Classification of the Mountain Whites
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1901 Presbyterian study of Southern Appalachian "mountain whites": their Scotch-Irish origins, social types, character, and educational and home-mission needs.
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Classification of the Mountain Whites
Union Seminary in the Pastorate
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Centennial address celebrating Union Seminary's century of training pastors and contributing to church literature. Calls new graduates to holiness and mastery of Scripture.
The Last Fifty Years — The Presbyterian Church an Evangelistic Agency
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Address tracing the Synod of North Carolina's home missions (1852–1913): early germination, Civil War blight, postwar revegetation, and vigorous growth in evangelistic work.
The Ideal and the Practical
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Contrasts idealism and pragmatism, arguing ideals should guide practical action. Critiques pragmatism for making usefulness the sole test of truth.
God and Man Finding Rest
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Sermon argues God’s rest is fulfilled in creating man for fellowship; human rest is found only in God, disrupted by sin, and restored through Christ’s re-creation and redemption.
The Rev. Robert F. Campbell, D.D.: In Observance of Two Anniversaries
Church bulletin honoring Rev. Robert F. Campbell's 84th birthday and 50th ministry anniversary, containing the service order, tributes, and a biographical overview.
The Faith Once for all Delivered unto the Saints
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Argues that the apostolic faith is a complete, divinely revealed and final deposit; warns against altering Scripture or adding doctrine in the name of progress.
The Mission of the Church
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Affirms the Church's primary mission is spiritual - preaching repentance and reconciliation - while social and political work is subsidiary, following Christ's example.
Letter from Mrs. Ella M. Carithers
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May 1901 Covenanter family paper asserting Christ's authority over nations. Reports church affairs, assembly election, street strikes, marriage restrictions, and mission finances.
Letter from the Indian Mission
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Weekly religious paper offering a Week of Prayer guide—daily praises and prayer topics for church unity, foreign and home missions, youth and ministry, with mission reports.
“O Woman, Great Is Thy Faith: Be It Unto Thee Even as Thou Wilt”: A Memorial to Mrs. Ella George Carithers
Memorial and funeral addresses for Mrs. Ella George Carithers, missionary to the Comanche in Oklahoma, celebrating her devoted service and lasting legacy. Includes Indian tributes and sermon reflections.
William Work Carithers, D.D.
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Biographical sketches of Reformed Presbyterian ministers (1888–1930), missions, congregations and institutions, with portraits and lists. Highlights pastoral service and leadership.
The Relation of Personal Piety to Personal Work: Can One Be Sure of His Own Piety, Who Does Not Desire to Work for the Lord and for Others?
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1914 Christian newspaper covers W.C.T.U.'s campaign for an anti‑polygamy constitutional amendment and a sermon on personal piety urging love‑motivated service to others.
Twenty-Five Years Among the Indians: Never-Before-Told Leather Stocking Tales in a Missionary’s Life Among the Comanches and Apaches
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1914 Reformed Presbyterian issue asserting covenantal church-state principles, urging recognition of Christ's rule and Scripture in national life. Includes missionary reminiscences among the Comanche and Kiowa.
Lessons from the Rod of Moses
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Contains a review of Genesis 10 as the earliest ethnographic chart, a sermon on Moses' rod (Ex.4) about faithfulness and God's power, and an essay on lessons Protestants can learn from Catholics.
Is the American Republic a Christian State?
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Argues the American Republic was founded on Christian principles, citing colonial charters, the faith of settlers (Pilgrims, Puritans, Quakers, Scots, Huguenots) and civic institutions; urges preserving a Christian republic.
The Word of God
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Funeral Scripture selections and reflections emphasizing Scripture's authority and the gospel's power. It affirms resurrection hope and the promise of a new heaven and earth.
The Function and the Glory of the Ministry of Grace
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Centennial address asserting the ministry of grace is divinely instituted, church‑authenticated, and tasked to evangelize and teach. Emphasizes pastoral calling, authority, and theology.
John Fleming Carson, LL.D.
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Biographical sketches of Reformed Presbyterian ministers (1888–1930), featuring Owen F. Thompson and J. F. Carson, LL.D., with details of ministries, offices, and death.
Britain’s Appeal to the Gods
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Andrew Carnegie's satirical piece has Britain appealing to pagan gods over its declining supremacy — warning about population, industry, commerce, and dependence on the U.S.
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