Home-Songs for Home-Birds
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19th-century collection of Christian songs and poems for children and babies, arranged by Rev. William P. Breed. Devotional family hymns for home worship and nurturing faith.
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Home-Songs for Home-Birds
Anthropos
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A theological exploration of 'anthropos'—man's nature, self-consciousness, dignity, and destiny. Discusses biblical anthropology, the soul, mortality, and man's relation to God.
Under the Oak
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A children's Sabbath sermon under a great oak that praises nature as God's temple, encourages earnest prayer and family worship, and contrasts the cholera plague with the deeper plague of sin.
The Theatre
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A Presbyterian sermon arguing the theatre's influence is morally dangerous, historically condemned by the church, and a threat to personal salvation and national virtue.
Daniel Lewis Collier: A Memorial Discourse by His Pastor
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Memorial discourse for Daniel L. Collier, a Presbyterian ruling elder and lawyer, recounting his devout life, public service, and exemplary character. Calls readers to 'mark the perfect man'.
Jenny Geddes, or, Presbyterianism and Its Great Conflict with Despotism
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Account of Jenny Geddes' 1637 stool protest at St. Giles and the ensuing struggle between Presbyterian church government and royal prelacy, tracing Scottish church–state conflict.
A Day at Shushan
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Expository retelling of the events at Shushan (Esther 1–2): vivid palace description, the summons of Vashti, Esther's introduction, Mordecai's character, and archaeological notes.
Christ Liveth in Me
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Sermon on the mystical union with Christ: believers are crucified with Him, born again, and live by His life through the Spirit and faith, forming the Church as His body.
Hand-Book for Funerals
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19th-century funeral handbook compiling Scripture and poetic selections with ready-made funeral and graveside services for all ages and occasions. Practical liturgical aid for ministers.
Presbyterianism Three Hundred Years Ago
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Survey of Presbyterian church government and its prevalence among Reformation churches c.1572; traces origins in the Waldenses, Calvin's Geneva, and French/Dutch Reformed traditions.
Presbyterianism, and Its Services in the Revolution of 1776
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Sermon on Joshua 4's memorial stones emphasizing God's hand in history and celebrating Presbyterian contributions to republican liberty and the American Revolution.
Presbyterians and the Revolution
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Survey of Presbyterians' influence in the American Revolution—their leaders (e.g., Witherspoon), theological foundations for liberty, and the church's role in Centennial commemorations.
Feeding on Christ: The Soul’s Hungering and Thirsting, and Its Satisfaction
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Devotional sermon on hungering and thirsting after righteousness, presenting Christ as the soul's satisfying food and explaining imputed and inward righteousness.
The Model Christian Worker: John Potter
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Memoir of John Potter, a Presbyterian colporteur and city missionary who 'went about doing good.' Highlights his conversion, prayerful devotion, pastoral accessibility, and evangelism.
What Is Presbyterianism?
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Overview of Presbyterianism: its eldership-based polity, representative courts and Calvinistic doctrine. Emphasises preaching, confessions, and church order.
Address of Welcome at the Second General Council of the Presbyterian Alliance
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Proceedings of the 1880 Second General Council of the Presbyterian Alliance in Philadelphia. Opening sermon (matthew 8) and welcome address stress Presbyterian unity, missions, and Reformation heritage.
The Diffusion of a Presbyterian Literature
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1880 Presbyterian Alliance paper urging diffusion of Presbyterian literature: God- and Christ-centered, Calvinistic theology, distinct anthropology, eschatology, and polity shaping public morals.
West Spruce Street Presbyterian Church, of Philadelphia, 1856–1881: Quarter Century Anniversary
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Account of the 1881 quarter-century anniversary of a Philadelphia Presbyterian church, detailing its 1856 organization, pastorate, committees, decorations, and early history.
Denominational Thought: Its Publication and Preservation
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Discusses Dean Stanley's views that no fixed church organisation is essential and that ministry isn't a priesthood. Reviews Presbyterian Board of Publication's work and colportage.
Aboard and Abroad in Eighteen-Hundred and Eighty-Four
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Travel letters from an 1884 Atlantic voyage and England tour recount shipboard life, dangers (fog, icebergs), Sabbath observance, and missionary encounters. Sketches blend humor, travel detail, and Christian reflection.
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