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The Danville Quarterly Review, Vol. 1

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Front matter and table of contents for the Danville Quarterly Review (Mar 1861), a Presbyterian evangelical periodical. Essays address Presbyterian vs Congregational doctrines, predestination, imputation, and national peril.

The Danville Quarterly Review, Vol. 2

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Argues for the proper use of reason: it discovers facts and must submit to Scripture. Warns against exalting human reason over divine revelation, which leads to error and atheism.

The Danville Quarterly Review, Vol. 3

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A theological inquiry arguing that civil government and citizens' allegiance are grounded in divine revelation. Christians must honor rightful authority and reject rebellion and lawlessness.

The Danville Quarterly Review, Vol. 4

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1864 Danville Review essay defending the church's authority to expound Scripture and address political questions, replying to James Brown's critique of clergy involvement in politics.

Our Country: Its Peril and Its Deliverance

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1861 essay warns that rising lawlessness and anti-slavery agitation endanger the Union. Examines slavery as cause of secession and urges constitutional, measured action.

The Civil War: Its Nature and End

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1861 argument: lasting peace requires preserving the Federal Union and Constitution. It defends crushing the rebellion and warns slavery and secession make permanent peace impossible.

Two Speeches on the State of Our Country

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Rev. R.J. Breckinridge's 1862 speech argues for preserving the Union and crushing secession. He urges prosecuting the war to restore national unity and invokes God's providence.

Robert J. Breckinridge

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Sketch of Robert J. Breckinridge: Presbyterian minister, seminary founder and professor, polemicist on theology and slavery, active in missions and Unionist public discourse.

Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, D.D., LL.D.

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Encyclopedia entry on the Presbyterian Church in the U.S., featuring a biographical sketch of Robert J. Breckinridge—his ministry, theological leadership, Old School role, and abolitionist stance.

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