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.
Female Influence and Obligations
A Christian exhortation urging women to recognize and wield their pervasive moral influence in family and society. Calls them to evangelism, charity, Sabbath-school work, and to accept responsibility before God.
The World’s Conversion the Grand Object of the Christian
Nathan S. Beman urges that the church and converted believers are God’s appointed agents to convert the world by preaching the gospel, empowered by the Holy Spirit. Missionary effort is a sacred duty.
The Almost Christian
A pastoral tract warning those who seem religious but lack true saving faith: outward piety, church attendance, and moral conduct without love for God are self-deception and perilous.
Future Punishment: Or, The Universalist Refuted
A 19th-century tract arguing against Universalism, defending the justice of future (eternal) punishment and the necessity of Christ’s atonement to avert eternal misery.
Discourse at the Memorial Service for General Joseph Eggleston Johnston
1890 Southern Historical Society Papers: addresses, a Petersburg ‘Battle of the Crater’ account, and memorial sermons for Gen. J.E. Johnston. Includes a sermon citing Daniel 2:20–22.
Jesus Not Half a Saviour
A friend visits a dying ex-schoolmate, a habitual drunkard, who fully surrenders to Christ. Through true conversion he finds deliverance from sin and assurance of salvation.
Never Too Late
A pastor’s account of a dying man’s last-minute repentance, showing God’s mercy at the deathbed. Calls for immediate faith in Christ — ‘To-day the Saviour calls.’
No Condemnation
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The Sovereignty of God Explained and Vindicated
Sermon on the sovereignty of God: affirms divine government and providence over all events while addressing their relation to human free agency, argued from Scripture.
The Standards of the Presbyterian Church, a Faithful Mirror of Bible Truth
Argues that the Presbyterian Standards (Confession and Catechisms) faithfully mirror Scripture, defending doctrines of providence, predestination, and God’s sovereign decrees.
David Brainerd: The Mighty Man of Prayer
Selections from David Brainerd’s journal highlighting intense prayer, holiness, and sacrificial missionary zeal among Native Americans, urging devotion and intercession.
The Little Story Book
A Sunday-school storybook of short tales teaching children honesty, obedience, and conscience through examples (Tommy, Frank, Mary & George), urging confession and godly behavior.
The Sunday-School Anniversary
Memoir of a rural Sunday-school anniversary praising Sunday-schools for teaching Scripture, forming lifelong memory verses, and strengthening community and Christian faith.
Death of Hume and Finley Compared
Mason contrasts David Hume’s unrepentant death with Dr. Samuel Finley’s peaceful, faith-filled death to argue the truth, moral power, and consolations of Christianity.
Marks of Saving Faith
Jonathan Dickinson contrasts saving and dead faith. Saving faith shows true trust in Christ, repentance, holiness and reliance on his righteousness; dead faith is mere speculative assent.
Marks of True Repentance
Jonathan Dickinson contrasts legal, fear- and works-based repentance with evangelical repentance rooted in saving faith, love for God, and reliance on Christ’s cleansing blood.
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