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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.

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Seeking the Lord So As to Find Him

Sermon urging sinners to seek God's favor sincerely, contrasting seeking God with seeking mere religious feeling; promises that those who seek with all their heart will find Him.

Joel Parker ⬩ 1858

The Duty of the Present Generation of Christians to Evangelize the World: A Sermon Delivered Before the Foreign Missionary Society of New-York and Brooklyn

Joel Parker urges Christians to evangelize the whole world immediately, grounding the urgent Great Commission in Mark 16. He argues every believer shares a priestly duty to witness.

Joel Parker ⬩ 1858

The Discussion Between Rev. Joel Parker, and Rev. A. Rood, on the Question “What are the Evils Inseparable from Slavery?”

1846 pamphlet debate between Rev. Joel Parker and Rev. A. Rood on Presbyterian responses to American slavery, abolitionism, and the General Assembly's resolutions.

Joel Parker ⬩ 1852

Sermons on Various Subjects

Collection of Joel Parker's sermons. Sermon I warns many will be bitterly disappointed at the final judgment (Luke 13:24–27), urging lifelong striving, repentance, and self-examination.

Joel Parker ⬩ 1852

Biographical Sketch of John Watson Adams

Editor’s preface and biographical sketch to an 1851 collection of Rev. John W. Adams’s sermons, explaining selections, notable themes (baptism, hope, victory), and publication details.

Joel Parker ⬩ 1851

Presbyterianism: A Discourse on the Scriptural and Liberal Character of the Government of the Presbyterian Church in the United States

Joel Parker ⬩ 1849

History of the Presbyterian Church (New School)

Survey of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.: its constitution, officers (pastors, ruling elders, deacons), courts (session, presbytery, synod, General Assembly), worship, and discipline.

Joel Parker ⬩ 1849

A Sermon on the Moral Responsibility of Physicians

Joel Parker exhorts medical students to moral responsibility: physicians must 'heal themselves' morally, blending professional skill with personal goodness and pastoral care.

Joel Parker ⬩ 1848

The Claims of the Gospel on the Young

A pastoral exhortation urging young people to devote their youth to Christ, using King Josiah's early piety as an example. Calls for serious thought, self-discipline, and wholehearted service.

Joel Parker ⬩ 1847

Speeches of the Rev. Drs. Tyng, Parker, and Everts, at the Boston Meeting, in Behalf of the American Sunday-School Union, May 29, 1844

Speeches (May 29, 1844) reporting the American Sunday‑School Union's 20 years: distributing books, organizing union Sunday‑schools, and employing domestic missionaries to teach children.

Joel Parker ⬩ 1844

Moral Tendencies of Our Present Pecuniary Distress

Sermon (1837) arguing that widespread pecuniary distress is a divine chastisement to teach righteousness—promoting commercial integrity, reproving love of money, and exposing fraud.

Joel Parker ⬩ 1837

Declaration of Sentiment

Amos A. Phelps' 1834 lectures declare slavery a national sin, reject colonization, and urge immediate, universal emancipation; clergy sign a supporting Declaration of Sentiment.

Joel Parker ⬩ 1834

Lectures on Universalism

Joel Parker's Lectures on Universalism refute universal salvation, arguing for eternal punishment and God's justice using scriptural, moral, and providential reasoning.

Joel Parker ⬩ 1841

Lectures on Universalism

Joel Parker's 1830 lectures rebut Universalism, defending the reality of eternal punishment from Scripture, providence, moral effects, and divine justice.

Joel Parker ⬩ 1830

The Signs of the Times; A Sermon

Thanksgiving sermon calling believers to discern the "signs of the times": America's prosperity, missions, and civic institutions reveal God's providence and urge moral reform.

Joel Parker ⬩ 1828

Personal Knowledge of the Scotch-Irish

Nathan Grier Parke ⬩ 1896

Characteristics of Early Presbyterian Preachers

Address on early Paxtang Presbyterian preachers, noting strict orthodoxy, frugality, long sermons, catechetical family worship, and their civic role in education and public life.

Nathan Grier Parke ⬩ 1890

First Presbyterian Church of Pittston, Pa.: Historical Discourse, Delivered Sabbath, June 12, 1876

Rev. N. G. Parke's 1876 historical discourse recounts the founding and growth of First Presbyterian Church of Pittston: early ministers, missionary labors, settler denominations, and Sabbath schools.

Nathan Grier Parke ⬩ 1879

The Assassination of the President of the United States Overruled for the Good of the Country

Sermon (June 1, 1865) on Lincoln's assassination: God's providence overrules evil for good, uniting the nation, securing emancipation, and proving federal strength.

Nathan Grier Parke ⬩ 1865

The Centennial Anniversary of the First Presbyterian Church of Knoxville, Tennessee and the Semi-Centennial Anniversary of the Ministry of Rev. James Park, D.D.

Historical address for the 1896 centennial of First Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, and the 50th year of Rev. James Park's ministry, recounting origins, ministers, and Psalm 105 reflections.

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Seeking the Lord So As to Find Him

The Duty of the Present Generation of Christians to Evangelize the World: A Sermon Delivered Before the Foreign Missionary Society of New-York and Brooklyn

The Discussion Between Rev. Joel Parker, and Rev. A. Rood, on the Question “What are the Evils Inseparable from Slavery?”

Sermons on Various Subjects

Biographical Sketch of John Watson Adams

Presbyterianism: A Discourse on the Scriptural and Liberal Character of the Government of the Presbyterian Church in the United States

History of the Presbyterian Church (New School)

A Sermon on the Moral Responsibility of Physicians

The Claims of the Gospel on the Young

Speeches of the Rev. Drs. Tyng, Parker, and Everts, at the Boston Meeting, in Behalf of the American Sunday-School Union, May 29, 1844

Moral Tendencies of Our Present Pecuniary Distress

Declaration of Sentiment

Lectures on Universalism

Lectures on Universalism

The Signs of the Times; A Sermon

Personal Knowledge of the Scotch-Irish

Characteristics of Early Presbyterian Preachers

First Presbyterian Church of Pittston, Pa.: Historical Discourse, Delivered Sabbath, June 12, 1876

The Assassination of the President of the United States Overruled for the Good of the Country

The Centennial Anniversary of the First Presbyterian Church of Knoxville, Tennessee and the Semi-Centennial Anniversary of the Ministry of Rev. James Park, D.D.

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