A Plea for the West
Beecher urges Eastern Christians to aid the American West's religious and civil prosperity by sending schools, colleges, seminaries, teachers and books to educate and evangelize.
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A Plea for the West
A Plea for Colleges
Ad for Truman & Smith's educational and religious publications (schoolbooks, Mason's Sacred Harp). Excerpt from Lyman Beecher's 'A Plea for Colleges' urging expanded colleges and education to uplift society.
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Views in Theology
Lyman Beecher defends orthodox views on free agency, original sin, total depravity, and regeneration against charges of Pelagianism and Arminianism, calling for charity and fair judgment.
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God in the Storm: Dr. Beecher’s Address to the Meeting Convened on Board the Great Western, September 22, 1846
Narrative of the steamship Great Western's 1846 storm. Passengers face peril, gather for prayer and Communion, and testify to God's providential deliverance.
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Lectures on Political Atheism and Kindred Subjects
Lyman Beecher's lectures defend God's reality, warn that atheism threatens the nation, and argue for temperance and the Bible's civilizing role.
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The Life and Services of Rev. Lyman Beecher, D.D., as President and Professor of Theology in Lane Seminary: A Commemorative Discourse
Commemorative discourse on Rev. Lyman Beecher (1775–1863), focusing on his presidency at Lane Seminary, fundraising struggles, and his move from Boston to train ministers for the West.
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Autobiography, Correspondence, Etc., of Lyman Beecher, D.D., Vol. 1
Autobiography and correspondence of Lyman Beecher (ed. Charles Beecher), tracing his ancestry, Yale education, ministry, revivals and temperance work. Published 1864.
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Autobiography, Correspondence, Etc., of Lyman Beecher, D.D., Vol. 2
Volume II of Lyman Beecher's autobiography and correspondence, detailing his revivalism, ministry controversies, the Connecticut Observer, temperance, and anti‑slavery conflicts.
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The Revival Preaching of Dr. Nettleton
Profile of Dr. Nettleton's revival preaching: doctrinal, intellectual, and vividly experimental. Emphasizes human depravity, regeneration, immediate repentance, and guarding new converts.
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Index of Presbyterian Ministers Containing the Names of All of the Ministers of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
Alphabetical index of Presbyterian ministers in the U.S., 1706–1881, compiled by Willis J. Beecher. Cross-references ministers to General Assembly minutes and presbyterial records.
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Farmer Tompkins and His Bibles
A reflective narrative of a young man's journey from flippant freethinking to wrestling with biblical authority, criticism, translations, and personal experience toward renewed conviction.
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The Logical Methods of Professor Kuenen
Two essays: Lyman Beecher on the atonement and a critique of Professor Kuenen’s critical methods, defending reverent, fair biblical criticism and debating Scripture’s inspiration.
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The Chronology of the Kings of Israel and Judah
Defends the Bible's regnal chronology for Israel and Judah after Solomon, arguing consistent rules for counting reigns and corroboration across multiple sources. Counters modern critical claims.
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Drill Lessons in Hebrew
Drill lessons for learning Biblical Hebrew: consonants, vowel points, morphology, paradigms and exercises. Compiled from Auburn Theological Seminary lectures, 1883.
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Italics in Our English Bibles
Discusses how Scripture's silences attest to its divine origin. Critiques the Revised Version's omission of KJV italics, citing Malachi and Psalm 19.
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Legislative Restriction of Evils
Examines Henry George’s influence and argues the proper limits of legislation against social evils. Warns that unenforced or overreaching laws undermine law’s authority and personal liberty.
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The Situation
Discussion of the Presbyterian controversy over Scripture's inerrancy vs. infallibility, opposing ecclesiastical trials of scholars and urging truth-seeking over punitive victory.
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Review of John DeWitt, The Psalms
Reviews: Jane Marsh Parker critiques the Millerite delusion; a review praises DeWitt's poetic Psalms translation; essays survey German philosophical and dogmatic trends.
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Class Notes on the Old Testament
1896 class notes on Old Testament literary origins, canon, chronology, and the prophets. Surveys extra‑biblical evidence (El‑Amarna), archaeology, philology, and textual issues.
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