Archives
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.
Sermon on the Death of President Abraham Lincoln
Eulogistic sermon mourning President Abraham Lincoln's assassination, praising his humble origins, leadership, emancipation, and Christian virtues; condemns slavery and its violence.
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The Giant and the Shepherd’s Sling: A Discourse Delivered Before the Foreign Missionary Society of New-York and Brooklyn
A missionary sermon likening the Church to David against Goliath: urging evangelistic zeal, surveying heathenism, Islam, and Romanism, and affirming Gospel truth wins by faith.
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A Teacher in God’s School
OCR'd 1866 periodical excerpts praising Lincoln biographies, reflecting on House of Commons civility, and discussing Civil War providence, battles, and 1864 election politics.
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Over the Line
Exhorts heads of households to practice daily family worship and resist conformity to the world. Also treats assurance of pardon and the Spirit's gradual witness to faith.
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A Walk in Greenwood Cemetery, New York
Victorian devotional reflections offering Christian comfort to parents grieving young children, emphasizing Christ's resurrection, cemetery imagery, and hope of heaven.
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Successful Preaching: Addresses to Theological Students
Address to theological students on effective preaching: focus on vital, timely truth and defend church order. Cultivate the right spirit and prepare clear, written sermons.
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The Best Fellow in the World: His Haps and Mishaps. Narrated for Public Benefit
Temperance novel warning young men against the ruin of alcohol via the charming 'best fellow' Geoffrey. Family, love, and moral choices reveal the danger of the first glass.
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Heart-Life
A pastoral devotional urging vigilant heart-keeping: prayer, watchfulness, and building faith on Christ as the only sure foundation. Practical counsel for conversion and assurance.
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The Moral Duty of Total Abstinence: A Sermon
A temperance sermon arguing Christians' duty of total abstinence from intoxicating drinks, citing God's law on the body, science, and Scripture.
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Heart Thoughts
Devotional essays urging readers to choose life in Christ, warning about sin's deceitfulness, and calling for repentance, faith, and surrender to the atoning Saviour.
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Thought-Hives
Pastoral devotional urging immediate repentance and putting the soul first. Stresses the moral power of thoughts and practical Christian living.
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Thoughts for Heart and Life
Devotional counsel for keeping the Christian heart alive through prayer, watchfulness, and holy vigilance. Urges building life on Christ alone for assurance and endurance.
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The Successful Minister
Practical advice for ministers on preaching, pastoral visiting, doctrine, courage, and heart-power. Emphasizes saving souls, varied sermons, pastoral care, vigor, and faithful administration.
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Christ, the Restorer
Two sermons: one argues for the reality of eternal punishment and human responsibility for sin; the other (on Ps. 23:3) depicts Christ as the Restorer, teaching ruin, redemption, and recovery.
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Passing Over to the Other Side
Three sermons on salvation, faith, and discipleship. They contrast what God alone accomplishes (stand still for God's salvation) with duties believers must perform (repentance, obedience).
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One Thing
Selections of homiletic sermons exploring creation's groaning and testimony (romans 8), the 'one thing' needful (Mark 10/John 9/Phil 3), and possessing Christ.
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Sinai Sends Sinners to Calvary
Two sermons: 'Making All Things New' unfolds the new heaven and earth (rev. 21); 'Sinai Sends Sinners to Calvary' calls sinners to fear God, repent, and turn to Christ.
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The Urgent Invitation
Sermons on adorning Christian doctrine by holy life (titus 2). A call to urge sinners to accept the gospel feast, stressing its freeness, fullness and love (luke 14).
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Sons of God
Two sermons: one on Haggai urging the rebuilding of the temple after exile; the other on Christian sonship and adoption (Romans 8, John 1), duties and Spirit-led life.
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