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St. Hilaire on the Reformation in Spain

Reviews Comte's Positive Philosophy as promising but superficial and overreaching, and praises St. Hilaire's Protestant, statesmanlike history of Spain through the Reformation.
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Popular Education

Reviews George E. Ellis's half-century survey and defense of Unitarianism; additionally argues for professional normal schools, teacher training, and methods to kindle children's love of learning.
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The Historical Epoch of Abraham

Survey of medical and archaeological works, focusing on Lepsius's Egyptian monuments and the historical context of Abraham, linking Genesis' Table of Nations and migrations.
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The Aim of History

Argues that history's aim is to trace human progress and serve as moral instruction, linking historical method to divine revelation and showing how the past shapes the present.
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Grote’s History of Greece

Review of two manuals defending infant baptism and church membership; plus a critique of George Grote’s History of Greece on Hellenic civilization and politics.
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An Introduction to the Study of Aesthetics

Concise introduction to aesthetics: defines art, its scope and laws, examines beauty, taste, and the relation of art to science, mind, and religion as formative of human spirit.
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Egyptology

Reviews Lewis’s English translation of the Roman Missal and critiques Bunsen’s study placing Egypt in universal history, focusing on monuments, chronology, and ties to Hebrew Scripture.
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Macauley’s History of England

Reviews Kurtz's History of the Old Covenant and Macaulay's History of England. Praises Macaulay's parliamentary narrative but faults his disproportionate emphasis on religious scandal, misrepresenting piety.
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Life of Thomas Chalmers, D.D., LL.D.

Concise biography of Thomas Chalmers (1780–1847) outlining his education, ministry, theological development, and leadership in the Scottish Church, including the Disruption.
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Greenwood Cemetery

A contemplative poem on Greenwood Cemetery portraying the graveyard as a peaceful, natural resting place that comforts mourners and points to the hope of Paradise.
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A Rhyme of the North Countrie

A nostalgic 1847 lyrical poem set in the 'North Countrie,' reflecting exile, memory, rural life, love, and pride through evocative nature imagery and social observation.
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Cory’s Ancient Fragments

Review of sermons denying an intermediate state and of Cory's Ancient Fragments, weighing ancient myths against Mosaic history and noting geology's apparent compatibility with Genesis.
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The True Man, and Other Practical Sermons

Sermon collection by Rev. Samuel S. Mitchell (1877) on the true Christian: inward character, practical holiness, and church membership taught for personal piety and conduct.
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A Memoir of the Rev. Elisha Mitchell, D.D.

Memoir of Rev. Elisha Mitchell (1793–1857), UNC professor of chemistry, mineralogy & geology, detailing his life, teaching, scientific work, ministry, and memorial tributes.

A Lecture on the Subject of Common Schools

Elisha Mitchell's 1834 lecture argues that cheaper printing and population growth make widespread education possible and necessary. He urges common schools, limited state support, and taxes to sustain them.
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