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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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Review of W.P. Paterson, The Rule of Faith

July 1913 seminary bulletin reporting commencement events and scholarly book reviews—notably a commentary on Judges and Paterson’s The Rule of Faith—examining doctrine, Scripture, and method.

John Watson Christie ⬩ 1913

Review of Charles A. Briggs, The Fundamental Christian Faith

Bulletin reviews recent theological works defending historic creeds and doctrines—Virgin Birth, Resurrection, and Christology—through scholarly analysis of the Apostles', Nicene, and Athanasian creeds.

John Watson Christie ⬩ 1914

Review of William Adams Brown, Modern Theology and the Preaching of the Gospel

Bulletin (Apr 1915) reviews early-church history and modern theology. Essays examine modern Christology, preaching, and the church's mission.

John Watson Christie ⬩ 1915

Review of T. Rees, The Holy Spirit in Thought and Experience

Book reviews on the preacher's use of great poets, a critical historical study of the Holy Spirit, and Christian responses to social unrest concerning wealth, labor, and women.

John Watson Christie ⬩ 1916

Marcus Dods the Preacher

Review of Marcus Dods as a preacher: scholarly, restrained delivery that applied New Testament teaching to modern needs. Highlights his pastoral influence, writings, and sermons.

Robert Christie ⬩ 1911

The Value to the Preacher of the Great Poets

Argues that great poets (Shakespeare, Dante) through imagination reveal moral truth aligning with Scripture, aiding preachers in sympathy and proclamation.

Robert Christie ⬩ 1916

Address to the Graduating Class

Robert Christie ⬩ 1916

July 4, 1776 Letter to Elias Dayton

Letters of Continental Congress members (Aug 1774–July 1776) urging militia mobilization and recounting the Declaration of Independence's adoption, printing, and signing.

Abraham Clark ⬩ 1921

August 6, 1776 Letter to Elias Dayton

Volume I of American Archives compiles August 1776 documentary correspondence and muster rolls detailing military movements, prisoner exchanges, militia activity, and appeals to Providence.

Abraham Clark ⬩ 1921

August 7, 1776 Letter to James Caldwell

Selections from the American Archives (1776) — letters and a county committee address endorsing the Declaration and urging vigilance against faction, corruption, and threats to liberty.

Abraham Clark ⬩ 1921

Address Before the Northern and Southern Presbyterian Assemblies

Grover Cleveland greets Northern and Southern Presbyterian Assemblies, recalling his upbringing. He urges reunion and praises the church's civic and spiritual role.

Stephen Grover Cleveland ⬩ 1909

Addresses, State Papers and Letters

Grover Cleveland's addresses on public duty, municipal reform, and citizenship. Advocates honest, economical city administration and protection of citizens.

Stephen Grover Cleveland ⬩ 1909

Grover Cleveland, the Man and the Statesman: An Authorized Biography, Vol. 1

Authorized biography of Grover Cleveland examining his character, rise from lawyer to president, and role in reconciling post–Civil War America. Praises his honesty, independence, and administration.

1923

Grover Cleveland, the Man and the Statesman: An Authorized Biography, Vol. 2

Chapter from an authorized biography of Grover Cleveland covering his 1892 return to the presidency, cabinet selections, political struggles, and his solemn sense of duty.

1923

Letter to the First Presbyterian Church of Middletown, Ohio

Centennial history of First Presbyterian Church, Middletown (1819–1919). Pastor Clokey recounts 1875 and 1877 revivals, membership growth, pastoral reflections, and a call to unity.

Joseph Waddell Clokey, Sr. ⬩ 1919

The Royal Man

July 1914 issue of The Missionary Survey: Presbyterian reports on home and foreign missions, Sunday-school and Christian education, Indian work, Woman's Auxiliary, and a sermon on Christian leadership.

Thomas Stone Clyce ⬩ 1914

We Need the Armenians

1918 articles documenting Turkish atrocities and Armenian Christian martyrdom, recounting massacres and deportations and urging Western nations to rescue and support the Armenians.

Frederick Gaylord Coan ⬩ 1918

Yesterdays in Persia and Kurdistan

Frederick G. Coan's memoir of missionary life in Persia and Kurdistan, recounting travels, ministry among Assyrians and Kurds, and trials during war and upheaval (1851–1929).

Frederick Gaylord Coan ⬩ 1939

Presbyterian Women of the Synod of Alabama

History of Alabama Presbyterian women—pioneers, auxiliaries, missionary work and leadership from the antebellum era through 1935, honoring their service and records.

Catherine Aleathea Thompson Cobbs ⬩ 1936

A Missionary Physician in Persia: A Sketch of the Life and Work of Dr. Joseph Plumb Cochran

Life of Dr Joseph P. Cochran, a Presbyterian medical missionary in NW Persia who founded Urumia Hospital, trained local physicians, healed across faiths and mediated conflicts.

Benjamin Labaree ⬩ 1906

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Review of W.P. Paterson, The Rule of Faith

Review of Charles A. Briggs, The Fundamental Christian Faith

Review of William Adams Brown, Modern Theology and the Preaching of the Gospel

Review of T. Rees, The Holy Spirit in Thought and Experience

Marcus Dods the Preacher

The Value to the Preacher of the Great Poets

Address to the Graduating Class

July 4, 1776 Letter to Elias Dayton

August 6, 1776 Letter to Elias Dayton

August 7, 1776 Letter to James Caldwell

Address Before the Northern and Southern Presbyterian Assemblies

Addresses, State Papers and Letters

Grover Cleveland, the Man and the Statesman: An Authorized Biography, Vol. 1

Grover Cleveland, the Man and the Statesman: An Authorized Biography, Vol. 2

Letter to the First Presbyterian Church of Middletown, Ohio

The Royal Man

We Need the Armenians

Yesterdays in Persia and Kurdistan

Presbyterian Women of the Synod of Alabama

A Missionary Physician in Persia: A Sketch of the Life and Work of Dr. Joseph Plumb Cochran

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