Carter Quarterman: A Novel
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.
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Carter Quarterman: A Novel
Colonel Dunwoddie, Millionaire
Post–Civil War Southern novel about Col. Charles Dunwoddie, a proud poet-lawyer ruined by poverty, family burdens, and changing fortunes after the war.
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The Virginians in Texas: A Story for Young Old Folks and Old Young Folks
A serialized novel excerpt chronicling a Virginia family's emigration to Texas—frontier travel, family devotion, slaves' experiences, and a sense of providence.
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A Year Worth Living: A Story of a Place and of a People One Cannot Afford Not to Know
Novel following Hartman Venable's river voyage to St. Jerome. Vivid portrait of Southern society before emancipation, plantations, and interpersonal encounters.
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Church-Planting in Texas: A Pioneer Sketch
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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Blessed Saint Certainty: A Story
A frontier novel set on the Ocklawahaw Indian Reservation following Captain Urwoldt, missionary Williams, and Blackberry Eyes. Themes: conversion, culture clash, and community life.
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William M. Baker
Biographical sketch of William M. Baker, a Presbyterian minister and author, with an excerpt from his frontier tale "The Hunt of the Bears" (The New Timothy).
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Excommunicated for Laziness
Index and selections from The Manhattan, Vol. II (1883): illustrated literary magazine with essays on Western scenery, travel, art, poetry and the short story "Excommunicated for Laziness."
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The Making of a Man
Excerpt from the novel The Making of a Man following Theodore Thirlmore, a former preacher turned struggling farmer, his family, and the trials that shape his character.
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William Mumford Baker, D.D.
Obituary-style necrological report of Presbyterian ministers, recounting lives, ministries, deaths, and dying testimonies (notably “I know that my Redeemer liveth”).
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Hezekiah James Balch
Sketch of Rev. Hezekiah Balch (1741–1810), a Presbyterian frontier minister and founder of Greenville College; recounts his ministry, ecclesiastical controversies, and legacy.
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Early Associations
Argues religious periodicals are vital to spread Christianity and support missions. Praises missionary sacrifice and urges education and aid to avert wars with Native tribes.
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The Waste Places of Zion
Calls Christians to active domestic and foreign missions to reclaim the 'waste places of Zion,' rebuking indifference, sectarianism, and worldly self‑interest, with Scripture appeal.
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Christianity and Literature: In a Series of Discourses
Discourses on literature's temptations—fame, disappointment, pride—and Christianity's remedy of humility and piety, illustrated by Milton and Watts.
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The Puritan Divines: In a Letter to the Rev. Dr. Ashbel Green, from Rev. Thomas B. Balch
Overview and defense of the Puritan divines and their theology, emphasizing the covenant of works, total depravity, and sovereign grace. Argues these views align with the Westminster standards.
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Linnæus and Wilson
1836 Southern Literary Messenger issue: sketches of Tripoli and Barbary diplomacy (consuls, Pasha, a fugitive), alongside literary essays, poetry, and biographical pieces on Linnaeus and Wilson.
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An Evening Hymn
An evening hymn reflecting on dwelling with the Savior, Calvary's sorrow, angels, and the hope of eternal morning where the ransomed flock find rest.
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