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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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Concerning the Use of Fagots at Geneva

Leonard Woolsey Bacon ⬩ 1895

Essay on Geneva's use of fagots to burn heretics, centered on Michael Servetus's execution and the contested role of John Calvin, weighing historical evidence and moral judgment.

The American Church, and the Primitive Church

Leonard Woolsey Bacon ⬩ 1895

Argues the church is the whole Christian commonwealth of a town, not a sect or denomination, and urges ministers to recognize and manifest unity. Introduces John Hus letters and the Council of Constance.

Five Theories of the Church

Leonard Woolsey Bacon ⬩ 1895

Surveys five theories of church and state—papal, Bourbon, formal, Jacobin, and rational/scriptural—evaluating origins and legitimacy of ecclesiastical authority in early New Haven.

The Restoration of the Protestant Episcopal Church to Catholic Fellowship

Leonard Woolsey Bacon ⬩ 1895

Argues for restoring the Protestant Episcopal Church to catholic fellowship by adopting a historically adapted episcopate and embracing creeds, sacraments, and Christian unity.

Irenics and Polemics With Sundry Essays in Church History

Leonard Woolsey Bacon ⬩ 1895

Essays on church history critiquing hagiography and the romanticized portrait of St. Francis de Sales. Protestant polemic and historical criticism.

A History of American Christianity

Leonard Woolsey Bacon ⬩ 1897

Survey of American Christianity from pre‑Columbian missions through colonial churches, revivals, denominational conflicts, immigration, slavery, and post‑Civil War developments.

The Services of Leonard Bacon to African Colonization

Leonard Woolsey Bacon ⬩ 1900

Account of Leonard Bacon's advocacy for African colonization, education, and Christian missions to uplift Black people and oppose slavery.

The Divine Caution Against Puritan Over-Zeal for Church Purity: Sermon from the Parable of the Tares of the Field

Leonard Woolsey Bacon ⬩ 1900

Sermon on the Parable of the Tares (matthew 13) warning against overzealous church discipline. Urges patience: wheat and tares grow together until the final harvest.

Young Peoples’ Societies

Leonard Woolsey Bacon ⬩ 1900

Survey of 19th-century Protestant young people's societies (Christian Endeavor, Epworth League, King's Daughters), their organization, meetings, activities, and results.

Extract of a November 19, 1802 Letter to the Missionary Society of Connecticut

Joseph Badger ⬩ 1803

Argues Christ "fills all in all" while the church is his fulness. Reports revival meetings, conversions, missionary activity, and includes a prayer-poem.

Extracts of a July 19, 1803 Letter to the Missionary Society of Connecticut

Joseph Badger ⬩ 1803

Accounts of early 19th-century New England revival and missionary efforts: church planting among Native Americans, sacramental seasons, ordinations, and widespread conversions.

A Memoir of Rev. Joseph Badger; Containing an Autobiography, and Selections from His Private Journal and Correspondence

Joseph Badger ⬩ 1851

Memoir and autobiography of Rev. Joseph Badger, recounting his Revolutionary War service, missionary labors among Native Americans, and early Western Reserve life.

Joseph Badger

Joseph Badger ⬩ 1858

Life of Rev. Joseph Badger (1757–1846), a New England minister and missionary who served on the Ohio Western Reserve, acted as brigade chaplain, and endured hardship.

Junior Christian Endeavor Songs

John Willis Baer ⬩ 1893

1893 Junior Christian Endeavor hymnbook compiling bright, devotional gospel songs for children and youth—intended for meetings, family worship, and evangelism.

Eutaxia, or The Presbyterian Liturgies: Historical Sketches

Charles Washington Baird ⬩ 1855

Historical study defending Presbyterian liturgical forms and the discretionary use of written prayers, tracing practices from Calvin and Knox to the Westminster Directory.

The Discourses and Essays of the Rev. J.H. Merle D’Aubigne

Charles Washington Baird ⬩ 1855

A Chapter on Liturgies: Historical Sketches

Charles Washington Baird ⬩ 1856

Examination of Presbyterian liturgies—Calvin, Knox, Scottish and Continental rites—discussing forms of public prayer, Book of Common Prayer influences, and baptismal efficacy.

A Book of Public Prayer, Compiled from the authorized formularies of the Presbyterian Church, As prepared by the Reformers Calvin, Knox, Bucer and Others

Charles Washington Baird ⬩ 1857

1856 Presbyterian Book of Public Prayer compiling Reformed liturgies (Calvin, Knox, Bucer), providing orders for Lord's Day services, sacraments, ordination, and occasional prayers.

The Anointing at Bethany

Charles Washington Baird ⬩ 1861

Sermon on Mary's costly anointing of Jesus at Bethany, its significance as a beautiful, useful work, and Christ's vindication of her against critics. Emphasizes devotion, memorial, and judging motives rightly.

Safey and Success in Well-Doing

Charles Washington Baird ⬩ 1862

Two sermons: Shedd on God's exhaustive knowledge (Ps.139), urging self-examination and repentance. Baird on overcoming evil with good (Rom.12), warning against yielding to sin.

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Concerning the Use of Fagots at Geneva

The American Church, and the Primitive Church

Five Theories of the Church

The Restoration of the Protestant Episcopal Church to Catholic Fellowship

Irenics and Polemics With Sundry Essays in Church History

A History of American Christianity

The Services of Leonard Bacon to African Colonization

The Divine Caution Against Puritan Over-Zeal for Church Purity: Sermon from the Parable of the Tares of the Field

Young Peoples’ Societies

Extract of a November 19, 1802 Letter to the Missionary Society of Connecticut

Extracts of a July 19, 1803 Letter to the Missionary Society of Connecticut

A Memoir of Rev. Joseph Badger; Containing an Autobiography, and Selections from His Private Journal and Correspondence

Joseph Badger

Junior Christian Endeavor Songs

Eutaxia, or The Presbyterian Liturgies: Historical Sketches

The Discourses and Essays of the Rev. J.H. Merle D’Aubigne

A Chapter on Liturgies: Historical Sketches

A Book of Public Prayer, Compiled from the authorized formularies of the Presbyterian Church, As prepared by the Reformers Calvin, Knox, Bucer and Others

The Anointing at Bethany

Safey and Success in Well-Doing

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