October 1832 Letter to Theodore Weld
Annual report promoting manual labor in literary institutions. Letters argue manual work restores health, aids study, curbs stimulants, and builds discipline and thrift.
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October 1832 Letter to Theodore Weld
An Oration, Pronounced at Middlebury, Before the Associated Alumni of the College, on the Evening of Commencement, August 16th, 1826
Commencement oration urging disciplined intellectual cultivation: temperate habits, physical health, and Christian piety are essential to develop genius and effective minds.
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Numbers: Or, The Fourth Book of Moses
Preface to Lange's Numbers/Deuteronomy commentary defending Mosaic authorship, critiquing documentary hypotheses, and treating Numbers as the Pentateuch's 'kingly' book.
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Call for the Convention
Henry Highland Garnet's 1865 memorial discourse and 1844 convention extracts urging Black enfranchisement through education, land ownership, agriculture, and moral uplift.
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Call for a Colored National Convention
Proceedings and address of the 1853 Colored National Convention in Rochester calling for united action to resist slavery, assert civil rights, improve education, and form a national council.
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The Great Supper: Or, An Illustration and Defence of the Leading Doctrines of Grace
Fairchild's introduction defending the doctrines of grace (Luke 14:16–24). Surveys historical opponents (Plato, Origen, Pelagius, Arminius) and affirms sovereign election and perseverance.
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Sermons
Collection of sermons by Rev. John Ewing, D.D., selected by Rev. James P. Wilson, with a prefixed life of the author. Sermons cover providence, Christ, Holy Spirit, death, and Christian living.
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The Journal of the Stated Preacher to the Hospital and Almshouse, in the City of New York, for the Year of Our Lord 1811
Account of 1811 ministry to New York's Almshouse and Hospital: preaching, pastoral care, and conversions among the poor and dying. An urgent appeal for continued support.
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Descriptive Catalogue of the Publications of the Presbyterian Board of Publication
1880 descriptive catalogue of the Presbyterian Board of Publication (Philadelphia): listings of tracts, commentaries, Sabbath-school materials, hymnals, missions and foreign-language works.
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Egypt and Nineveh
Review arguing Egyptian and Assyrian antiquities support the Books of Moses. Surveys works by Osburn, Hawks, Hengstenberg and debates on Joseph, Hyksos, and Israel's bondage.
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William Coombs Dana, D.D.
Necrological report (1881) from the Princeton Theological Seminary Alumni Association containing obituaries of Presbyterian ministers, summarizing their lives, ministries, and deaths.
Charge at the Ordination of the Reverend Messrs. Samuel J. Mills, James Richards, Edward Warren, Horatio Bardwell, Benjamin C. Meigs, and Daniel Poor
Ordination sermon (Acts 17) urging missionary outreach. Uses Paul's agitation in idolatrous Athens to call Christians to preach the gospel to the pagan world.
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Report of the Proceedings of the Second General Council of the Presbyterian Alliance
Report of the Presbyterian Alliance proceedings, recording the Alliance's constitution, membership, governance, and aims to promote unity, missions, and cooperation among Reformed churches.
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A Man We All Love: Some Reminiscences of Dr. Cuyler
Selections from The Golden Rule (Jan 14, 1897): editorials and reports on Christian conduct, press and civil-service reform, charity efforts, and a biographical sketch of Dr. Theodore L. Cuyler.
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First Semi-Centenary Celebration of Davidson College
Semi-centenary address and commemorative volume for Davidson College's 50th anniversary (June 13, 1887), honoring founders, alumni, and the institution's Presbyterian educational heritage.
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David’s Harp in Song and Story
A defense and history of the Book of Psalms as the inspired hymnbook of the church, its poetic character, worship use, and influence through revivals.
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The Story of My Life
Autobiography of Rev. B.W. Chidlaw (b.1811, Bala, Wales). Recounts Sunday-school roots, long service with the American Sunday-School Union, Civil War chaplaincy, and reform-school work.
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God’s Hand in America
Argues that Christianity supports true patriotism—loyalty to lawful government, prayer for leaders, responsible civic participation, and just military service when necessary.
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