Rev. Timothy Alden
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Rev. Timothy Alden
On the Death of President Harrison
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A funeral sermon on President Harrison: God’s providence rebukes reliance on men, condemns party spirit, and calls the nation to remember mortality and trust in God.
Christianity the End and Unity of All Sciences and Pursuits
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1847 Yale address arguing Christianity supplies the ultimate end and unity of all sciences and pursuits, grounding teleology, moral order, and the scholar’s purpose.
Becoming All Things to All Men
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Sermon insisting Christians emulate Paul’s zeal: become all things to all men to win souls. It prioritizes preaching, conversion, and salvation over worldly gain.
The Missionary’s Mother
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Funeral sermon honoring the mother of missionaries, likening her devotion to Mary of Bethany who anointed Christ. Praises maternal sacrifice that nurtures foreign missions.
A Discourse on the Life and Services of Professor Moses Stuart
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Funeral discourse commemorating Prof. Moses Stuart (1780–1852), celebrating his life, exegetical scholarship, and enduring posthumous influence on Biblical studies.
Memoir of Erskine Mason
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Memoir and reflections on pastoral life—contrasting pastor and evangelist, ministerial labor, influence, and training of Erskine Mason (b.1805).
Christianity Designed for the World, and the World Designed for Christianity
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Mid-19th-century sermon asserting Christianity’s universality from Eden to Christ, grounded in Scripture and culminating in the Great Commission; a call to worldwide missionary effort.
The Three Gardens, Eden, Gethsemane, and Paradise
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Pastoral meditations on Eden, Gethsemane, and Paradise tracing man’s creation, fall, and redemption toward ultimate restoration. Addresses human nature and Christ’s atonement.
Not Far from the Kingdom of God
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Sermon on Mark 12:28–34 about a scribe ‘not far from the kingdom of God.’ Stresses supreme love of God and neighbor, inward obedience over mere ritual.
External Associations Connected with the Bible
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Sermonic reflection on the power of the physical Bible: how domestic, historical, and personal associations deepen its influence and foster devotion and memory.
The Charge and Inaugural Address Delivered on Occasion of the Induction of Rev. W.G.T. Shedd
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Inaugural charge for W.G.T. Shedd (1864) as Professor of Biblical Literature, urging reverence for Scripture, mastery of Hebrew and Greek, and rigorous exegesis amid rising criticism.
Sermon on the Death of President Abraham Lincoln
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Funeral sermon on President Lincoln’s assassination, lamenting national grief, considering Providence, rebellion and slavery, and urging justice tempered by Christian restraint.
Conversations of Jesus Christ with Representative Men
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Expository study of Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus (John 3:1-21), emphasizing the necessity of the new birth, regeneration by the Spirit, and faith over rationalism.
Thanksgiving
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A collection of Thanksgiving essays urging cultivation of gratitude, remembrance, and national religious thankfulness rooted in prayer, providence, and family reunion.
Address on John Witherspoon
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Address commemorating John Witherspoon, extolling Scotch Presbyterianism’s contribution to American liberty and urging firm separation yet mutual respect between church and state.
A Digest of the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States
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Digest of the Acts and Proceedings of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States (Southern) through 1887, presenting constitution, courts, agencies, missions, and statistics.
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