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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.

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Who Was “Darius, the Median?” - New Light from Babylonian Tablets

Two pieces: a call for more ethical preaching in Presbyterian pulpits and an article showing Babylonian tablets likely identify 'Darius the Median' with Cambyses, clarifying Daniel's history.

Parke Poindexter Flournoy ⬩ 1900

The Mode of Christian Baptism: Three Baptisms

Argues immersion isn't the sole biblical mode. John’s baptism was a preparatory, ceremonial rite distinct from Christian baptism, which was instituted after Christ at Pentecost.

George Foot ⬩ 1836

An Address Embracing the Early History of Delaware: And the Settlement of Its Boundaries, and of the Drawyers Congregation

An 1842 anniversary address by Rev. George Foot outlining the early history of Delaware and the Drawyers Congregation: settlement, colonial conflicts, boundary disputes, and Mason & Dixon's survey.

George Foot ⬩ 1842

Journal, Vol. 2

William Henry Foote ⬩ 1846

Sketches of North Carolina

Rev. William H. Foote's 1846 sketches document Presbyterian settlement and church history in colonial and early North Carolina, covering local biographies, congregations, and the Mecklenburg Declaration.

William Henry Foote ⬩ 1846

Sketches of Virginia, First Series

William Henry Foote ⬩ 1850

Sketches of Virginia, Second Series

Historical sketches and biographies of Virginia Presbyterian ministers, congregations, presbyteries, revivals and early settlements in the 18th–19th centuries.

William Henry Foote ⬩ 1855

Journal, Vol. 3

William Henry Foote ⬩ 1859

A Discourse Delivered on the Occasion of the Death of Rev. Wm. Henry Foote, D.D., at Romney, W. Va.: Accompanied with Remarks

1869

The Huguenots: Or, Reformed French Church

A concise history of the Huguenots—their principles, character, sufferings and successes in France, Europe, and America. Covers the Reformation, persecutions, St. Bartholomew's Massacre and the Edict of Nantes.

William Henry Foote ⬩ 1870

A History of the Harriet Hollond Memorial Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, P.A.

History of Hollond Memorial (Moyamensing) Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia: origins and growth from a mid‑19th-century mission Sunday‑school, its leaders, organization, and outreach.

Harry Pringle Ford ⬩ 1899

Catechetical Theology, for Youth: Especially of Bible-Classes and Sabbath-schools

1851 theological catechism for youth (J. Ford). A Calvinistic Bible-class manual teaching duty, sin, revelation, and natural-theology (design argument) with scriptural answers.

John Ford ⬩ 1851

The Gospel According to Luke; Translated into the Cherokee Language

Cherokee-language edition of a Gospel (The Gospel According To), printed by Park Hill Mission Press. The scanned text is heavily corrupted and fragmented.

Stephen Foreman ⬩ 1850

Stephen Foreman

Necrological report (Princeton Theological Seminary, 1882) containing obituaries and brief biographies of ministers—records of ministry, missions, marriages, and deaths.

1882

John Dick, Lectures on Theology, Vol. 1

Lectures on Theology by John Dick (1834) — a collection of systematic divinity lectures covering Scripture, core doctrines (Trinity, Christ's divinity, predestination, providence) and a memoir.

John Forsyth, Jr. ⬩ 1850

John Dick, Lectures on Theology, Vol. 2

Lecture argues Old Testament prophecies point to Jesus as the Messiah, emphasizing his divine-human person: virgin birth, Son of David, and Immanuel ('God with us').

John Forsyth, Jr. ⬩ 1836

Alison’s History of Europe

Reviews Monod’s lecture on pulpit elocution and Alison’s History of Europe, praising Monod’s insight and criticizing Alison’s political and religious prejudices amid vivid narration.

John Forsyth, Jr. ⬩ 1843

The Fall of the Jesuits

Includes a short life of Isaac Milner and a detailed essay 'The Fall of the Jesuits' recounting the 18th‑century suppression of the Jesuit order in Portugal, France, and Spain.

John Forsyth, Jr. ⬩ 1845

Whewell’s Elements of Morality

Sharp review of Whewell’s Elements of Morality: faults his geometric method, objects to equating tradition with Scripture on ordinances, and warns against a state-dominated church.

John Forsyth, Jr. ⬩ 1846

The Evangelical Alliance

Discussion of the Evangelical Alliance (Liverpool 1845) promoting interdenominational Christian unity, debates over worship forms, membership criteria, and the slaveholder exclusion controversy.