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August 8, 1832 Letter to Willie P. Mangum

1832 letters between John Chavis and Willie P. Mangum debating Federalism vs Jacksonian politics, the Bank veto and Van Buren, alongside personal news about crops and family.
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October 1, 1832 Letter to Willie P. Mangum

Papers of Willie P. Mangum (1807–1832): John Chavis’ 1832 letter about presbytery support and teaching arrangements; J. W. Wright’s 1832 note on sending slaves to Mississippi/Louisiana.
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November 3, 1832 Letter to Willie P. Mangum

1832 letter from John Chavis to Willie P. Mangum criticizing Mangum's support for Andrew Jackson, defending him against nullification charges, and debating state vs. federal authority.
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July 30, 1833 Letter to Willie P. Mangum

Letter (July 30, 1833) from the Willie P. Mangum papers: John Chavis discusses politics—nullification, the Webster–Calhoun debate, elections—and personal matters of family and health.
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February 26, 1834 Letter to Willie P. Mangum

Letters (1833–1834) from the Mangum Papers concerning Senator Willie P. Mangum's opposition to Jackson's removal of deposits, local memorials to Congress, and personal matters.
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April 4, 1836 Letter to Willie P. Mangum

1836 letter opposing abolition in the District of Columbia, arguing Congress lacks authority, slaves are property, and immediate emancipation would harm the enslaved and national peace.
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June 27, 1836 Letter to Willie P. Mangum

Letters (1833–1838) discussing an unjust Choctaw claim bill and a heated NC Senate contest between Charles Hinton and Judge Seawell, with election and press concerns.
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November 17, 1836 Letter to Willie P. Mangum

Selections from Willie P. Mangum's 1833–1838 papers: 1836 letters on elections, Whig vs. Van Buren disputes, petitions and requests for aid; correspondence from John Chavis and S.L. Southard.
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February 1, 1837 Letter to Willie P. Mangum

Letters from the Willie P. Mangum papers (1833–1838) on politics, abolition and free Black education (John Chavis), Senate controversies, elections, and railroads.
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The Missionary Crisis in China

Sermon urging urgent evangelization of China as a providential opportunity, highlighting China’s resources, character, and the church’s duty in foreign missions.
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Helpful Missionary Books

Two essays: one defends the divine origin and authority of Scripture; the other surveys recommended missionary books and gives practical reading advice for prospective foreign missionaries.
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Brazil as a Mission Field

Survey of Brazil's geography, society, economy, and the dominance of Roman Catholicism. Argues Brazil is a significant foreign mission field in need of Protestant missionary effort.
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Presbyterian Pioneers in Congo

Autobiographical account of William H. Sheppard’s missionary journeys in the Congo, his partnership with S.N. Lapsley, and the founding and early years of the Luebo Presbyterian mission.
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The General Assembly of 1918

1918 article urging temperance education for soldiers and sailors through the United Committee on War Temperance Activities, outlining programs, methods and cooperating organizations.
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The War and Missions

Chester argues that WWI, though costly and destructive to missions, also removed barriers—autocracy, liquor trade—and opened new mission fields and resources, calling for renewed sacrificial support.
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Orthodoxy in China

Urges churches to stay active and make worship comfortable. Criticizes church council's strike intervention, defends law and Presbyterian fellowship, urges mission orthodoxy in China; offers Isaiah 40 comfort.
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China

Church magazine reports death of Rev. John I. Armstrong, Congo revival conversions, and China's political transition, labor issues, and implications for foreign missions.
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