The Westminster Assembly
A mixed issue: a poem meditating on death and love; an article on Iceland’s modernization and public works; and an essay praising Henry George’s social-economic vision.
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Archives
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The Westminster Assembly
Letter Apostolic of His Holiness Leo XIII.
Review of Pope Leo XIII's apostolic letter on Anglican orders and the Anglican Archbishops' reply. Analyzes the Edwardine Ordinal's form and intention and prospects for Anglican–Roman reunion.
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The Institution of the Lord’s Supper
April 1898 miscellany: a Viking love poem, spring bird observations, a report on Red Cross relief in Cuba, and a survey of Yale's moral and religious student leadership.
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An Inductive Study of Selah
Inductive study of the Hebrew term 'Selah' in the Psalter, examining its distribution, musical/liturgical function, and editorial history in Hebrew and Septuagint texts.
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General Introduction to the Study of Holy Scripture: The Principles, Methods, History, and Results of Its Several Departments and of the Whole
Comprehensive introduction to the study of Holy Scripture: methods, languages, canon, textual and higher criticism, hermeneutics, and the Bible's credibility and history.
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A Sketch of Dr. Charles Augustus Briggs
1899 Alumni Bulletin outlining UVA's educational ideals and a sketch of Dr. Charles A. Briggs—his linguistic studies, European training, and writings on justification and sanctification.
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The Date of the Epistle of St. Paul to the Galatians
Scholarly analysis of the date of Paul's Epistle to the Galatians. Compares Galatians 2:1–10 with Acts 15 and debates whether the accounts describe the same Jerusalem visit.
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In Memoriam: Hamilton Rowan Gamble, Governor of Missouri
Memorial volume honoring Governor Hamilton R. Gamble (Missouri, 1864). Records his leadership keeping Missouri loyal to the Union, speeches, staff lists and tributes.
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Argument of Rev. J.H. Brookes, D.D., Delivered Before the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the United States, on the 31st of May, 1866
Rev. J. H. Brookes (1866) defends the Louisville Presbytery's "Declaration and Testimony," protesting General Assembly actions on slavery and church authority after the Civil War.
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May Christians Dance?
Jas. H. Brookes argues that modern social dancing is incompatible with Christian duty, giving moral, pastoral, and scriptural objections and citing testimonies against it.
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Gospel Hymns
1871 Gospel Hymns compiled by James H. Brookes focusing on doctrinally faithful psalms and hymns, assurance of salvation, the Holy Spirit's presence, and hope in Christ's return.
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The Way Made Plain
A concise exposition of Romans 10 asserting humanity's urgent need of salvation. Emphasizes conviction by the Holy Spirit, Scripture's authority, and the necessity of faith and confession.
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Present Truth: Being the Testimony of the Holy Ghost on the Second Coming of the Lord, The Divinity of Christ, and the Personality of the Holy Ghost
Advocates the literal, personal Second Coming, Christ's deity, and the Holy Spirit's personality; urges plain, prayerful Bible study and literal interpretation of Scripture.
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Is the Bible True? Seven Addresses
Lectures defending the Bible's divine, verbal inspiration and authority against skeptics (e.g. Strauss), arguing prophets and apostles spoke God's words and affirming the canon.
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Bible Reading on the Second Coming Christ
19th-century pamphlet advocating the personal, premillennial Second Coming of Christ, urging expectant hope and vigorous evangelism and holy living.
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Maranatha: Or, The Lord Cometh
James H. Brookes defends Christ’s literal, future (pre‑millennial) return, urging believers to await His coming, embrace hope, and heed the warning of judgment.
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The Coming of the Lord in Its Relation to Christian Doctrine
Argues that Christ's personal return (premillennial view) is central to Christian doctrine and life, urging constant watchfulness and readiness from New Testament teaching.
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Life Through the Living One
A theological exposition on humanity's spiritual death in sin and the necessity of new birth in Christ. Emphasizes regeneration, faith, and the Holy Spirit as the source of true life.
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Chaff and Wheat: A Defense of Verbal Inspiration
A robust defense of the verbal plenary inspiration and authority of Scripture, arguing prophets spoke God's words, not their own, with appeals to 2 Tim 3:16, 2 Pet 1:21, Deut 4:2.
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