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September 11, 1915 Letter to Francis J. Grimké (1915)

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Letters on racial injustice and reactions to The Birth of a Nation. Grimke condemns cowardly evasion and urges Christian courage; Anderson reports indignation meetings and a planned protest march.

September 16, 1921 Letter to Francis J. Grimké (1921)

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Travel letters describing South American and Caribbean stops: architecture, social life, absence of a color line in Colombia, lotteries, Sabbath observance, and shipboard racial segregation.

September 22, 1921 Letter to Francis J. Grimké (1921)

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Letters recount racial segregation aboard a passenger ship, describing insults, dining-room segregation, and social snubbing. They urge practical Christian action and resistance to racism and antisemitism.

September 7, 1921 Letter to Francis J. Grimké (1921)

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An investigation reveals systemic segregation on the Panama Canal Zone: ‘Gold’ vs ‘Silver’ workers faced discrimination in housing, pay, schools and services, tarnishing America’s justice.

The Perfection of Beauty and Other Sermons

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Collection of sermons by Rev. Moses D. Hoge (1904) presenting the church as ‘the perfection of beauty,’ emphasizing worship, unity, and benevolent activity with Zion imagery.

The Transcendence of Jehovah God of Israel

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Scholarly analysis of the Cyrus prophecy (Isa. 44:24–28) examining authorship and dating. Employs Hebrew metrics, Qina‑verse study, and textual criticism.

Assyriological Research During the Past Decade

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Analysis of the ‘rich young ruler’ pericope and Jesus’ reception of children, emphasizing the kingdom as gratuity. Review of Assyriological progress: excavations, finds, and publications in the past decade.

The Fear of Isaac (Genesis xxxi. 42)

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Scholarly study of Septuagint love-terms and their usage statistics, followed by exegesis of ‘the Fear of Isaac’ (Gen 31), weighing monotheistic vs. polytheistic readings and typology.

The Flood of Waters (Genesis vi. 17)

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Studies Greek terminology of ‘love’ in the New Testament; notes on Joshua 10’s sun-standing (astronomical chronology) and a philological analysis of mabbul in Genesis 6:17.

The Name of Joseph

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Discusses Windisch’s critique of Wernle on baptism and sin, then examines critical claims about the name Joseph, arguing for a West-Semitic rather than native Babylonian origin.

The Conflict Over the Old Testament

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Examines early-20th-century disputes over Old Testament criticism, arguing whether ‘new knowledge’ makes the OT more preachable and its effects on preaching and doctrine.

“Thy Throne, O God, Is for Ever and Ever”

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Scholarly critique of emendations to Ps. 45:6–7 (‘Thy throne, O God...’), defending the Massoretic text and weighing textual, linguistic, and doctrinal evidence.

The Fall of Nineveh

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Argues for applying the historical method to Old Testament study; analyzes a newly published Babylonian chronicle on the fall of Nineveh and Egypt’s role, assessing implications for biblical dating.

A Modernistic View of Jeremiah

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Critical review of George A. Smith’s modernistic Jeremiah. Argues his metrical/textual preferences (Masoretic vs LXX) and sceptical theories unduly mutilate Scripture and prophecy.

Dr. Moffat’s “New Translation” of the Old Testament

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Two pieces: a reflection likening the Church’s recurrent trials to storms; and a critical review of Dr. Moffatt’s one-man Old Testament translation, faulting loose renderings, emendations, and inconsistency.

The Problems of Bible Translation

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Survey of Bible translation in the mission field: progress, practical and linguistic difficulties, and the conviction that Scripture can and should be translated into every language.

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