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Voting on Prohibition Amendment

Three essays: Brown argues death is the curse borne by Christ and rejects annihilationism; Faris warns Covenanters against voting temperance amendments; Sproull defends Christ as Zion's foundation.
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Church Discipline

Advocates firm church discipline for professing believers who openly disobey Christ to secure repentance; rebukes public officials for ignoring the Sabbath.
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Causes of the Low State of Religion in the Church

Faris diagnoses the church's low spiritual state: lack of the Holy Spirit and prayer, poor spiritual diet, inactivity of believers, lax admission discipline, and neglect of youth.
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Report of Committee on Psalmody

Synod minutes urge exclusive use of the biblical Psalms in public worship, propose revising the metrical Psalter, forming a Psalmody Alliance, and resisting uninspired hymns.
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Isaiah Faris

1888 history of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in America, containing biographies, sketches of ministers and congregations, missions, institutions, publications, and portraits.
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James Faris

1888 history of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in America, including biographical sketches of ministers (e.g., James Paris, J.C.K. Paris), missions, institutions, and anti-slavery work.
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James Melville Faris

Comprehensive 1888 history of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in America, with sketches of ministries, congregations, missions, institutions, publications, and biographies.
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John Calvin Knox Faris

1888 history of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in America with sketches of ministries, congregations, missions and ministerial biographies. Notes freedmen missions, anti‑slavery and temperance work.
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The Children of Light

1877 Fletcher Prize essay urging Christians to "walk as children of light": critiques worldliness and lukewarm faith, calling for renewed personal piety, faithful conduct at home, church, and work.
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Mariolatry

Presbyterian critique of Roman Catholic 'mariolatry', condemning rosary, indulgences and purgatory as idolatrous. Argues the Reformation restored Scripture-centered worship.
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Love Truths from the Bible

Sermons and devotional reflections celebrating Christ's love and preciousness, urging personal devotion, assurance in his work, and Christian holiness.
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William Henry Fentress

Necrological report (Princeton Theological Seminary, 1881) containing obituaries of alumni ministers, recounting their education, ministries, illnesses, and deaths.

The Irish Confederates and the Rebellion of 1798

A concise history of the 1798 Irish Rebellion and the United Irishmen, focusing on leaders like Wolfe Tone and Robert Emmet, their trials, battles, and later exile to America.
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The Invisibility of God

Sermon arguing that God's deliberate invisibility prevents idolatry, avoids overwhelming finite minds, and preserves reverent mystery while natural revelation invites pursuit.
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Summer Pictures: From Copenhagen to Venice

Lively travel sketches (Summer Pictures) by Henry M. Field recounting an Atlantic crossing and Grand Tour scenes—Falmouth landing, English coach ride, and European vignettes from Copenhagen to Venice.
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The History of the Atlantic Telegraph

Field's history of the Atlantic telegraph recounts decades of trials, failed and successful cable expeditions, engineering feats, and Newfoundland's vital role linking Europe and America.
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From Egypt to Japan

Travel narrative through Egypt describing Alexandria, Cairo, the Nile and Pyramids; encounters with Muslims, cosmopolitan life, American mission schools and local society.
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