A Woman in the Pulpit
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Report on controversy after Quaker preacher Sarah F. Smiley addressed Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler's Presbyterian congregation; the Presbytery debated whether women may preach or be ordained.
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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.
A Woman in the Pulpit
A Thirty Years’ Pastorate, With Some Account of the Pulpit, the Preacher, and the People
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Account of Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler's 30-year pastorate at Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, detailing his resignation, pulpit ministry, leadership, publications, and pastoral character.
Thirty-Eight Years in the Independent
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Fiftieth‑anniversary issue of The Independent (1898): essays on the Spanish–American aftermath, missions and evangelical journalism, reminiscences, plus Harriet Beecher Stowe’s poem on divine peace.
Introduction to George D. Dowkontt, Murdered Millions
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1894 appeal for medical missions arguing that neglect of heathen peoples is 'murder' by omission; urges Christians to provide medical aid and evangelism to save millions.
Introduction to John V. Morgan, The Cambro-American Pulpit
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Collected 1899 anthology of Welsh‑American sermons and biographical sketches highlighting evangelical preaching, Welsh heritage, and a fund for Welsh scholarships.
Introduction to W.H. Daniels, The Temperance Reform and Its Great Reformers
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Illustrated 1878 history of American temperance: colonial "Blue Laws," temperance societies, reformer biographies (Beecher, Gough, Murphy), women's crusades, medical and evangelical phases.
Introduction to One Hundred Years of Temperance: A Memorial Volume of the Centennial Temperance Conference Held in Philadelphia, Pa., September, 1885
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Centennial volume (1885) of the Temperance movement: proceedings, essays, and addresses on 100 years of temperance reform, legislation, church work, and the advocacy of total abstinence.
Introduction to Louis A. Banks, The Saloon-Keeper’s Ledger: A Series of Temperance Revival Discourses
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1895 temperance lectures arguing saloons and alcohol cause disease, ruined homes, crime, and political corruption; urges total abstinence and public education.
Shall Women Be Burdened With the Ballot?
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1894 Evangelist issue with essays on science and faith and a lengthy polemic by T.L. Cuyler arguing from Christian duty and social order against women's suffrage.
Thorough Amendment
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Collection of homiletic sermons urging thorough amendment, childlike faith, and practical holiness—calling sinners to repentance and conversion.
Victory Over Death
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Sermons urging devout private worship and sacrificial love as the fulfillment of the law, and affirming Christ's victory in bodily resurrection, promising hope beyond death.
Pastoral and Sermonic Habits: Personal Experiences of Distinguished Clergymen, No. III
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Homiletic journal with a sermon on John the Baptist, pastoral and sermonic habits, and an essay evaluating Darwinian evolution against the Genesis account.
The Dean of the American Pulpit: An Interview With Dr. Theodore L. Cuyler
Profile and interview of Dr. Theodore L. Cuyler, a leading American Presbyterian preacher at age 75, recounting his ministry, writings, influences, and devotion to pastoral service.
“A Merry Heart Doeth Good”: A Talk for Thanksgiving Day
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Thanksgiving sermon urging Christian cheerfulness: a 'merry heart' is good medicine and blesses family life. Cultivate gratitude, contentment, benevolence, and trust in God.
Well-Built: Plain Talks to Young People
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Practical Christian counsel to young people on building a solid faith in Christ—rooted in Christ, attentive to daily habits, choosing a vocation, money, and enduring character.
In Answer to Prayer
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Late-19th-century collection of clergy essays on answered prayer, Christian experience, and trusting God's will. Explores prayer's motives, forms, and true answers.
From the Nile to Norway and Homeward
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Cuyler's travel letters recount voyages from New York to Europe and the Near East. He blends sightseeing with Christian reflection and shipboard preaching.
Newly Enlisted: A Series of Talks With Young Converts
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Practical counsel for new Christians on committing to Christ, church membership, Bible study, prayer, and steadfast living. Encourages confession, discipline, and enlistment "for life."
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