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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.

McGuffey’s New Eclectic Speaker

Catalog and preface to McGuffey's New Eclectic Speaker (1858): endorsements and table of contents for a school reader of short exercises for reading, speaking, and moral instruction.
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School Ethics

Argues for moral education in schools: teach the reasons behind rules, appeal to children's dignity and conscience, reduce corporal punishment, and teach American history.
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Philosophical Education

Argues that effective teaching requires understanding the mind; education forms character, so parents and instructors must responsibly train youth intellectually and morally.
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Duties of Teachers and Parents

1835 lecture urging professionalization of teaching and cooperation of teachers, parents, and legislators to educate all citizens, promoting knowledge, virtue, and civic prosperity.
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Memorial of Alexander Hamilton McGuffey

Memorial biography of Alexander H. McGuffey (1816–1896), Cincinnati lawyer, educator, trustee of Cincinnati College and collaborator on McGuffey's Readers. Devoted church layman and civic leader.

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