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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 Simplicity That Is in Christ: Sermons to the Woodland Church, Philadelphia

Volume of Leonard W. Bacon's sermons stressing the simplicity of Christian faith and the person of Christ. Topics include repentance, faith, church practice, miracles, creation, and natural theology.

Leonard Woolsey Bacon ⬩ 1892

Two Sides to a Saint

A critical reassessment of St. Francis de Sales contrasting hagiographic legend with historical evidence. Examines his life, letters, vocation, and English reception of his cult.

Leonard Woolsey Bacon ⬩ 1894

How the Rev. Dr. Stone Bettered His Situation

Critique of Rev. Dr. Stone's conversion to Roman Catholicism, examining assurance of salvation, sacraments, and the Council of Trent's teachings on baptism and penance.

Leonard Woolsey Bacon ⬩ 1895

The Real Prisoner of Chillon: A Curious Episode in Ecclesiastical History

Sketch of Francis Bonivard, 16th-century prior of St. Victor: his defense of Geneva's liberties, clashes with dukes and bishops, daring rescues and imprisonment at Chillon.

Leonard Woolsey Bacon ⬩ 1895

William Lloyd Garrison

A 1895 critical portrait of William Lloyd Garrison emphasizing his fierce abolitionism, calm personal temper, polemical methods, and tensions over temperance and colonization.

Leonard Woolsey Bacon ⬩ 1895

Concerning the Use of Fagots at Geneva

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.

Leonard Woolsey Bacon ⬩ 1895

The American Church, and the Primitive Church

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.

Leonard Woolsey Bacon ⬩ 1895

Five Theories of the Church

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.

Leonard Woolsey Bacon ⬩ 1895

The Restoration of the Protestant Episcopal Church to Catholic Fellowship

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

Leonard Woolsey Bacon ⬩ 1895

Irenics and Polemics With Sundry Essays in Church History

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

Leonard Woolsey Bacon ⬩ 1895

A History of American Christianity

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

Leonard Woolsey Bacon ⬩ 1897

The Services of Leonard Bacon to African Colonization

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

Leonard Woolsey Bacon ⬩ 1900

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

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.

Leonard Woolsey Bacon ⬩ 1900

Young Peoples’ Societies

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

Leonard Woolsey Bacon ⬩ 1900

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

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

Joseph Badger ⬩ 1803

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

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

Joseph Badger ⬩ 1803

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

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

Joseph Badger ⬩ 1851

Joseph Badger

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.

Joseph Badger ⬩ 1858

Junior Christian Endeavor Songs

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

John Willis Baer ⬩ 1893

Eutaxia, or The Presbyterian Liturgies: Historical Sketches

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

Charles Washington Baird ⬩ 1855

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The Simplicity That Is in Christ: Sermons to the Woodland Church, Philadelphia

Two Sides to a Saint

How the Rev. Dr. Stone Bettered His Situation

The Real Prisoner of Chillon: A Curious Episode in Ecclesiastical History

William Lloyd Garrison

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

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