephen Alexander ⬩ 1884

Memorial of Messrs. Robinson and Brush to the Constitutional Convention of Kentucky

Stuart Robinson ⬩ 1849

1849 Kentucky constitutional convention debates claims, corporate charters, and a proposal barring clergymen from the legislature. Memorial contends this infringes religious liberty.

The Difficulties of Infidelity

Stuart Robinson ⬩ 1853

1850–51 University of Virginia lecture by Stuart Robinson critiquing infidelity. He insists skeptics must propose a coherent theology and ethics and defends Christianity as the true remedy for human guilt.

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