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The History of Baptism

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Traces the history and meaning of baptism, showing Old Testament sacramental prefigures (circumcision, Passover, Sinai sprinklings, leper and purification rites) as types of Christian baptism.

The Gratuitous Imputation of Sin

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Argues against the 'gratuitous imputation' of Adam's sin, defending the Augustinian-Reformed view that humans sinned in Adam and that original sin is imputed via federal headship.

The Great Baptizer: A Bible History of Baptism

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Studies baptism from Sinai through Jewish rites to the New Testament, arguing for sprinkling/affusion over immersion. Portrays Christ as the great Baptizer and explains Pentecost.

The Fatherhood of God

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Examines divine fatherhood, sonship, and authority in revelation. Critiques views limiting God's fatherhood to the elect, arguing from Luke 3, Acts 17 and the Prodigal Son (Luke 15).

Christ’s Own Mode of Baptism

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Argues that Christ's own baptism is the outpouring of the Holy Spirit (a pouring/sprinkling), not immersion; water baptism symbolizes and signifies that Spirit-bestowal.

When Did the Visible Church of God Originate?

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Argues the visible church originated at Sinai when Israel entered covenant with God, not with Abraham; Sinai established the church's offices, ordinances, and covenant membership.

Inside: A Chronicle of Secession

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A fictional social portrait of Southern secession during the U.S. Civil War, examining divided loyalties, domestic life, and conscience from an insider's view.

Oak-Mot

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A pastoral 1868 tale of the Beach family at Oak-Mot on the prairie, focusing on frail Adry, his devoted sister Prosy, and family worship, revealing character and compassion.

The New Timothy: A Novel

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Novel following Charles Wall, a young seminary graduate returning home and beginning parish ministry. Witty, observant critique of seminary life, ordination, and pastoral practice.

The Red Hand

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Essay questions popular legends (e.g., William Tell) and relic-evidence; also includes 'The Red Hand,' a Western tale of murder, moral conflict, and bystander inaction.

Red Reminiscences of the Southwest

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Reflections on vigilante justice in the Southwest, recounting lynchings, mob violence, and moral consequences through anecdotes like Saul Duden and the Burrows brothers.

Personating Christ

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Discusses how national character shapes the pulpit and urges Christians to 'put on' and personate Christ, living visibly as His representatives before the world.

Merely a Mirror

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Atlantic Monthly (May 1875) contents and excerpts: poems and short fiction with Civil War–era sketches of sailors, soldiers, social life, and moral decline.

Natural Selection

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Harper's New Monthly Magazine (Dec 1875–May 1876): table of contents and excerpts featuring fiction, essays on natural selection, travel, art, and scientific articles.

Carter Quarterman: A Novel

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Excerpt from William M. Baker's 1876 novel Carter Quarterman: a first-person tale of Southern family lineage, plantation life, church tradition, and the realities of slavery.

Colonel Dunwoddie, Millionaire

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Post–Civil War Southern novel about Col. Charles Dunwoddie, a proud poet-lawyer ruined by poverty, family burdens, and changing fortunes after the war.

Church-Planting in Texas: A Pioneer Sketch

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Argues the Bible is a law for nations as well as the Church—both church and state are under Christ's authority. Also recounts 19th-century Presbyterian church-planting in Texas.

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