Rev. William Sterling Lacy
Account of South Alabama Presbytery’s churches, pastors, and mission fields. Urgent appeal for increased individual gifts and Sabbath School support to fund Home Missions.
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Rev. William Sterling Lacy
Drury Lacy
Sketch of Drury Lacy (1758–1815), Virginia Presbyterian minister and Hampden–Sydney educator. A fervent, influential revival preacher noted for deep piety, strong pulpit presence, and pastoral labors.
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June 7, 1804 Letter
A pastoral letter from Drury Lacy consoling one in bodily and spiritual affliction, urging repentance, trust in Christ, and assurance of God’s mercy and salvation. Practical counsel on assurance and holiness.
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Early Recollections of John Randolph
A pupil's reminiscence of John Randolph of Roanoke, recounting his visits to Ararat grammar school: memorable readings, classical learning, anecdotes, habits, and character.
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Major James Morton
Sketch of Major James Morton, a Virginia Revolutionary veteran famed for bravery, daring escapes, hospitality, and long service to church and Hampden–Sydney College.
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Reminiscences of Major James Morton, of Willington
1882 Central Presbyterian: defense of Dr. Begg and debate over organs and worship simplicity; presbytery reports on missions, sustentation, appointments, and conversions.
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Address Delivered at the General Military Hospital, Wilson, N.C., on the Day Appointed by the President as a Day of Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer
1863 hospital address calling a day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer; interprets the Civil War as God's judgment, urging national repentance, thanksgiving, and trust (joel 2; isaiah 10).
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Dr. Beverly Tucker Lacy
Presbyterian news and reflections: a voyage allegory, critique of transubstantiation urging faithful sacramental teaching, reports on church unions, missions, and seminaries.
An Address of the Chaplains of the Second Corps (“Stonewall” Jackson’s), Army Northern Virginia, to the Churches of the Confederate States
An appeal from Confederate chaplains urging churches to send and support chaplains, pray, supply ministers to the armies, and foster holiness and revival among soldiers.
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Mrs. J.N. Wright
Mission reports: Dr. Van Dyck's 50-year jubilee in Syria, the murder and tribute to Mrs. J. N. Wright in Persia, and reflections on the success and apologetics of foreign missions.
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The Reciprocal Relations of Physicians and Clergymen: A Speech, … “New-York Society for the Relief of Widows and Orphans of Medical Men,” … Nov. 17th, 1847
1847 address urging mutual respect between physicians and clergy, defending distinct professional spheres, bedside ministry, science allied to faith, and warning against intrusion and quackery.
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The Pulpit of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Vol. 3
Sermon arguing Christ's unique atoning sacrifice and present exaltation; contrasts Mosaic rites with Christ's one sacrifice, detailing his sufferings, death, and exaltation.
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The Pulpit of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Vol. 2
Sermon on the union between Christ and the believer (Song of Solomon 2:16). Explores mutual belonging—Christ as beloved and believers as his, receiving righteousness, grace, and assurance.
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The Pulpit of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Vol. 1
Intro and 1850 ARP sermon 'The Christian's Hope' asserting regeneration and Christ's resurrection as the ground of a living hope that sustains believers amid trials.
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Addresses Delivered at the Centennial Celebration of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA [2nd ed.]
Addresses from the 1888 centennial of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), covering church history, Calvinist theology, missions, education, and church polity.
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Addresses Delivered at the Centennial Celebration of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA
Compilation of 1888 Centennial addresses for the 100th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, including Theodore L. Cuyler’s historical address on American Presbyterian origins and leaders.
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Southern Presbyterian Pulpit: A Collection of Sermons
Sermon arguing the gospel radically transforms sinners: it secures pardon, awakens repentance and new birth, and by divine power ultimately overcomes sin and sanctifies believers.
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