The Hour
Communion sermon on John 17:1 reflecting on Christ's 'hour'—his approaching passion and atoning sufferings, their cosmic significance, and the mingled agony and glory.
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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.
The Hour
An Address Delivered in Philadelphia, July 4, 1826
An 1826 address urging reverent Christian observance of Independence Day: thank God for providence, condemn profane festivities, and call ministers to uphold national morality.
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A Daily Walk with God in His Own Ordinances; or, The Bible Standard of Duty, as Exemplified in the Primitive Christians
Argues Christians must keep daily devotion in God's appointed ordinances—Sabbath, sacrifices, festivals—following Mosaic law and the primitive church to sustain revival and sanctification.
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On a Call to the Gospel Ministry
Argues for the priesthood of all believers while explaining why the church requires distinct offices and ordination for a regular gospel ministry—preaching, sacraments, and discipline.
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Hodge on the Atonement
Review of Hodge's The Atonement analyzing three views—the Moral Influence, Governmental, and the classical satisfaction/penal view—and defending the traditional atonement doctrine.
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Humboldt’s Correspondence
A Presbyterian review faults Alexander von Humboldt's published letters as revealing atheism and materialism, lacking faith, hope, or charity. It argues science supplanted religious consolation in his thought.
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The Unity of the Human Race
1851 Presbyterian essay defending theologians' role in scientific debates about human origins. It upholds Scripture over shifting scientific theories and urges cautious inquiry.
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Our Danger and Our Duty: A Discourse, Delivered in the Glebe-Street Presbyterian Church, on Friday, December 6th, 1850
1850 sermon warning Southern Christians of Northern hostility and slavery agitation; urges ministers and citizens to seek God in prayer and to defend Southern rights and institutions.
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A Plea for the Old, Against the New, in Education: An Address Delivered at the Close of the Annual Examination of the Presbyterian High Schools
1850 address defending traditional education over new methods. Argues education forms the mind and character and parents are duty-bound to secure thorough instruction for their children.
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North and South
Mid-19th-century Southern defense of slavery arguing it is sanctioned by Scripture, natural law, and property rights; rebuts abolitionists on moral, legal, and economic grounds.
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Review of Gardiner Spring, The Power of the Pulpit
Critiques modern theological education and notions of a merely natural 'call' to the ministry. Argues for a special, Spirit-wrought divine call and higher pastoral standards.
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Two Volunteer Missionaries Among the Dakotas: Or, the Story of the Labors of Samuel W. and Gideon H. Pond
Biography of volunteer missionaries Samuel W. and Gideon H. Pond, recounting their pioneer labors among the Dakota: language work, mission stations, trials, and early church growth.
Dakota Superstitions
1866 ethnographic account of Dakota (Sioux) religion describing wakan, the medicine-sack, medicine-dance, gods like Onktehi, and ritual practices and beliefs.
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The Dakota First Reading Book
Dakota-language first reader and catechetical text by missionaries Stephen R. Riggs and Gideon H. Pond, presenting Bible narratives (Adam, Cain, Noah, Moses) for Native instruction.
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Address on Behalf of the Alumni
Alumni welcome James McCosh as Princeton president, praising his Scottish Christian scholarship and pledging support. The address affirms the Bible, liberal education, and national renewal.
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An Act to Incorporate the Trustees of the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in North America
1856 Pennsylvania law incorporating the Trustees of the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary, defining their corporate powers, governance, duties, and the legislature's right to repeal.
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