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The Church of the Living God

Advocates practical seminary training for ministry and defines the Church as spiritual body governed by elders (presbyters/bishops), favoring Presbyterian representative polity.
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The General Assembly [Southern] of 1894

Examines modern theology's recovery of the historical Christ. Reports on the 1894 General Assembly—missions growth, debate over organic union with the Northern church, and church polity.
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The Revised Directory for Worship

1892 Presbyterian Quarterly critique defending scriptural authority and Westminster standards; opposes the Revised Directory's liturgical innovations and its altered doctrine of baptism.
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Church Organization in Heathen Lands

Defines 'revival' as resuscitation of spiritual life (Acts 2), surveys historical awakenings, and critiques Presbyterian polity on organizing churches in heathen lands and missions.
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Robert E. Lee

Comprehensive 1897 biography of Robert E. Lee by H. A. White. Traces Lee's ancestry, upbringing, military career through Civil War campaigns, surrender, and college presidency.
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The Presidents of the Washington College of Virginia

Historical account of Washington College (later Washington & Lee), its Scotch‑Irish founders and presidents, and the strong Presbyterian influence on early American education and civic life.
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The Original Manuscript of the Pentateuch

Essay critiques higher criticism and the documentary hypothesis, defending Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch and arguing Deuteronomy predates Josiah; engages Driver and Briggs.
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The Evolution of the “New Inspiration”

Traces the development of belief in biblical "inspiration," from accepting Scripture as historical Revelation to defending its divine authorship and inerrancy against modern critics.
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Growth in Knowledge and Grace

Two sermons: the weighty duties and watchfulness of ministers (Nehemiah 6), and the call to lifelong growth in grace and knowledge of Christ by natural, intellectual, moral, and religious means.
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