Notice of Presbyterian Rule
Sketches the Southern Presbyterian Church's foreign missions since 1866, notes publications on Presbyterian church order, and reviews T. E. Peck's writings about worship.
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Archives
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.
Notice of Presbyterian Rule
Shall Women Preach? Or, The Question Answered
1891 pamphlet arguing that Scripture permits women to preach and be ordained. Woosley answers Pauline objections, cites biblical examples (Deborah, Genesis) and church practice.
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The Public Language of Our Lord
Essay examines whether Jesus spoke Greek or Aramaic, surveying patristic witnesses, the synoptic problem, and textual traditions in the context of Reformation debates over the Lord's public language.
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“A Peculiar Treasure” — Mal. III.17.
Argues for careful, honest defense of Scripture, warning against overclaiming its form. Praises the LXX as a valuable aid to Palestinian Greek and New Testament interpretation.
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The Gospel and the Revelation of Peter
Critiques idealistic monism and surveys recent patristic finds—notably the Akhmim codex containing the Gospel and Apocalypse of Peter—assessing their date, theology, and textual value.
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The Origin of the Septuagint
Short articles examine natural religion vs. the gospel, infant regeneration and pastoral nurture, and the origin/dating of the Septuagint with textual-critical evidence.
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Our Redeemer’s Prayer for Christian Unity
Sermon on Christ’s prayer (John 17) urging true Christian unity: spiritual, complete, and confined to the regenerate; warns that mere organizational unity hinders evangelism.
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Presbyterianism in Gloucester County, Virginia
1880 report of organizing a Presbyterian congregation in Gloucester County, VA, linking colonial history and local gifts. Appeals for funds, buildings, and a horse for the missionary.
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Obituary of Hervey Woods
Minutes of the Synod of Mississippi (1801–1867) documenting meetings, sermons, obituaries, and Synod business—trustees, collections, and church union during the Civil War era.
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The History of the Presbyterian Controversy, With Early Sketches of Presbyterianism
Brief 1843 history of the Presbyterian controversy in America, tracing origins from the Reformation and Westminster Assembly and explaining Old School–New School divisions.
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“Wherewithal Shall a Young Man Cleanse His Way?”: Baccalaureate Sermon Preached in the Chapel of the South Carolina College, June 27th, 1892
James Woodrow's baccalaureate urges graduates to 'cleanse their way' by taking heed to God's Word (Ps.119:9), keeping the commandments and loving God and neighbor amid temptations.
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A Defense of True Presbyterianism Against Two Deliverances of the Augusta Assembly, May, 1886
A defense of 'True Presbyterianism' critiquing Augusta Assembly and General Assembly decisions; argues for correct Presbyterian polity, courts, and judicial process.
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Professor Woodrow’s Speech Before the Synod of South Carolina
Professor Woodrow, before the Synod of South Carolina (1885), argues that natural science—including evolution—need not impugn Scripture and urges careful, modest interpretation of revelation.
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Evolution [SPR]
1884 theological address on evolution and the Bible, arguing Scripture reports phenomena not science, seeks to resolve apparent conflicts and defends biblical inerrancy while allowing nonliteral readings.
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Evolution [pamphlet]
Woodrow argues the Bible reports phenomena, not scientific explanations. Apparent conflicts with science (astronomy, zoology, origins) vanish under proper interpretation while he affirms biblical inerrancy.
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A Further Examination of Certain Recent Assaults on Physical Science
Argues that Christianity and modern physical science are compatible. Condemns blanket denunciations of science and urges careful, truthful apologetic engagement.
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An Examination of Certain Recent Assaults on Physical Science
Examines and rejects R.L. Dabney's attacks on physical science, defending natural theology and the use of reason and science against his skeptical application of the doctrine of the Fall.
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Geology and Its Assailants
Defends geology against charges of undermining Scripture, noting many geologists are devout ministers. Urges honest inquiry and harmony between geological science and the Bible.
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Inaugural Address at Columbia Theological Seminary
Inaugural address (1861) advocating a Perkins Professorship to teach natural science in harmony with Scripture and to defend revealed religion against scientific objections.
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John Woodhull, D.D.
Biographical sketches of Rev. John Woodhull and contemporaries: Princeton-educated, Calvinistic pastor, trustee and teacher, noted for piety, pastoral care and influence in early American Presbyterianism.
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