Adorning the Doctrine
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Two sermons urge denominational unity and cooperative evangelism, and insist that doctrine must be adorned by holy living—preachers and believers should embody the gospel.
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Adorning the Doctrine
Chronicle of a Border Town: History of Rye, Westchester County, New York, 1660–1870
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Preface and table of contents for a local history of Rye, Westchester County, NY (1660–1870), covering town formation, churches, families, Indians, slavery, and the Revolution.
Pierre Daillé
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Narrates the 1776 capture of Mount Washington and profiles Pierre Daillé, a Huguenot pastor in colonial New York, his ministry, disputes, and refugee influx after 1685.
Civil Status of the Presbyterians in the Province of New York
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History of Presbyterians' civil status in colonial New York: early Dutch-era toleration, the 1693 Ministry Act, and successive governors' attempts to favor the Church of England.
History of Bedford Church
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Charles W. Baird's 1881 historical discourse for Bedford Presbyterian Church's 200th anniversary recounts its 1681 Puritan founding, early settlers, land purchases, and colonial context.
History of the Huguenot Emigration to America, Vol. 1
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A scholarly history of Huguenot emigration to the Americas, tracing antecedent settlements (Brazil, Florida, Acadia) and New England migration after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes.
History of the Huguenot Emigration to America, Vol. 2
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Volume II documents Huguenot flight after the Revocation (1685), escape from Saintonge and Poitou, and settlement efforts in New England, Rhode Island, and colonial America.
The Religious Instruction of Our Colored Population
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A Southern Presbyterian pastoral letter urging churches and masters to provide religious instruction and moral care for the enslaved, grounding masters' duties in Scripture and church duty.
The Pastoral Duties of Ruling Elders
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Argues from Scripture that Presbyterian ruling elders share pastoral duties with ministers—exercising oversight, visitation, admonition, and pastoral care under the power of order.
The Manner of Altering Our Doctrinal Standards
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Argues Presbyterian doctrinal standards (Westminster Confession and Catechisms) are sacrosanct and not easily altered; ordination vows and church constitution bind ministers and sessions.
Bible Sketches of the Creation and Fall
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A simple children's sketch of Genesis: God's six-day creation, Adam and Eve, and the first Sabbath. Teaches thankfulness, obedience, and keeping the Sabbath holy.
Book of Hymns and Tunes
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Presbyterian Book of Hymns and Tunes (1874). Compiles the Psalms and hymns with familiar and selected tunes, full indexes and an appendix for congregational singing, approved by the General Assembly.
A Presbyterian Clergyman Looking for the Church
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Review criticizing Flavel S. Mines' pro-Episcopal book; defends Presbyterian doctrine and polity, exposing alleged misrepresentations and Episcopal proselytism.
Modern Greece: A Narrative of a Residence and Travels in That Country
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A travel narrative of modern Greece—Athens and regions—covering antiquities, literature, language, politics, religion, customs, and education from the author's year-long observations.
Pharmakides and the Ecclesiastical Independence of Greece
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1857 Methodist Quarterly excerpts on Sunday schools, doctrinal essays, and the church-state dynamics behind Greece's ecclesiastical independence and Russian church governance.
The Two Greek Revolutions of 1862
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Accounts of the 1862 Greek revolutions: King Otto's unpopular rule, election fraud, press restrictions, anti–mixed-marriage laws, and conspiracies. Includes a piece on natural theology.
The Liberties of the Gallican Church
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Reviews Mark Hopkins' Lectures on Moral Science and examines the Gallican Church's liberties and long struggle against papal encroachment from medieval to Avignon eras.
The Nicodemites of the Sixteenth Century
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Examines 'Nicodemites'—moderates who compromised during the 16th-century Reformation. Chronicles French reformers, vernacular Scripture translation, and warns against half-measures.
Bossuet as a Persecutor
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Selections from the 1866 Methodist Quarterly Review: an essay linking nature and human destiny and a critique of Bossuet's role in the persecution of French Huguenots.
The Life of the Rev. Robert Baird, D.D.
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Biography of Rev. Robert Baird, detailing his ministry, European and American travels, temperance and Bible‑society work, missions, and involvement in the Evangelical Alliance.
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