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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 Two Greek Revolutions of 1862

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.

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1863

The Liberties of the Gallican Church

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.

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1863

The Nicodemites of the Sixteenth Century

Examines 'Nicodemites'—moderates who compromised during the 16th-century Reformation. Chronicles French reformers, vernacular Scripture translation, and warns against half-measures.

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1864

Bossuet as a Persecutor

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.

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1866

The Life of the Rev. Robert Baird, D.D.

Biography of Rev. Robert Baird, detailing his ministry, European and American travels, temperance and Bible‑society work, missions, and involvement in the Evangelical Alliance.

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1866

Review of White’s Massacre of St. Bartholomew

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.

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1869

History of the Rise of the Huguenots, Vol. 1

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.

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1879

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

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

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1880

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

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

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1881

The Huguenots and Henry of Navarre, Vol. 1

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.

Henry Martyn White ⬩ 1886

The Huguenots and Henry of Navarre, Vol. 2

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1886

The Edict of Nantes and Its Recall

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.

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1886

The French Synods of the Desert

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.

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1888

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

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).

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1891

The Camisard Uprising of the French Protestants [paper]

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

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1890

The Camisard Uprising of the French Protestants [pamphlet]

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

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1890

The “Chambre Ardente” and French Protestantism Under Henry II

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.

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1891

Review of Twelve Sermons by the Late Eugène Bersier

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

Henry Martyn Baird ⬩ 1892

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

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.