Letter from Ella
Sermon urging intense, Christ-like devotion in missionary service; cites Luke 12:50 and Isaiah 53, gives examples of sacrificial giving and issues an urgent appeal for foreign missions.
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Letter from Ella
Special Causes of Thanksgiving
A Thanksgiving address praising God's providence in foreign missions, recounting challenges and answered prayers in the Indian Mission and urging continued evangelism and support.
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Address by Mrs. W.W. Carithers
Religious news and reflections from Christian Nation (1895). Reports on foreign and Indian missions, Christian Endeavor, psalm-singing, temperance, orphan work, and evangelistic effort.
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William Work Carithers
1888 History of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in America, containing sketches and biographies of ministers, congregations, missions, institutions, and portraits.
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Among the Indians
Editorial asserts Christ as ruler of nations and the Bible as the standard for political life. It urges Sabbath reform and temperance, and reports on missionary work among Native Americans in Oklahoma.
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Our Indian Mission
Argues death is the curse of the Fall and Christ’s once-for-all sacrifice secures salvation. Includes missionary reports from Indian Territory urging support and evangelistic action.
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February 5, 1890 Letter from Rev. W.W. Carithers
Argues that bearing testimony to Christ as Head and King can unite churches. Letters report domestic mission work at Ft. Sill—building, farming, and sickness among the Indians.
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Annual Report of Rev. W.W. Carithers
1890 minutes of the Reformed Presbyterian Synod: mission reports (Chinese in Oakland, Native American work), church building/school updates, and a committee negotiating reunion with General Synod.
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April 21, 1891 Cache Creek Mission Report
1891 Reformed Presbyterian issue of missionary intelligence: letters and reports from Tarsus, Fort Sill, and Cache Creek on evangelism among Native Americans. Includes scriptural reflection (ezekiel-16).
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Cache Creek Mission Report
Editorial argues love is the essential motive powering missionary work. Reports from Cache Creek mission recount missionary sacrifices, harsh Native American conditions, and school progress.
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W.W. Carithers Writes About His Indian Mission
Editorial urges national submission to Scripture and promotes National Reform. Covers Johnstown flood, temperance/prohibition campaigning, and missions among Black and Native peoples.
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The New Indian Mission
Urges young men to root missionary zeal in deep communion with Christ. Reports on mission efforts at home (Indian reservation, New York) and abroad (China), noting practical challenges.
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Is It Possible That Our Heroic Missionaries Among the Indians Cannot Be Helped in the Hour of Their Need?
Editorial asserts Christ as ruler of nations and Scripture as national law. Also reports church-state controversies, missionary hardships at Fort Sill, and local presbytery news.
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A Courageous Letter from Missionary Carithers
Editorial asserts Christ as ruler of nations and the Bible as the standard for civic life. Reports church news, temperance and education items, plus a Fort Sill missionary letter on Indian work.
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Indian Mission
Argues true revivals require faithful testimony to Christ rather than superficial emotional excitement, warning against false conversions. Includes missionary and Sabbath-school reports.
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A Self-Defensive War Lawful, Proved in a Sermon, Preached at Lancaster, … in the Presbyterian Church, on Sabbath Morning, June 4th, 1775
1775 Lancaster sermon by Rev. John Carmichael: war is a great evil but can be unavoidable and lawful in self-defense. Christian soldiers must act justly, avoid falsehood and excess.
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John Carmichael
Biographical sketches of Presbyterian ministers John Carmichael and Azel Roe, highlighting education, ministry, Revolutionary-era patriotism, pastoral labors, and deaths.
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The General Assembly’s Board of Education and the American Education Society
Urges the Church to pair prayer with practical means—funding and educating pious, promising young men in seminaries via societies to supply ministers for vast mission fields.
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