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June 12, 1788 Letter to James Madison

Excerpt from W.C. Rives' Life of Madison on Virginia's heated ratification debate: Patrick Henry's opposition, political maneuvers, and accusations against the Constitution's supporters.
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The Religious Character of Stonewall Jackson

1897 address praising Stonewall Jackson's devout Christian faith—his prayer life, trust in God's providence, humility, and how religion shaped his duty and leadership.
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Washing the Disciples’ Feet

Central Presbyterian (1891) reports: urges family worship, promotes foreign and home missions, and records presbytery proceedings on polity, evangelism, church organization and seminaries.
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The True Children of God

Central Presbyterian (1891) reports Saratoga travel and publishes a General Assembly pastoral letter urging strict observance of the Lord's Day, citing Scripture and standards.
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Stonewall Jackson’s Last Battle

Eyewitness account of Stonewall Jackson's last battle (Chancellorsville, May 1863), describing troop movements, councils with Lee, the flank attack, and Jackson's wounding.
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The Christian’s Defense

Report of an 1841 public debate in which Rev. James Smith refuted Deist C.G. Olmsted, defending the antiquity, genuineness, and inspiration of the Old and New Testaments.
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“One Jesus”

Sermon "One Jesus" affirms Christ's uniqueness—his humanity and deity, atoning priesthood, incarnation and mediatorial reign—as the central subject of Scripture and salvation.
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Membership in Pro-Re-Nata Meetings

Articles discuss women's role and suffrage; rules for elders' membership in pro re nata presbytery meetings; and the church's duty toward public fasting.
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What Is Conscience?

Argues that conscience is an original, authoritative moral faculty and a witness to God, rejecting associationist explanations that reduce moral obligation to habit.
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Henry Boynton Smith

Biography of Henry Boynton Smith: his upbringing, conversion, Bowdoin studies, reaction to Unitarianism, and rise as an influential nineteenth-century American theologian.
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Introduction to Christian Theology: Apologetics

Henry B. Smith's Introduction to Christian Theology surveys natural theology and apologetics, argues for revelation and Scripture's authority, and outlines a Christ-centered systematic theology.
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System of Christian Theology

Preface and contents of Henry B. Smith's System of Christian Theology. A Christ-centred systematic treatment of God (attributes, Trinity), creation, providence, sin, and redemption.
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System of Christian Theology

Preface and table of contents of Henry B. Smith’s System of Christian Theology (1884), outlining doctrines of God (attributes, Trinity), creation, providence, sin, and Christ's person and work.
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