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Perpetuity of the Church

Argues the 'kingdom that cannot be moved' (Heb. 12:28) is Christ's spiritual, eternal reign, not the mutable natural world or earthly empires. Contrasts geology, Noah, Babylon, and Rome.
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The Star Aldebaran

Index and selections from The Western Literary Messenger (Vol. X), featuring table of contents, essays, poetry, reviews, and a lecture on the star Aldebaran (astronomy).
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Augustus Ward Loomis, D.D.

Necrological report (Princeton Seminary, 1892) containing brief biographies of deceased alumni, outlining pastoral careers, missionary service (notably China and Native missions), and death notices.

Rev. Dr. Augustus Ward Loomis

Hamilton Literary Monthly profiles Rev. Augustus W. Loomis: Princeton-trained missionary to China, the Creek Nation, and California Chinese communities; includes obituary and alumni notices.

English and Chinese Lessons

1872 bilingual English–Chinese primer from the American Tract Society for Sabbath schools and families. Teaches alphabet, numbers, punctuation and Christian lessons (Ten Commandments, Lord's Prayer, parables).
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Occult Science in the Chinese Quarter

1869 essays: a Yosemite autumn travel sketch and an essay on Chinese occult practices in California—fortune-telling, astrology, the I Ching, and popular superstition.
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Chinese “Funeral Baked Meats”

1869 travelogue describing Chinese funeral customs—wailing mourners, offerings and burning paper goods for ancestors, burial rites—set amid Southern US travel scenes and reflections on death.
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Medical Art in the Chinese Quarter

1869 magazine pieces: Southern overland railroad prospects and an ethnographic account of Chinese medical practice in San Francisco, critiquing traditional remedies, pulses, and quackery.
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Chinese Women in California

1869 essay exposing trafficking and exploitation of Chinese women in California—describes their capture, forced prostitution, and social neglect; urges pity and reform.
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How Our Chinamen Are Employed

Features a brief history of the San Juan boundary dispute and an extensive report on Chinese labor in 19th-century California, highlighting their industry in railroads, farms, and factories.
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Holiday in the Chinese Quarter

Survey of Chinese immigrants' festivals in San Francisco—temple rites, New Year customs, lunar calendar, Sabbath practices, and effects on local evangelism.
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