My Great-Aunt’s Will
Humorous 19th-century tale of Samuel Haynes anticipating an inheritance from eccentric great-aunt Louisa. Her will and household eccentricities spark comic domestic and matrimonial strains.
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My Great-Aunt’s Will
O Jesus Christ, Grow Thou in Me
A collection of hymns and devotional poems centering on growing in Christ and deeper love for Him, with translations and brief historical notes.
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I Greet Thee
A devotional selection of hymns and notes praising Christ, including a translated Calvin hymn. Exalts Christ as Redeemer, Mediator, King and Bridegroom.
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Home Missions
Argues for vigorous home missions and the Pauline policy of preachers and senders, warning America's Christian future depends on domestic evangelism. Documents vast Southern regions lacking Presbyterian witness.
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An Old English Grammar and Exercise Book
Late 19th-century Old English textbook by C. Alphonso Smith: concise grammar and exercises covering sounds, inflections, syntax, readings (prose & poetry) and glossaries.
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Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book
Introductory Old English (Anglo-Saxon) grammar and exercise book by C. Alphonso Smith. Covers sounds, inflections, word order, etymology, readings (prose & poetry) and glossaries.
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Repetition and Parallelism in English Verse: A Study in the Technique of Poetry
A concise study of repetition and parallelism in English verse, contrasting their functions in poetry vs. prose and illustrating techniques with examples from Poe, Tennyson, Byron, and ballads.
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The Order of Words in Anglo-Saxon Prose
Dissertation analyzing word order in Anglo-Saxon prose, contrasting syntactic and rhetorical norms using Alfred's Orosius and Ælfric's Homilies; assesses Latin influence and statistical patterns.
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Caleb Smith
Biographical sketches of 18th-century American clergy—Caleb Smith and John Brainerd—covering education, ministry, missionary labors, pastoral character, and deaths.
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Benjamin M. Smith, D.D.
Encyclopedia of the Presbyterian Church in the United States (Northern and Southern). Biographical sketches of ministers, church history, denominational records and publications.
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A General Catalogue of the Trustees, Officers, Professors and Alumni of Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, 1824–1884
Historical catalogue of Union Theological Seminary (Virginia). Traces its 1824 founding, key professors and trustees, governance, finances and growth through the Civil War era.
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The Sacraments of the New Testament
Review of Armstrong's The Sacraments of the New Testament, defending a scriptural account of baptism and the Lord's Supper and rebutting immersion-only and close-communion claims.
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Address On the Laying of the Corner Stone of the Library Building of Union Theological Seminary, September 1st, 1879
1879 Presbyterian dispatch arguing that the church fails to reach the poor due to pew rents and class barriers, urging mission chapels and domestic outreach. Reports of revivals, conversions, and church organization follow.
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The Brethren of Our Lord
Examines 'the brethren of our Lord,' defending Mary's virginal conception and her marriage to Joseph via close exegesis of Matthew, Luke, Genesis and Isaiah.
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A New “Testimony of the Rocks;” or, The Cuneiform Inscriptions and Biblical History in the Old Testament
1877 Presbyterian Review articles on the Sabbath as ordained rest for man and a survey of cuneiform discoveries that illuminate and confirm Old Testament history.
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How Shall the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the C. States Be Organized?
Sermon to volunteer soldiers calling national repentance: calamities are divine chastening for sin; true courage and defense come from piety, humility, and trust in Providence.
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The Poetical Books of the Holy Scriptures: With a Critical and Explanatory Commentary
Intro to the Bible's poetical books: nature, purpose, and features of Hebrew poetry (imagery, parallelism, forms). Surveys Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon.
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March 11, 1857 Letter to William B. Sprague
Biographical sketch of Rev. John Holt Rice: his education, pastoral and academic career, publications, role in Presbyterian institutions, and faithful endurance through illness to his death.
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