The Death of Dr. F.R. Beattie
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Church periodical: essay on the stars revealing God's majesty; reports on missions in China and South America; obituaries, church-state controversy, and moral warnings.
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The Death of Dr. F.R. Beattie
The Cavalier
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Excerpt from George W. Cable's The Cavalier: a young Confederate soldier recalls camp life, literary tastes, social encounters, and debates over faith and character.
Bylow Hill
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Excerpt from George W. Cable's Bylow Hill: a New England village tale of courtship and friendship as Ruth, Godfrey, Arthur, and Leonard navigate love and conscience.
Kincaid’s Battery
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Historical fiction set in 1861 Louisiana following Hilary Kincaid, his battery's drill, family intrigues, courtship, and the coming Civil War amid plantation life and slavery.
“Posson Jone’” and Père Raphaël
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Introduction to George W. Cable's paired New Orleans tales 'Posson Jone'' and 'Pere Raphaël', exploring Creole life, love, and the city's changing architecture.
The Amateur Garden
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George W. Cable's The Amateur Garden (1914): illustrated essays on personal gardening, landscape design, contour paths, and the public value of private gardens rooted in nature and place.
Gideon’s Band: A Tale of Mississippi
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A mid-19th-century tale set on the Mississippi steamboat Votaress, introducing passengers, vivid New Orleans levee scenes, and the characters whose voyage begins.
The Flower of the Chapdelaines
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A young New Orleans lawyer grows obsessed with a mysterious Creole woman and is drawn into Castanado's world of antiques, a fifty-year manuscript, and social intrigue.
Lovers of Lousiana (To-Day)
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George W. Cable's Lovers of Louisiana: scenes of Creole and American families in New Orleans, exploring social distance, romance, and lingering post‑Civil War tensions.
George W. Cable: His Life and Letters
Daughter Lucy's biography of George W. Cable: sketches his character, literary career, domestic life, love of music and gardening, and commitment to community.
Mark Twain [and] G.W. Cable: The Record of a Literary Friendship
Edited collection of George W. Cable's letters documenting his 1884–85 reading tour with Mark Twain, offering intimate portraits, correspondence, and literary observations.
A Layman Among Ministers
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Princeton Seminary postwar bulletin urges theological engagement amid secular disillusion; a commencement address exhorts ministers to decisive commitment, godly fear, and diligent pastoral work.
The Path Out of This Wilderness: A Charter for the Christian Scholar
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Two pieces: one warns that overwork is harming ministers and creating an assistant shortage, urging support and recruitment. The other defends a Hebrew-Christian scholarly stance against Greek naturalism and mysticism.
Outlines of a Christian Positivism
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Argues for a 'Christian positivism' that affirms science's methods but insists on their limits, urging Christian engagement in higher education to integrate faith and knowledge.
A Scholar of Good Will Gets a Hearing
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Princeton Seminary Bulletin (Winter 1950–51) reports faculty news and reviews. Emile Cailliet commends W. P. Montague’s open philosophy and urges engagement between philosophy and Christian faith.
Prayer and Certitude
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Argues that God-given certitude is the anchor of prayer; scholarly doubt must not erode the believer's assurance. Draws on Hebrews 11:6 and Exodus 3.
The Gentle Understatement of Love: A Meditation on the Lord’s Supper
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Meditation on the Lord’s Supper highlighting Christ’s humble, sacrificial love and the invitation to receive grace. Warns against legalistic self-examination and urges childlike faith.
The Great Doer of the Unexpected
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Baccalaureate sermon on Luke 24 urging trust in God's providence instead of craving life blueprints. Graduates are called to depend on Christ and be prepared for the unexpected.
Émile Cailliet, 1895–1981
Princeton Seminary Bulletin (1983) issue featuring tributes and memorials to faculty, commencement and convocation addresses, plus essays on Ecclesiastes and religious autobiography.
Emile Cailliet: Christian Centurion
Princeton Seminary Bulletin (1984): essays on Reformed ministry and theological education; memorials; and a profile of Emile Cailliet on Christian philosophy, science, and solitude.
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