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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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Life and Letters of Mrs. Mary Galloway Giffen, Who Was the Pioneer Missionary of the Associate Reformed Church, South and Served Nearly Seven Years

Memoir of Mary Galloway Giffen, a 19th-century Associate Reformed Presbyterian teacher and missionary. Includes her childhood, education, letters from Egypt, and character sketch.

Jonathan Caldwell Galloway ⬩ 1892

Speech Praising the Charity of Women Working to Abolish Slavery

Henry H. Garnet urges charity as a divine attribute, calling for universal benevolence and local aid to the needy, and contrasts selfish indifference with the noble life of active charity.

Henry Highland Garnet ⬩ 1838

Speech of Henry H. Garnet Before the American Anti-Slavery Society

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Henry Highland Garnet ⬩ 1840

Speech in Support of the Liberty Party of Massachusetts

Henry Highland Garnet’s 1842 Emancipator speech urges moral and political abolition, denounces racial prejudice and slavery’s evils, and calls the Liberty Party and Christians to act.

Henry Highland Garnet ⬩ 1842

Address to the Slaves of the U.S.

Henry Highland Garnet's 1848 address urges enslaved Americans to resist slavery by moral, intellectual, and physical means, calling for self-emancipation and immediate freedom.

Henry Highland Garnet ⬩ 1848

Speech Regarding the Oppression of Slavery

Henry Highland Garnet denounces American slavery, appeals to Christian and republican ideals, and demands justice and redress for millions of enslaved African Americans.

Henry Highland Garnet ⬩ 1845

Speech Regarding the Silent Sanctioning of Slavery by the North

Rev. H. H. Garnet criticizes Northern complicity and Southern power in slavery, invoking Jesus' warning about judgment. He urges moral action against slavery.

Henry Highland Garnet ⬩ 1847

Speech Calling for an End to Slavery

Henry Highland Garnet condemned slavery, pleaded for Africa's oppressed children, and called on America to redress the wrongs. He affirmed that abolition is advancing and freedom will prevail.

Henry Highland Garnet ⬩ 1847

The Past and Present Condition, and the Destiny of the Colored Race

Henry Highland Garnet's 1848 address traces the African race's past glories, present sufferings under slavery, and hopeful destiny, condemning the slave trade and racial prejudice.

Henry Highland Garnet ⬩ 1848

Sermon Regarding Brotherly Love and Honoring God

Henry Highland Garnet urges settlers to honor God, love their neighbors, and build Christian, industrious homes and communities. He warns against sectarianism, slavery, and intemperance (isaiah-57).

Henry Highland Garnet ⬩ 1848

Speech Opposing Frederick Douglass and Charles Lenox Remond

Henry Highland Garnet (1849) rebukes Frederick Douglass and others for denying Black people's national ties and religious faith, condemning non-resistance and moral hypocrisy.

Henry Highland Garnet ⬩ 1849

August 31, 1849 Letter to Frederick Douglass

Excerpts from the Maryland Colonization Journal on Liberian governance, legal culture, and tensions among abolitionists—featuring Henry Highland Garnet's public rebuttal to Frederick Douglass.

Henry Highland Garnet ⬩ 1849

Speech in Honor of Gerrit Smith

Henry Highland Garnet praises Garrett Smith's philanthropy and steadfast support for abolition, thanking the Buffalo Colored Ladies for honoring him. He urges continued struggle for freedom and equality.

Henry Highland Garnet ⬩ 1849

Speech in England Regarding the Suffering of American Slaves

Henry Highland Garnet’s 1850 speech condemns American slavery, recounts its physical and moral abuses, and urges Britons to boycott slave-grown goods in favor of free-labour products.

Henry Highland Garnet ⬩ 1850

Speech in England Encouraging the Consumption of Free-Labour Products

H. H. Garnet denounces the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, warns it endangers escaped slaves and free Black families, criticizes slaveholders, and urges British economic pressure to weaken slavery.

Henry Highland Garnet ⬩ 1850

Speech Expressing Thanks for Kindness Received in England and Germany

Henry H. Garnet thanked European brethren, affirmed the New Testament 'do not resist evil' peace principle, and urged reciprocal support at the upcoming Peace Congress in New York.

Henry Highland Garnet ⬩ 1850

Plea for the Bondsman

Henry H. Garnet urges British Christians to condemn American slavery, boycott slave-produced goods, and prefer free-grown products as a moral and Christian duty to help the enslaved.

Henry Highland Garnet ⬩ 1850

Speech in England on Slave Labour Products

Henry Highland Garnet condemns American slavery, urging British audiences to boycott slave-produced goods and favor West Indian produce as a moral, Christian duty to support freed labor.

Henry Highland Garnet ⬩ 1850

Speech in Scotland Regarding the Fugitive Slave Law

Henry Highland Garnet condemned the U.S. Fugitive Slave Law, recounting slaves' suffering and rescues. He urged public opinion and economic pressure to end slavery.

Henry Highland Garnet ⬩ 1850

Brief Speech on the Fugitive Slave Law

Henry Highland Garnet urges Britons to denounce American slavery by refusing slave-grown goods, appealing to Christian conscience and consumer action to end the trade.

Henry Highland Garnet ⬩ 1851

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