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Historical Sketch of the Missions in India

1903 historical overview of India and Presbyterian foreign missions, tracing ethnic layers, colonial expansion, and missionary activity. Discusses British policy and mission opportunities.
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Hinduism

Protestant missionary overview of Hinduism: its scriptures, stages, doctrines, and modern forms to inform comparative study and missionary engagement.
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Caesar Augustus Rodney Janvier, D.D.

Necrological report from Princeton Theological Seminary presenting concise biographies of deceased alumni—pastors and missionaries—listing ministries, honors, dates, and surviving family.

What a Pastor Sees of Christian Science

Profiles Montego Bay, Jamaica: scenery, legends (Rose Hall) and a Nelson anecdote. An essay sharply criticizes Christian Science, recounting harmful cases and doctrinal error.
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The History of Presbyterianism in Illinois

Survey of Presbyterianism in Illinois from its early missions (c.1816) to widespread growth. Emphasizes its role in founding schools, colleges, representative church government, and anti-slavery efforts.
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The War Code of the Old Testament

Praises American WWI courage, duty, and selflessness. Examines the Old Testament war code prescribing defensive, humane warfare and exemptions (Deut. 17; Num. 32; Judg. 7).
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The Babites

Survey of Babism/Baháʼí origins, leaders (the Báb, Baháʼu'lláh, Abdu'l‑Bahá), doctrines and schisms, its Sufi/Islamic roots, and early American contacts and controversies.
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Babism and the Babites

Call to evangelize Hadramaut and a report on Babism/Behaites—its origins, leaders, and beliefs—contrasted with Christian teaching on the Trinity and salvation by faith.
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Fifty-Three Years in Syria, Vol. 1

Henry H. Jessup's autobiography recounts 53 years of American missionary service in Syria, detailing church growth, Bible translation, education, persecutions, and mission life.
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Fifty-Three Years in Syria, Vol. 2

Memoir excerpts by Henry H. Jessup recounting 19th-century Syrian mission life: station staffing, press censorship, notable visitors (Roosevelt, Bedouin sheikh), schools and church dedications.
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Syria

Encyclopedic entry on Syria: name, geography, climate, divisions, and early history from Arameans to Assyrian conquest with biblical references.
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The American Church — Its Strength and Weakness

Assembly Herald (Jan 1906): discusses America's moral prestige, the American Church's strengths and weaknesses, and the work of home and foreign missions. Urges evangelism, Bible study, and cooperation.
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The Life and Letters of Benjamin Morgan Palmer

Biography of Benjamin M. Palmer, influential Southern Presbyterian minister. Traces his ancestry, ministry in Savannah, Columbia and New Orleans, writings, Civil War-era leadership and legacy.
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Matthew Anderson, D.D.

1928 Princeton Theological Seminary necrological report summarizing the lives, ministries, publications, and deaths of alumni Matthew Anderson and John A. Ewalt.

The Life and Letters of Robert Lewis Dabney

Biography and letters of Robert L. Dabney, a 19th-century Southern Presbyterian pastor, seminary professor, and controversialist. Preface explains editorial method, sources, and scope.
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