The Perils of the Play-House
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Selections from an 1883 Christian Treasury: sermons on the 'foolishness and power' of the cross, a warning about the moral perils of the theatre, and a brief devotional poem.
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The Perils of the Play-House
Stop Before You Begin: A Plain Talk With Young Men
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Discusses how Christian life, truth, and work nourish one another and urges revival. Also a strong plea for total abstinence from alcohol, warning of its dangers.
The Doom of Absalom
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Exposition on Absalom's treachery, rebellion, and tragic death. A warning about indulgent parenting and sin's destructive consequences for family and nation.
How Gambling Begins: A Plain Talk With Young Men
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Mar 1884 Christian Treasury: moral essays warning young men against gambling, speculation, and vice; includes pieces on Zwingli, Luther, family devotion, and practical piety.
There Is Nothing
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Mar 1884 Christian Treasury pieces on faith, assurance, and adoption. Essays urge trust in God amid loss, recount revival and missions, and explain sonship in Christ.
Converting Souls
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A collection urging zealous, prayerful personal evangelism—converting souls through patient labor, example, and Scripture; emphasizes responsibility for children and mission schools.
Mary Lyon and Mr. Moody — As Educators
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1884 Independent essays debate vocation: ministry vs. medicine. Argues ministry gives moral purpose while medicine offers more practical, reliable livelihood and training.
The Snares of South Winds and Smooth Seas
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Warnings against temptation's deceitfulness using Paul's storm at sea (Acts 27) as an analogy; urges vigilance, repentance and daily devotion. Includes devotional poetry praising Christ.
Walking in the Light
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The Bible and Christ are the guiding light; believers must open their hearts and reflect His light. Warns against religious indifference and urges visible, earnest witness.
Where Do You Spend Your Evenings? A Plain Talk With Young Men
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A pastoral exhortation urging young men to guard their evenings from temptation. Advocates wholesome recreation, home and church fellowship, reading and music; warns against gambling and drink.
Well Based and Well Built
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Article urges believers to build character on Christ's firm foundation, not on mere profession. Calls for true conversion, repentance, prayer, and reliance on the Holy Spirit.
The Punishment of Parental Sins
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Cuyler argues that parental neglect - seen in Eli's failure with Hophni and Phinehas - produces moral decay and communal harm. He urges prompt, loving discipline.
The Cry, and the Rope of Relief
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Christmas-era essays urging humble worship and urgent repentance. Emphasizes sin as a deep pit, confession, and Christ's atoning forgiveness as the rope of relief.
The Tent Home and the Eternal Home
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Collection of funeral sermons and addresses offering consolation for bereavement, portraying death as passage to an eternal home and urging trust in Christ and hope of reunion.
Christ the Healer
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Reflections on how the natural points to the spiritual and on Christ as healer. Emphasizes the growth of God's Word, the woman's faith, and an urgent call to trust Jesus.
A Tonic for the Tired
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Briggs argues New Theology must build on Old truth under the Spirit's guidance. Sawyer surveys worship's growth—praise, prayer, preaching—and calls for balanced liturgy and ministerial dignity.
Paul’s Law of Charity as an Argument for Total Abstinence
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Two essays: urge the pulpit to counter modern skepticism by preaching Christ; and argue Paul’s law of charity mandates total abstinence to avoid causing others to stumble.
Sweetening Bitter Things
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Collection of sermons and devotionals stressing the gospel’s power and assurance, God’s Providence in disappointments (Marah), and encouragement for prayer-meeting service.
The Unchanging Gospel
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Includes travel and Cawnpore/Bithoor accounts and Theodore L. Cuyler's sermon 'The Unchanging Gospel,' arguing the Gospel's immutability and its universal need.
The Lessons of the Lillies
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1888 Presbyterian editorial opposing separate Presbyteries for Black congregations, arguing it would endorse Southern racial prejudice and undermine church unity.
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