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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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Review of White’s Massacre of St. Bartholomew

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1869

Reviews on ministry and church validity; praises Whedon's Matthew commentary and examines Henry White's history of the St. Bartholomew Massacre and Huguenot persecution.

History of the Rise of the Huguenots, Vol. 1

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1879

Preface and contents of an 1879 history tracing the rise of the Huguenots in 16th-century France, their struggles, institutions, and the archival research underpinning the work.

History of the Rise of the Huguenots, Vol. 2

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1879

Notes on Theological Education in the Reformed Churches of France and French Switzerland

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1880

States the aims of the Presbyterian Review and surveys theological education in Reformed France and French Switzerland—Calvin, the Geneva Academy, seminaries, and persecution.

Review of Reginald L. Poole, A History of the Huguenots of the Dispersion at the Recall of the Edict of Nantes

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1881

Discusses 'Inspiration', distinguishing revelation and the genesis of Scripture; reviews Romanist doctrines on justification and purgatory; surveys the Huguenot dispersion.

The Huguenots and Henry of Navarre, Vol. 1

Henry Martyn White ⬩ 1886

A history of the Huguenots and Henry of Navarre (1574–1610), recounting civil wars, persecution including St. Bartholomew's Day, Henry's abjuration, and the Edict of Nantes securing religious liberty.

The Huguenots and Henry of Navarre, Vol. 2

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1886

The Edict of Nantes and Its Recall

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1886

Account of the Huguenot Society of America's 1885 bicentennial commemoration of the 1685 Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, recounting persecution, exile, and influence.

The French Synods of the Desert

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1888

History of the French Reformed Church after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes: persecution, ministerial exile, clandestine worship, prophetic movements, and the Camisard uprising.

The Huguenots of the “Désert”: An Address Delivered Before the Huguenot Society of America, November 15, 1888

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1891

Accounts of the Huguenots in the 'Désert' (1685–1787): clandestine worship under severe persecution after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and the Camisard uprising (1702–04).

The Camisard Uprising of the French Protestants [paper]

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1890

Historical study of the 1702 Camisard uprising: Huguenot persecution after the 1685 Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, prophetic movements and clandestine worship.

The Camisard Uprising of the French Protestants [pamphlet]

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1890

Study of the 1702 Camisard uprising: French Protestant resistance after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, clandestine worship, prophetic fervor, and sustained persecution.

The “Chambre Ardente” and French Protestantism Under Henry II

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1891

Discusses Dutch Calvinists' sympathy with American confessional revision and reviews M. Weiss's research on the Chambre Ardente—the judicial persecution of French Protestants under Henry II.

Review of Twelve Sermons by the Late Eugène Bersier

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1892

Survey of Moravian missions among Native Americans and in Alaska, tracing Gelelemend/Kilbuck lineage and missionary successes. Includes reviews of sermons and missionary biographies.

Review of James S. Easby-Smith, The Songs of Sappho

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1892

Analyzes causes of Lutheran division in the U.S.: differing acceptance and interpretation of the Book of Concord and the Augsburg Confession, and the General Synod's subscription stance.

The Huguenots and the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, Vol. 1

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1895

History of the Huguenots from post‑Henry IV through the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes: persecution, exile, the 'Desert' churches and Camisard conflict, ending with later toleration.

The Huguenots and the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, Vol. 2

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1895

Detailed history of the Huguenots and the 1685 Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, documenting persecution, mass emigration, and the Camisard uprising.

The Strength and Weakness of the Edict of Nantes

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1898

Lecture analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the Edict of Nantes (1598), its precedents and breaches, and the consequences for the Huguenots and religious liberty in France.

Theodore Beza: The Counsellor of the French Reformation, 1519–1605

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1899

Life of Theodore Beza (1519–1605), Reformed leader and Calvin's successor; his role in Geneva, the French Reformation, the Colloquy of Poissy, Huguenot struggles, and writings.

The American Sunday School Union

Robert Martyn Baird, Jr. ⬩ 1830

Examines the history and impact of Sabbath (Sunday) schools and the American Sunday School Union (1825–29), tracing origins from Robert Raikes and urging wider support and reform.

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