William Henry Fentress
Necrological report (Princeton Theological Seminary, 1881) containing obituaries of alumni ministers, recounting their education, ministries, illnesses, and deaths.
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William Henry Fentress
The Good and the Bad in the Roman Catholic Church: Is That Church to Be Destroyed or Reformed? A Letter from Rome
Protestant travelogue evaluating Roman Catholicism: condemns ostentatious ritual as often empty, yet praises its reverence, art, monastic retreats, and charitable care for the poor.
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The Irish Confederates and the Rebellion of 1798
A concise history of the 1798 Irish Rebellion and the United Irishmen, focusing on leaders like Wolfe Tone and Robert Emmet, their trials, battles, and later exile to America.
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The Invisibility of God
Sermon arguing that God's deliberate invisibility prevents idolatry, avoids overwhelming finite minds, and preserves reverent mystery while natural revelation invites pursuit.
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Summer Pictures: From Copenhagen to Venice
Lively travel sketches (Summer Pictures) by Henry M. Field recounting an Atlantic crossing and Grand Tour scenes—Falmouth landing, English coach ride, and European vignettes from Copenhagen to Venice.
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The History of the Atlantic Telegraph
Field's history of the Atlantic telegraph recounts decades of trials, failed and successful cable expeditions, engineering feats, and Newfoundland's vital role linking Europe and America.
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From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn
A Victorian travel memoir from Killarney to Constantinople, mixing vivid landscape and sea descriptions with melancholic reflection and spiritual meditation.
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From Egypt to Japan
Travel narrative through Egypt describing Alexandria, Cairo, the Nile and Pyramids; encounters with Muslims, cosmopolitan life, American mission schools and local society.
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Introduction to Adventures in Patagonia: A Missionary’s Exploring Trip
Memoir of Rev. Titus Coan's missionary work: exploring Patagonia and later long service in Hawaii. Vivid accounts of travel, hardship, mass conversions, baptisms, and church growth at Hilo.
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Among the Holy Hills
1880s travelogue of Jerusalem and Palestine combining vivid topographical description (Siloam, Hinnom, Temple) with biblical reflection to deepen faith and understanding.
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The Greek Islands and Turkey After the War
Travel sketches of Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean, mixing antiquities, biblical sites (Lazarus, Ephesus), Ottoman decline, and Western missionary influence.
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Blood Is Thicker Than Water: A Few Days Among Our Southern Brethren
1886 travel sketches of a Northern visitor touring the post–Civil War South, observing industry, the New South, reconciliation between North and South, and the condition of freedmen.
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On the Desert: With a Brief Review of Recent Events in Egypt
Travel sketches of Egypt and Sinai (spring 1882), with vivid desert and Cairo scenes, antiquarian notes on pyramids and mummies, and a defense of Mosaic law amid Egyptian politics.
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Old Spain and New Spain
Travel sketches contrasting Old Spain's past and the modern nation — Pyrenees, Pau, Lourdes, the Albigenses, Catholic pilgrimages and the Inquisition — with political and cultural observations.
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The Field-Ingersoll Discussion: Faith or Agnosticism?
Henry M. Field's open letter to Robert G. Ingersoll defends belief in God and the soul, rebukes agnosticism, and argues from nature, reason, and moral order against unbelief.
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Gibraltar
Henry M. Field's travelogue of Gibraltar (late 19th c.)—descriptive account of the Rock's geography, currents, history, fortifications, and daily life under the English garrison.
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The Friend of the Bridegroom…Rejoiceth Greatly Because of the Bridegroom’s Voice
Devotional reflection on friendship with Christ, urging trust and obedience as the path to true life. Calls for surrendering self to Christ to receive his sustaining friendship.
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Bright Skies and Dark Shadows
Travel essays by H. M. Field: sunlit southern and city scenes paired with sober reflections on the 'Race Problem', church life, Sunday-schools, and Civil War memory.
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Life and Letters of General Thomas J. Jackson (Stonewall Jackson)
Memoir of Gen. Thomas J. 'Stonewall' Jackson by his wife, combining military recollections with intimate letters. Emphasizes Christian devotion, prayer, and domestic character.
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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
Account of Cyrus W. Field's long struggle to lay the Atlantic telegraph cable—decades of expeditions, failures, and eventual success uniting Old and New Worlds.
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