An Ordination Sermon
Collection of Presbyterian sermons (New-Jersey Preacher) addressing ministerial qualifications, ordination duties, faithful preaching, pastoral care, and practical Christian living.
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An Ordination Sermon
Fortieth Anniversary of the Inauguration of the Rev. S.M. Woodbridge, D.D., LL.D.
Programme and addresses for the 40th‑anniversary (1857–1897) of Prof. Samuel M. Woodbridge at New Brunswick Theological Seminary, featuring speeches, prayers, tributes and biographical notes.
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Historical Theology: An Address
Centennial Memorial (1784–1884) of the Reformed Church in America's Theological Seminary: proceedings, historical theology address, seminary history, addresses, and appendix materials.
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Faith: It’s True Position in the Life of Man: A Discourse, Preached November 22nd, 1874, in the Chapel of Rutgers College
Sermon arguing that faith is the foundational principle of human life and religion, rebutting positivism by showing faith undergirds history, science, and Christian belief.
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The Family Institution — Its Sacredness and Significance
Sermon on the family as a divinely instituted, sacred foundation for church and state. It stresses God's dwelling in households, parental duty, and the family's symbolic link to heaven.
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China’s Only Hope: An Appeal by Her Greatest Viceroy, Chang Chih-Tung, with the Sanction of the Present Emperor, Kwang Su
Chang Chih-tung urges China’s revival via Confucian moral renewal plus Western practical reforms—schools, railways, army, religious toleration. Translator favors Christianity for spiritual renewal.
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A Short History of Chinkiang
Short local history of Chinkiang by Samuel I. Woodbridge. Surveys the city's past—Qin Shih Huang, city walls, the Yangtze, Opium War episodes, customs and missionary observations.
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The Mystery of the White Snake: A Legend of Thunder Peak Tower
Translated Chinese legend (Thunder Peak Tower) prefaced by a missionary introduction critiquing popular Chinese beliefs and Buddhism and urging the Gospel. The story follows folkloric adventures.
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The Golden-Horned Dragon King; or, The Emperor’s Visit to the Spirit World
Missionary translation of a Chinese T'ang tale with a preface critiquing Confucian classics and popular superstition. Narrative follows a drought, a fortune-teller, and a Dragon King's wager about rain.
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The New England Ministry Sixty Years Ago: The Memoir of John Woodbridge, D.D.
Memoir of Rev. John Woodbridge, D.D., chronicling his life, pastoral labors, theological views (New Divinity/Hopkinsian) and role in New England revivals.
John Woodbridge
Biographical sketches of John Woodbridge and John Yeomans summarizing their education, pastoral careers, writings, and roles in American Presbyterian life in the 19th century.
Review of The Scriptural Doctrine of Sanctification Stated and Defended Against the Error of Perfectionism
Review critiques Perfectionism, arguing Scripture and experience show believers remain sinful in this life. Traces the doctrine's history and warns of its theological and practical dangers.
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God’s Respect to the Lowly
Two sermons urging humility: the gospel humbles human pride (1 Cor. 1) and God honors the lowly, hears their prayers, and strengthens them in spiritual conflict.
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Pride Abased by the Gospel
Sermon argues the gospel abases human pride: God's sovereign choice and Christ's humble life and death expose worldly wisdom. Salvation is by divine grace, not human merit.
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The Courageous Minister: A Sermon, Preached at the Ordination of Rev. Parsons Cooke, … of the East Evangelical Church and Society in Ware; June 21, 1826
Ordination sermon urging ministers to bold, faithful preaching (Jeremiah 1). Calls for conviction, study, prayer, and courage to proclaim truth despite opposition.
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An Address Delivered Before the Society of the Alumni of Williams College on the Day of the Annual Commencement, September 3, 1823
An 1823 commencement address urging scholars to employ learning and reason to embrace, defend, and advance Christianity, viewing scholarship as a sacred obligation and duty.
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The Jubilee of New England: A Sermon, Preached in Hadley, December 22, 1820, in Commemoration of the Landing of Our Fathers at Plymouth; …
Sermon commemorating New England's jubilee, recounting the Puritan settlement at Plymouth, their trials, providential deliverances, treaties with natives, and the colony's growth—urging gratitude.
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