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God Against Slavery: And the Freedom and Duty of the Pulpit to Rebuke It, as a Sin Against God

A series of sermons asserting the pulpit's duty to denounce slavery, arguing from Old and New Testament law that slavery is sinful and urging ministers to preach against it.

George Barrell Cheever ⬩ 1857

The Christian’s Duty, in a Time of Revival: Being a Sermon, Preached … in the Church of the Puritans, Union Square, Sabbath, April 4th, 1858

Sermon urging Christians to act during revivals: be holy, pray fervently, and personally evangelize. Neglect is sinful; the church must prepare to receive God's outpouring.

George Barrell Cheever ⬩ 1858

The Fire and Hammer of God’s Word Against the Sin of Slavery

Dr. Cheever's 1858 speech brands American slavery a profound national and moral sin, calls the Church to denounce it, and rejects political compromises like the Dred Scott decision.

George Barrell Cheever ⬩ 1858

The Commission from God, of the Missionary Enterprise, Against the Sin of Slavery, and the Responsibility of the Church and Ministry for Its Fulfilment

1858 sermon condemning slavery as a grave sin and urging the church and missionaries to oppose, renounce, and work to free the oppressed, grounded in Psalm 72 and Scripture.

George Barrell Cheever ⬩ 1858

Right of the Bible in Our Public Schools

George Barrell Cheever ⬩ 1859

The Curse of God Against Political Atheism: With Some of the Lessons of the Tragedy at Harper’s Ferry

Sermon asserting God's law should govern personal and political life, condemning political atheism and unjust human laws and urging conscience-led resistance to tyranny.

George Barrell Cheever ⬩ 1859

The Guilt of Slavery and the Crime of Slaveholding Demonstrated from the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures

George Barrell Cheever ⬩ 1860

The Right of Conscience Towards God in the Citizens of the United States and the Violation of That Right by the Senate in the Imprisonment of Thaddeus Hyatt

1860 sermon by G. B. Cheever defending conscience rights and condemning the Senate's imprisonment of Thaddeus Hyatt. Denounces unjust laws—especially slavery—and urges resistance.

George Barrell Cheever ⬩ 1860

The Salvation of the Country Secured by Immediate Emancipation: A Discourse

Arguments for immediate emancipation under the war power, drawing on John Quincy Adams' speeches. Claims Congress and military may emancipate slaves in wartime; cites Esther 4:14.

George Barrell Cheever ⬩ 1861

Rights of the Coloured Race to Citizenship and Representation: And the Guilt and Consequences of Legislation Against Them

1864 sermon condemning laws and theology that uphold slavery; urges legislative abolition and equal citizenship for the coloured race, invoking Ezekiel's divine indictment.

George Barrell Cheever ⬩ 1864

Protest Against the Robbery of the Colored Race by the Proposed Amendment of the Constitution

Rev. George B. Cheever denounces a proposed constitutional amendment to exclude Black citizens from voting, arguing it violates Christian justice, constitutional principles, and equal citizenship.

George Barrell Cheever ⬩ 1866

Impartial Suffrage a Right, and the Infamy of the Revolution Against It in the Proposed Amendment of the Constitution

Rev. Cheever argues that suffrage is a God-given right and condemns a proposed constitutional amendment to let states disfranchise Black citizens, grounding political equality in Scripture.

George Barrell Cheever ⬩ 1866

“Pictorial Life,” or, Man’s Life: Setting Forth His Nature, Views, Harmonies and Contrasts, Virtues and Vices

Devotional study using emblematic art to portray the human soul, virtues, and vices. Urges pious self-examination, Scripture's authority, and reliance on Christ and the Holy Spirit.

George Barrell Cheever, Ezra Hall Gillett, Howard Crosby ⬩ 1870

The Prose Writers of America

Collection of eloquent American prose extracts—essays on creation, night and study, Franklin, national character, and notable authors; a common-place anthology.

George Barrell Cheever ⬩ 1876

Faith, Doubt, and Evidence: God’s Vouchers for His Written Word, With Critical Illustrations from the Autobiography of Dr. Franklin

Preface arguing for the divine inspiration and historic reliability of Scripture, addressing doubt, manuscript evidence, miracles, and the canon through biography and critical analysis.

George Barrell Cheever ⬩ 1881

Memorabilia of George B. Cheever, D.D., Late Pastor of the Church of the Puritans, Union Square, New York, and of His Wife, Elizabeth Wetmore Cheever

Memoir of Rev. George B. Cheever, a 19th-century Puritan pastor, author, and activist who led temperance and anti‑slavery campaigns and preached vigorous biblical reform.

1890

A Sermon, Delivered Before the Bershire and Columbia Missionary Society, at Their Annual Meeting in Canaan, September 21, 1813

John Chester ⬩ 1813

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God Against Slavery: And the Freedom and Duty of the Pulpit to Rebuke It, as a Sin Against God

The Christian’s Duty, in a Time of Revival: Being a Sermon, Preached … in the Church of the Puritans, Union Square, Sabbath, April 4th, 1858

The Fire and Hammer of God’s Word Against the Sin of Slavery

The Commission from God, of the Missionary Enterprise, Against the Sin of Slavery, and the Responsibility of the Church and Ministry for Its Fulfilment

Right of the Bible in Our Public Schools

The Curse of God Against Political Atheism: With Some of the Lessons of the Tragedy at Harper’s Ferry

The Guilt of Slavery and the Crime of Slaveholding Demonstrated from the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures

The Right of Conscience Towards God in the Citizens of the United States and the Violation of That Right by the Senate in the Imprisonment of Thaddeus Hyatt

The Salvation of the Country Secured by Immediate Emancipation: A Discourse

Rights of the Coloured Race to Citizenship and Representation: And the Guilt and Consequences of Legislation Against Them

Protest Against the Robbery of the Colored Race by the Proposed Amendment of the Constitution

Impartial Suffrage a Right, and the Infamy of the Revolution Against It in the Proposed Amendment of the Constitution

“Pictorial Life,” or, Man’s Life: Setting Forth His Nature, Views, Harmonies and Contrasts, Virtues and Vices

The Prose Writers of America

Faith, Doubt, and Evidence: God’s Vouchers for His Written Word, With Critical Illustrations from the Autobiography of Dr. Franklin

The Death Penalty

God’s Timepiece for Man’s Eternity

The Log-Book of a Voyage to the Celestial Country: A Christian Allegory of the Sea

Memorabilia of George B. Cheever, D.D., Late Pastor of the Church of the Puritans, Union Square, New York, and of His Wife, Elizabeth Wetmore Cheever

A Sermon, Delivered Before the Bershire and Columbia Missionary Society, at Their Annual Meeting in Canaan, September 21, 1813

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