The Drunkard
1884 Christian Nation issue urging national prohibition and temperance, defending Scripture (the Flood), promoting Sabbath-school work, and featuring poems on drunkenness and duty.
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The Drunkard
The Eternal King
1884 Christian essay defends Prohibition politics, tracing third-party success in anti-slavery history, condemns the liquor traffic, and urges rulers be Christians who fear God.
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How Sins Are Taken Away: A Study of John I.29 and XI.17
Argues Christ is the Lamb whose death and resurrection take away sin. Death was the means; resurrection secures justification and eternal life for believers.
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The Baptismal Formula
Study of the baptismal formula debate—'in' vs 'into'/'unto'—examining Greek prepositions, key texts (Matt.28, Acts) and the doctrinal meaning of baptism as union with Christ.
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Christ in the Scheme of Salvation
Reviews Harnack’s conservative study of early Christian literature and a sermon on John 14:6, affirming Christ as the exclusive way, truth, and life and Scripture’s witness.
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Review of Gordon’s “The Ministry of the Spirit”
Review critiques A. J. Gordon's The Ministry of the Spirit, challenging his Pentecost/Spirit-baptism theology, views on sanctification, and church-order conclusions. Notes exegetical errors and Baptist bias.
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“May Know That I Am Jehovah.” — A Bible Study
Argues that 'I am Jehovah' signifies God's covenant faithfulness; Israel recognizes Jehovah through fulfillment of promises (Exodus deliverance and possession of the land).
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Regeneration, Real, Not Figurative
Contends regeneration is a real, Spirit-wrought union with Christ, not a mere change of disposition. Explains imputation of Christ's obedience and justification by faith.
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Effectual Calling — Regeneration
Argues theological seminaries should be practical training schools, not university research departments; discusses Shorter Catechism's handling of effectual calling versus regeneration.
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The Pentecostal Baptism
Defends the soul's immortality against materialist and evolutionary doubts, and examines the Pentecostal baptism, arguing Pentecost was the universal outpouring of the Spirit, not merely power-for-service or tongues.
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Fellowship
1890 Presbyterian essay defines baptism (Larger Catechism) and argues that fellowship with Christ is the central doctrine uniting baptism, justification, incarnation, and atonement.
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A Plea for Emphasizing the Divine Right of Presbytery
Affirms Leviticus 18 & 20 forbid incest (including marriage to a deceased wife's sister) and urges the Church to teach the divine right of Presbytery. Emphasizes obedience to Scripture for church order.
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Among the Northern Hills
A lyrical late-19th-century essay describing the primeval forests and trout streams of the Franconia Mountains. It reflects on trees' lives, resilience, and human memories in nature.
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Along New England Roads
Travel sketches through New England: carriage journeys and a farm auction that reveal the harsh labor of farming, modest household possessions, and family memories.
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Country Churches in New England
A traveler sketches New England country churches and communal life, tracing how railroads eroded local fellowship, depopulated farms, and altered rural economy and customs.
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Pottery and Porcelain of all Times and Nations
Obituary and preface for William C. Prime, noted art collector and author of Pottery and Porcelain; recounts his life, major collections (gift to Princeton) and the book's scope.
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Holy Cross: A History of the Invention, Preservation, and Disappearance of the Wood Known as the True Cross
Concise history of the wood venerated as the True Cross: its finding by Empress Helena, forms and use of the cross, its immense medieval influence, and debates over authenticity.
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I Go A-Fishing
A literary devotional essay using the disciples' post-resurrection fishing on the Sea of Galilee to reflect on memory, vocation, and the enduring love of angling (John 21).
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O Mother Dear, Jerusalem: The Old Hymn, Its Origin and Genealogy
A concise history and translation of the hymn 'The New Jerusalem,' reflecting on beliefs about heaven, resurrection, and the hymn's cultural and devotional use.
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Coins, Medals, and Seals, Ancient and Modern
Preface and opening chapters on numismatics: the history and value of coins as lasting historical evidence, the origin of coinage, and connections to biblical accounts (Noah, Abraham).
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