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Annals of the American Pulpit, Volume 4 (Presbyterian)

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Biography of John Mitchell Mason (1770–1829), his ministry, education, and role founding a theological seminary. Includes a chronological index of American clergy and commemorative notices.

Memorials of Mrs. John V.L. Pruyn

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Memoir and memorial tributes to Mrs. John V. L. Pruyn (privately printed 1859, Albany), featuring Rev. W. B. Sprague’s memoir, obituaries, tributes, and reflections on her piety and travels.

In Memoriam of Rev. Timothy Mather Cooley

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Two memorial sermons honoring Rev. Goodrich and Rev. Cooley, drawing on Paul’s example to exhort ministers to fight the good fight, keep the faith, and await the crown of righteousness.

Joseph: Or, The Model Young Man

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A devotional outline of Joseph’s life—favored youth, betrayal, slavery, prison, and rise to power—used to instruct young men in virtues like integrity, forgiveness, and dependence on God.

Our Triennial Catalogue

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An 1860 discourse to Yale alumni reflecting on the college’s founding, growth, national reach, and benefactor Elihu Yale. Praises its continued vigor and historic legacy.

Glorifying God in the Fires (Thanksgiving Sermon)

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Thanksgiving sermon (Nov 28, 1861) by W.B. Sprague reflecting on gratitude amid the Civil War, urging humility, patriotic duty, charity, and trust in God’s providence (Isaiah 24:15).

Memoir of the Life of the Rev. Oliver Bronson

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Memoir and collected sermons of Rev. Oliver Bronson (1826–1860), addressing faith, Christ’s love and death, pastoral duty, suffering, and evangelical devotion.

The Crowned Redeemer

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A sermon contrasting Christ’s crown of thorns with the ‘many crowns’ he now wears, showing his mediatorial dominion and how suffering led to redemptive glory.

The Ruling Passion: A Sermon to Young Men

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Defines the ‘ruling passion’—the soul’s dominant bent toward evil or God; traces its origin to Adamic sin, its renewal by the Holy Spirit, and its growth by habit and circumstance.

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