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Dr. Plumer’s Ministry in Petersburg

1880 Central Presbyterian reports Synod debates and an alarming decline in ministerial candidates, urges prayer and church benevolence for foreign missions, and commemorates Dr. Plumer.
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The Duration of Future Punishment

Proceedings of the Second General Council (Presbyterian Alliance) recording debates on the juridical view of Christ's atonement and the duration of future punishment, hinging on the word 'aiōnios'.
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Prison Life at Fort McHenry

Rev. T.D. Witherspoon's first-person account of Confederate chaplains imprisoned at Fort McHenry after Gettysburg. He ministers to the dying, escorts a colonel's remains, and recounts harsh prison conditions.
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Rome and the Altar

A Presbyterian polemic challenges Bishop Keane's reading of Heb.13:10, arguing the 'altar' is heavenly per early Fathers and criticizing the Roman practice of many altars and the Mass.
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Rome and Charity

1880 Central Presbyterian pieces: a Waukesha letter on industry, reform schools, and need for Christian instruction; and a polemical critique of Roman Catholic practice, indulgences, and Bible access.
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Rome and Purgatory

1880 Central Presbyterian letters sharply critique Roman Catholic doctrines—denouncing veneration of Mary, indulgences, and harrowing Purgatory accounts while defending Protestant objections.
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Rome and the Priesthood

Editorial extracts criticizing Father Muller’s claims about Catholic priestly power as usurping God, followed by Southern Presbyterian news on Sinking Creek church, pastorate, and manse-building.
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Rome and “Rufus”

1880 Central Presbyterian: travel notes on Waukesha springs, a polemical exchange with a Catholic correspondent over doctrine, and church news including a missionary ordination.
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Rome and the Virgin Mary

Presbyterian letters recount European travel and London debates, praise English pulpits, and strongly critique German Sabbath laxity and absence of family worship, defending strict Lord’s Day observance.
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Rome and the Bible

1880 Central Presbyterian reports ministers' labors, home and foreign missions, revivals and funds. It asserts Rome restricts lay use of vernacular Bibles per the Council of Trent.
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That Jarratt’s Depot Tract [2]

Editorial letters: R. L. Dabney warns of London's overcrowding and Britain's precarious power. Other pieces critique Roman Catholic teaching of 'no salvation outside the Church' and note Decalogue differences.
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That Jarratt’s Depot Tract [1]

1880 Central Presbyterian defends a tract quoting a Catholic catechism. The letter criticizes Catholic teachings on Scripture authority, 'no salvation outside the Church', and priestly absolution.
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Jeremiah in Prison

Sabbath School lesson on Jeremiah in prison (Jer. 33), recounting Josiah's reforms, later kings, exile, and Jeremiah's ministry. Emphasizes the power of Scripture to reform and God's promise of restoration.
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A Word to Christian Parents

A pastoral exhortation urging Christian parents to claim the covenant promises, use means of grace (prayer, baptism, instruction), and labor for their children's early conversion.
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An Appeal to the Baptized Members of the Church

A pastoral appeal urging baptized children to embrace their covenantal privileges, trust Christ, and be saved early. Uses anecdotes to teach simple, childlike faith and prayer.
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