A Memorial of Edward A. Wharton
Memorial sermon on human frailty and the transience of life, drawing on 'We all do fade as a leaf' (isaiah 64). It exhorts trust in God's grace amid sorrow.
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A Memorial of Edward A. Wharton
Octorara, A Poem: And Occasional Pieces
A devotional poem celebrating rural retirement, nature, piety, and enduring friendship, with longing for Jesus and hope in his return.
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God the Home of the Soul
Sermon asserting that God is the soul's true home and ultimate rest. Earthly homes fail; only in Christ do we find lasting refuge, love, and security.
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The Pilgrim Soldier’s Last March
A sermon by D.B. Cheney on the gospel as God's power and wisdom (1 Cor. 1), followed by "The Pilgrim Soldier's Last March," an allegory of a believer's trials and triumphant passage to heaven.
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Jesus the Brightness of the Father’s Glory
1859 sermon arguing Jesus is the Shechinah incarnate — the brightness of the Father's glory and express image of his person, guardian of the law and sole mediator for atonement.
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Keep Me Not Here
Argues Christ's exclusive, sufficient atonement—reconciliation and peace effected by his cross (Colossians 1). Includes devotional piece "Keep me not here" on longing for heaven.
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The Pastor’s Return
Argues Jesus Christ is the living, sufficient foundation—our unshakable rock—surpassing any man-made righteousness. Includes a thanksgiving hymn and notice of the pastor's return.
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Read the Scriptures
Argues Jesus Christ is the living, sufficient foundation and urges diligent reading of Scripture (including original languages) as vital for ministers and believers.
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The Post of Duty the Post of Danger
Sermon-editorial urging Christians to take posts of duty despite danger, endure hardship like soldiers of Christ. Praises church unity and calls for steadfast missionary service.
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The Rev. Dr. Van Rensselaer
Advocates the Christian duty and patriotism of praying for civil rulers. Includes an obituary praising Rev. Cortlandt Van Rensselaer's devoted service to church education and ministry.
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Patient Endurance
Board of Regents' annual report on founding a Presbyterian grammar school/college in San Francisco, followed by Rev. Burrowes's sermon 'Patient Endurance' calling for steadfast Christian duty and faith.
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The Lesson of the Closing Year
A New-Year devotional urging gratitude and diligence, warning of life's fleeting vanity and decay, and calling sinners to repentance and to life in Christ.
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Origin of Our Standards
Traces the Reformation's recovery of Scripture and the origin of Presbyterian standards in the work of reformers and the Westminster Assembly.
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Impressions of Dr. Wadsworth as a Preacher
Praise of Dr. Wadsworth's preaching: devout, practical, doctrinally rich, and emotionally powerful. Highlights his Scripture-centered, Jesus-focused homiletic skill.
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A Discourse Delivered at the Funeral of James Couper, M.D.
Funeral sermon on believers 'caught up into Paradise', comforting mourners with assurance of being with Christ, angelic escort, and the resurrection hope.
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Advanced Growth in Grace
Examines revivals, warns against abuses and fanatical excesses, and urges pure, scriptural revivals with continual growth in grace and sanctification for ministers and believers.
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For Your Sakes He Became Poor
Devotional reflection urging believers to endure suffering, fix their faith on Christ's glory, and follow him sacrificially, using Luke and Joshua imagery.
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George Burrowes, D.D.
Necrological report (1895) of Princeton Theological Seminary alumni presenting obituaries and career summaries of ministers and professors, their ministries, teaching, and deaths.
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The Early Days of Union Seminary
Recollections of Union Seminary's founding (1824): Dr. J. H. Rice's leadership, Hampden‑Sidney location, early students, fundraising, and the push for southern theological education.
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