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Sermon at the Funeral of James Ormsbee Murray

Memorial bulletin for Dean James O. Murray (d. 1899), honoring his scholarship, Christian character, and service as Princeton's English professor and dean. Describes funeral, tributes, and his patient faith in illness.
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Dr. Duffield on Ambiguity in the Confession

Calls to reaffirm (not revise) the Westminster Confession, defending its clarity against critics (Dr. Duffield); also affirms parents' rights and duties in children's religious education.
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Charge to the Professor-Elect [Jonathan Edwards]

Inaugural charge urging the professor to train ministers in Scripture-rooted theology, cultivate personal piety, and defend Westminster standards against the errors of the age.
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American Impressions of the Alliance

Supports higher education for women and questions traditional gender roles. Reviews American response to the Presbyterian Alliance, praised for fostering Christian unity.
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Martin Luther: A Sketch of His Character and Work

Biographical sketch honoring Martin Luther on his 400th birthday. Covers his conversion, discovery of justification by faith, protest against indulgences, and role in the Reformation.
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Travels in Europe for Health in 1820

New-Year exhortation urging moderate joy, family responsibility, and sober piety. Travel letters recount a perilous sea voyage for health, faith, and concern for sailors.
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Sermon on Malachi 3:3–4

Sermon urging purification of ministers from ignorance, sloth, and selfishness. Advocates study, diligence, humility, and a Pentecostal outpouring for church revival.
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Ebenezer Dickey, D.D.

Biographical sketch of Rev. Ebenezer Dickey (1772–1831), an American Presbyterian minister celebrated for humility, scholarship, clear preaching, church leadership, and influential letters.
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Sermon on Isaiah 49:14

Satirical notice on a Carmelite convent, and Rev. J.M. Dickey's sermon on Isaiah 49: God's maternal love for the Church and its coming triumph and purification.
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John Miller Dickey, D.D.

Necrological report including biographical sketches of Princeton alumni ministers, detailing pastoral labors, missionary service (Sandwich Islands/Hawaii), and deaths in 1877–1878.

John Miller Dickey

Entry from the 1884 Encyclopaedia of the Presbyterian Church containing biographical sketches of ministers (John Miller Dickey, William Dickey, Dickinson Baxter) and institutional notes.
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The Day of Pentecost

Sermon on Pentecost arguing the Holy Spirit's special divine influence confirms Christ's mission, rebukes opposition, and establishes preaching as God's chief means for worldwide salvation.
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Prize Letters to Students

Exhorts students to embrace a settled, cordial belief in the Bible's divine authority and to pursue eminent piety; warns that doubt and unsettledness lead to moral decline.
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Outpouring of the Spirit Under the Gospel

Sermon (1840) asserting the outpouring of the Holy Spirit is central to the Gospel era—predicted by the prophets, promised by Christ, and realized in Pentecost and revivals.
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History of the ‘True Doctrine’

Reviews Spain's decline under monarchs and the Inquisition and calls for evangelization; praises Colorado's mountain beauty; warns liquor excise law faces repeal.
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“HIstory of the True Doctrines”

Account of the Auburn Declaration (1837): Baxter Dickinson's draft 'True Doctrines' was made public via Dr. Duffield's protest. Discusses questions of authorship and seminary archival custody.
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