Archives
The Confessional Presbyterian Archive is a curated digital library dedicated to preserving and promoting the writings of 17th–20th century Presbyterian pastors, teachers, and leaders. Featuring thousands of searchable texts, biographies, and historical resources, the archive provides direct access to the primary-source materials of American Presbyterianism.
Giving Children Right Impressions of Death
Editorials on integrity, proper emphasis in Christian teaching, and a balanced critique of German scholarship. Includes Sunday-school lesson material (Christ betrayed) and teaching helps.
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Aunt Dorothy: An Old Virginia Plantation Story
1890 historical-fiction vignette on a Southern plantation where enslaved people, in dialect, gather to pray for their dying mistress, led by Uncle Reuben.
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Chimes for Church-Children
1889 children's devotional anthology with moral and missionary stories — the Children's Crusade, a Muslim convert's tale, and faith-and-rescue vignettes to teach Christian trust.
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General Lee After the War
Two Century pieces: a travel account of the Kara convict mines in Siberia and a portrait of General Lee after the war, emphasizing his humility, loyalty, and refusal to exile.
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Colonial Ballads, Sonnets, and Other Verse
Collection of sonnets, colonial ballads and other verse by Margaret J. Preston (1887). Poems range from historical ballads to art, nature, and Christian-themed pieces.
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The General’s Colored Sunday School
Dec 3, 1887 issue of The Sunday School Times offering lesson helps (Matt. 13), teaching aids and Sunday‑school management advice, plus correspondence debating Christ’s temptation.
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For Love’s Sake: Poems of Faith and Comfort
Collection of devotional poems by Margaret J. Preston offering faith-shaped meditations and comfort, focusing on Christ, worship, and the resurrection.
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Personal Reminiscences of Stonewall Jackson
Vignettes: Gloucester fishing disaster and personal reminiscences of Stonewall Jackson, emphasizing his austere truthfulness, conscience-driven duty, and military anecdotes.
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Paul Hamilton Hayne
Biography of Paul Hamilton Hayne—Southern poet: his literary rise, Civil War service at Fort Sumter, loss of home in Charleston, and postwar struggles to sustain his art.
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The Happiest Christmas
Two Christmas tales: children find joy in giving their toys to poor playmates, and a lonely lady is invited by factory children, prompting her to reach out in kindness.
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Centennial Poem for Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, 1775–1885
Centennial poem (1775–1885) celebrating Washington and Lee University: founders, Revolutionary and Civil War sacrifices, alumni, and the school's religious and scholarly heritage.
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A World’s Thanksgiving
Friends' Review (1884) issue features D.L. Moody's sermon 'The Good Shepherd' on Christ's tender, chastening care (Heb. 12:6; John 10:27), a 'World's Thanksgiving' poem, and news.
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“For the Love of God”
Electra: A Belles-Lettres Monthly for Young People (Vol. I, Dec 1883). A youth literary magazine containing short fiction, poems, essays, travel sketches and a detailed index.
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In the Hereafter
Quaker journal urging revival of conscience in Christian education, calling ministers and parents to teach obedience, practical holiness, and nurture children into godly character.
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The Kept Promise
Electra (1883–84), a belles-lettres monthly for young people: table of contents and excerpts featuring poems, short stories, travel, nature sketches, and editorial/book notices.
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Greenway Court: An Old Dominion Ballad — A.D. 1748
Electra (Vol. I, 1883–84) is a belles-lettres monthly for young people, with stories, poems, sketches, indexes and a biographical sketch of Sir Edwin Landseer.
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Compensation
1882 Central Presbyterian reports revival work in North Wales—children's missions, conversions and temperance pledges—plus Union Theological Seminary's annual proceedings.
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A Litany of Pain
Letters in the 1881 Central Presbyterian review pulpit art (Joseph Parker), rising theological liberalism in Britain/Wales, social reform on Sunday pub closures, and notes on mesmerism.
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