Princeton in 1801
Memoir (1850) of a 1801 tour through Princeton and New England, detailing commencements, academic figures (Webster, Wheelock, Smith, Maclean) and campus life.
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Archives
The Confessional Presbyterian Archive is a curated digital library dedicated to preserving and promoting the writings of 17th–20th century Presbyterian pastors, teachers, and leaders. Featuring thousands of searchable texts, biographies, and historical resources, the archive provides direct access to the primary-source materials of American Presbyterianism.
Princeton in 1801
Reminiscences of Patrick Henry
Firsthand reminiscences of Patrick Henry highlighting his courtroom eloquence, persuasive power, and personal manner. Accounts of trials, speeches, and audience effects.
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Review of David McClure, Memoirs of the Rev. Eleazar Wheelock
Memoir of Rev. Eleazar Wheelock, founder of Dartmouth and Moor’s Indian Charity School. Chronicles his evangelical zeal, Indian missions, and educational labors during the revival.
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Robert Blair
Review of Robert Blair’s life and autobiography, tracing his spiritual struggles, growth in faith and sanctification. Examines his Presbyterian convictions and opposition to prelacy.
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Zachariah Johnston
Biographical sketch of Zachariah Johnston, an uneducated Virginia farmer who became an eloquent, integrity-filled legislator and Christian patriot who backed the Constitution.
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Address at the Laying of the Cornerstone of the Presbyterian Church in Southwark, Philadelphia, September 17th, 1849
A lecture defending the American federal Union, tracing its European roots and colonial origins. It explains the Constitution’s balance of state and national powers and urges citizens to uphold it.
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Biographical Sketches of the Founder and Principal Alumni of the Log College (1845)
Biographical sketches of the Log College and early American Presbyterian ministers (Tennent, Blair, Finley, etc.), recounting revivals and the origin of the New Brunswick Presbytery.
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Obituary: Archibald Alexander, D.D.
Reports on the Presbyterian Church’s missions, education, and publishing; includes an obituary honoring Princeton professor Archibald Alexander and urges stronger ministerial training.
Proceedings of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland
1851 Free Church Assembly: reports on the Sustentation Fund, missions, New College, scholarships, Sabbath observance, and debates on ministerial stipends.
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The Canon of the Old and New Testaments Ascertained, or The Bible Complete without the Apocrypha and Unwritten Traditions (1826)
Alexander defends the closed canon, contending the Old and New Testaments exclude the Apocrypha and unwritten traditions. He surveys patristic testimony and rules of canonicity.
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Universalism False and Unscriptural
1851 Presbyterian essay arguing against Universalism, contending Scripture and reason affirm eternal punishment and final judgment and warning moral dangers of universal salvation.
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Counsels of the Aged to the Young (1833)
Practical counsels from elders urging youth to form good principles, habits, and company; cherish reputation, economy, self-knowledge, and devotion.
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Paucity of Candidates for the Holy Ministry (1840)
Urges churches to pray for and raise candidates for the ministry rather than relying only on seminaries or funds. Calls for fasting, persistent prayer, and active cultivation of vocational leaders.
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Recommendation to Thomas Boston, The Crook in the Lot
Thomas Boston’s The Crook in the Lot treats life’s ‘crook’ as God’s sovereign providence, advising faith, humility, and proper Christian conduct under affliction.
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The Gospel Precious
An apologetic piece contrasting deism and Christianity, stressing the gospel’s comfort in bereavement and Christ as forerunner. Urges conversion and defends hope in the resurrection.
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Dr. Archibald Alexander’s Farewell Address (1812)
Fourth‑of‑July discourse on intemperance (moral suasion, prohibition, a third method); Dr. Archibald Alexander’s farewell accepting a Princeton seminary call; and a sketch of the Waldenses.
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