Letters from Switzerland
19th-century travelogue of Switzerland—Basel, the Rhine, glaciers, Lucerne and Interlaken—blending vivid landscape description with notes on Reformation history and local customs.
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Letters from Switzerland
The Bible in the Levant; or the Life and Letters of the Rev. C.N. Righter
Biographical sketch of Chester Newell Eighter, an American Bible Society agent in the Levant: his conversion, missionary travels in Europe and the East, devout piety, and early death.
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The Power of Prayer, Illustrated in the Wonderful Displays of Divine Grace at the Fulton Street and Other Meetings in New York and Elsewhere, in 1857 and 1858
Accounts of the 1857–58 Fulton Street revival in New York, documenting daily prayer meetings, remarkable conversions, and answered prayers. Written to exhort prayer and record the revival's progress.
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Rev. Samuel I. Prime, D.D.
Biographical profile of Rev. Samuel I. Prime, D.D., editor of the New York Observer, covering his education, ministry, travels, writings, conservative convictions, and pastoral gifts.
Death of Little Children
A collection of clergy essays offering Christian consolation for bereaved families, especially parents grieving children. Reflections on sorrow, providence, and hope in Christ.
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The Smitten Household: Or, Thoughts for the Afflicted
Pastoral essays offering Christian comfort to parents grieving the death of a child, urging submission to God's will, trust in providence, and the hope of heaven.
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Travels in Europe and the East: A Year in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Greece, … Vol. 2
1855 travelogue of Europe and the Near East (Italy, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Palestine, Egypt). Notes antiquities, biblical sites (Jacob's Well, Joseph's Pit) and missionaries.
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Travels in Europe and the East: A Year in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Greece, … Vol. 1
A travel memoir of a year in England, Europe and the East. Vivid accounts of voyages, storms, cities, churches, abbeys, art, and social customs.
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Thoughts on the Death of Little Children
Pastoral reflections on the death of young children, offering consolation in God's providence and the hope of heaven. Urges resignation, trust, and renewed faith amid grief.
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Extract of a Sermon on the Death of Archibald Alexander
1851 Presbyterian Record urging support for missions and ministerial education. Includes Board of Education reports and an obituary for Archibald Alexander recounting his service and peaceful death.
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Sabbath Songs: For the Use of Families and Sabbath Schools
Mid-19th-century hymnbook 'Sabbath Songs' compiled for families and Sunday-schools. About 100 short hymns to teach children, promote family worship, and Sabbath devotion.
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Life in New York
Mid-19th-century sketches of life in New York exposing urban vice, poverty, and moral danger. Urges charity, individual responsibility, and warns country youth of city temptations.
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The Old White Meetinghouse; or Reminiscences of a Country Congregation
Reminiscences of a 19th-century country congregation at the Old White Meetinghouse—pulpit, pews, minister, and community life. Evokes worship, revivals, and rural customs.
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The Gospel Among the Bechuanas, and Other Tribes of Southern Africa
Abridged narrative of Robert Moffat and early missionaries in South Africa among the Bechuanas, Bushmen, Hottentots and Kafirs, detailing hardships, conversions, and mission beginnings.
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The Prodigal Reclaimed: Or, the Sinner’s Ruin and Recovery
Temperance narrative of Charles L., a prodigal whose brief conversion fails amid alcoholism, ending in delirium and death. A warning on sin, repentance, and intemperance.
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Elizabeth Thornton; or, The Flower and Fruit of Female Piety
Sketch of Elizabeth Thornton, a humble 19th-century Christian whose early conversion, habitual closet-prayer, and quiet charity led her to lifelong personal piety and soul-winning service.
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The Elder in His Ecclesiastical Relations
Two Presbyterian Quarterly essays: one argues regeneration is a supernatural renovation enabling faith; the other defends the ruling elder's ordained, episcopal-like oversight and representative role.
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Christian Giving in the Sanctuary Service
Argues that giving in the sanctuary is an act of worship rooted in Scripture and church history. Urges systematic, cheerful offerings as part of public worship.
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Prime: The Descendants of James Prime
Compiled 1895 genealogy of the Prime family—descendants of James Prime of Milford, Conn.—tracing generations, marriages, residences, clergy, and requesting corrections and additions.
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