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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.

The Sovereignty of God

Sermon defending God's absolute sovereignty over nations and human hearts. Argues election, permission of sin, and conversion are acts of Divine will, answering Arminian objections.

An Essay on the Abolition of Slavery

Argues immediate emancipation is dangerous; law and Christian civilization must prepare slaves for freedom. Advocates gradual, legal reform over mob action.

Farmville Convention

John Bunyan's Confession of Faith summarizes core Christian doctrines: God, Trinity, incarnation, atonement, resurrection, Christ's mediatorship and final judgment.

Memorial Tributes to the Rev. George A. Baxter, D.D.

Memorial tributes to Rev. George A. Baxter, D.D., praising his scholarship, preaching, humility, and leadership at Washington College. He is remembered for his lasting influence on students and the church.

George Addison Baxter, D.D.

A historical sketch of Union Theological Seminary centering on George A. Baxter. Covers his ministerial and academic career, pedagogy, and forceful preaching on judgment.

March 12, 1795 Letter to Elias Boudinot

Letters of Elias Boudinot (1795) reporting European political events — revolutions in Holland and France, Irish unrest, naval concerns, parliamentary debates, and personal civic matters.

March 14, 1795 Letter to Elias Boudinot

Elias Boudinot's letters report late-18th-century European politics: the Dutch revolution, French Convention trials, and British affairs under Pitt, including Ireland and Spain.

April 27, 1795 Letter to William Bradford

Collection of letters and addresses of Elias Boudinot (President of the Continental Congress), 1795. Political correspondence reporting French captures, news, and appointments.

July 13, 1795 Letter to William Bradford

Volume II of Elias Boudinot's letters and addresses (1896). Contains 1795 correspondence on public office, politics, family matters, and social connections.

An Abstract of Those Laws of the United States

1804 legal abstract by Samuel Bayard summarizing U.S. laws on the duties and authority of inferior state court judges and justices of the peace, with an appendix of precedents.

A Catechism for Youth

Early 19th-century catechism for youth, translated from Professor Osterwald. Presents doctrines and abridged sacred history (Creation to Israel's settlement), revised by the Presbyterian General Assembly.

Letters on the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper

Pastoral letters guiding timid Christians on the Lord's Supper: its institution, obligations, who should be admitted, duties before and after communion, and key scriptural exegesis.

The Sacredness of the Medical Profession: A Sermon

Sermon asserting the medical profession as a sacred Christian vocation: physicians serve humanity, guard life, and minister to the poor, modeled by Luke, "the beloved physician."

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