The Elements of General History
Catalog of Holmes' educational texts and J.P. Carter's 1871 manual 'The Elements of General History.' Outlines history's uses, divisions, key dates, and classroom methods.
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The Elements of General History
The Inspiration of the Scriptures
Discusses Dutch-American interest in confessional revision and robustly defends the full, verbal inspiration of Scripture, rejecting rationalism, pantheism, and partial inspiration.
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An Exposition of Romans vi. 4
Argues against immersionist reading of Romans 6:4, defending baptism as union with Christ's death and a sign of the Spirit's work, not a literal burial.
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Rev. John C. Humphry
Memorial volume for Columbia Theological Seminary's semi-centennial (1884) with biographical sketches of students and ministers, detailing their ministries, struggles, and Christian deaths.
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Interesting Revolutionary Incidents and Sketches of Character, Chiefly in the “Old North State”
Historical sketches of Revolutionary War incidents in North Carolina (1781), recounting British campaigns under Cornwallis, battles like Cowpens and King's Mountain, and militia actions.
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Lectures on Paedobaptism
1834 lectures defending infant (paedo) baptism, diagnosing abuses in practice, and urging clearer pastoral instruction and covenantal, scriptural, and historical defenses.
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Providence and Other Poems
1838 collection of poems and essays by S. J. Cassels, meditating on literature, national character, and the sovereignty of Divine Providence.
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Christ and Antichrist
19th-century Protestant work defending Jesus’ Messiahship and arguing the Roman Papacy fulfills biblical Antichrist prophecies. Uses Scripture and historical argument.
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The Navy Surgeon: Or, the Conversion of Dr. Cha’s H. Broughton, Late of the United States Navy
Account of Dr. Broughton's conversion amid naval service: conviction, struggle, repentance, assurance, and devotion to missions and Scripture during an 1842 revival.
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The Origin of Our Ideas Concerning a God
Discusses whether ideas of God are innate, derived by reason from nature, or revealed. Rejects innate ideas and argues revelation (not unaided reason) best explains belief in God.
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America Discovered: A Poem
1850 poetic narrative: angelic chiefs debate revealing the American continent, send Abdah and Habdiel to petition God and guide Columbus—exploring providence, discovery, and evangelism.
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Liberty Poems
1851 poetry collection celebrating Southern life, liberty, religion, and civic virtues—Sabbath, charity, education, and patriotism—by S. I. Cassels.
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Domestic Literature: Tallulah and Other Poems
Essay on poetry's primacy in national literature and an appraisal of Henry R. Jackson's Tallulah. Argues the American South lacks an indigenous literature and relies on Northern works.
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Arminianism Restrictive of Divine Free Agency
Argues that Arminianism, by denying predestination, restricts God's agency and yields absurdities; Calvinism affirms both divine predestination and genuine human freedom.
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Remarks upon the Will, With Some Strictures Upon the Opinions of McCosh
Defends the soul as a simple spiritual essence with faculties and conscience. Critiques McCosh, arguing volition expresses choice but moral character springs from prior motives and reason.
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Unconditional Decrees
Discusses systematic Christian benevolence and the doctrine of God's unconditional decrees, defending organized charity and divine providence in election and salvation.
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The Holy Scriptures
Argues for Christian moderation in wealth and defends the Bible as God's revelation, centered on Christ's redemptive work authenticated by miracles and fulfilled prophecy.
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Conscience—Its Nature, Office, and Authority
Argues conscience is a distinct moral faculty that discerns right from wrong, grounds moral responsibility and repentance, and withstands skeptical objections.
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The Relation of Justice to Benevolence in the Conduct of Society
Paleyan moral analysis: justice and benevolence are one virtue. Critiques abolitionist agitation, urging Bible-led moral reform to prevent revolutionary disorder.
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