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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.
Address of the Managers of the American Colonization Society, to the People of the United States: Adopted at Their Meeting, June 19, 1832
1832 address urging national support for the American Colonization Society to resettle free Black Americans in Liberia. Appeals to duty, charity, and Christian philanthropy.
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Life of Jehudi Ashmun, Late Colonial Agent in Liberia
Biography of Jehudi Ashmun, colonial agent in Liberia, tracing his conversion, leadership in founding the colony, struggles with health, governance, and efforts against the slave trade.
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May 21, 1837 Secretary’s Report
1837 secretary's report promoting the American Colonization Society: fundraising and church advocacy for Liberia, recounting Moro, a Foulah convert from Islam to Christianity, and urging missions.
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Address at the Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Colonization Society, November 11, 1839
1839 address urging support for the American Colonization Society to resettle free African Americans in Africa (Liberia/Sierra Leone) as a Christian, civilizing, philanthropic effort.
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Mission to England, in Behalf of the American Colonization Society
Rev. R.R. Gurley's 1841 report of a mission to England for the American Colonization Society, detailing meetings with British leaders (e.g., Buxton) on ending the slave trade and promoting African colonization.
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Life and Eloquence of the Rev. Sylvester Larned, First Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in New-Orleans
Memoir and sermon collection of Rev. Sylvester Larned (1796–1835), edited by R.R. Gurley (1844). Contains a biographical sketch and numerous published sermons and addresses.
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The Earth and Man: Lectures on Comparative Physical Geography, in Its Relation to the History of Mankind
Front matter praising Prof. Arnold Guyot's Lectures on Comparative Physical Geography, highlighting scientific merit, educational value, and moral/religious lessons linking Earth's order to God's providence.
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A Collection of Meteorological Tables, With Other Tables Useful in Practical Meteorology
A. Guyot's 1852 Smithsonian Meteorological Tables: a compiled collection of conversion and correction tables for temperature, humidity, barometry, hypsometry, and related meteorological calculations.
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The Earth and Its Inhabitants: Intermediate Geography
Guyot urges graded geography texts and wall-maps, a three-stage method (perceptive, analytic, synthetic), and ordered topic sequence (form → drainage → climate → life).
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Physical Geography
Preface and table of contents of Arnold Guyot's 1873 Physical Geography, outlining scope, method, and parts on Earth, land, waters, atmosphere, and life for higher education.
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Cosmogony and the Bible
Guyot argues the Genesis account complements modern science: Scripture teaches spiritual truths while science explains natural processes. He defends creation as a divine, miraculous act and urges careful interpretation.
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Memoir of Louis Agassiz, 1807–1873
Arnold Guyot's biographical memoir of Louis Agassiz (1807–1873) traces his Swiss childhood, scientific training, and early natural-history work in zoology, botany and glaciology.
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Creation: Or, The Biblical Cosmogony in the Light of Modern Science
Guyot argues the Genesis cosmogony coheres with modern science. He contrasts biblical and ancient cosmogonies and interprets the six days and Sabbath in light of geology.
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Arnold Henry Guyot
Short biography of Arnold H. Guyot, Swiss‑American geologist and geographer. Pioneer in glaciology and meteorology, influential educator at Princeton and in U.S. geography teaching.
Prisons and Reformatories
Contains an essay on linguistics and a report urging prison reform: a humane, Christian reformatory system stressing education, chaplains, trade training, and rehabilitation.
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John Frelinghuysen Hageman
Index and contributor biographies from The Biblical Repertory and Princeton Review (1825–1868), cataloguing articles, author sketches, and publication notes tied to Princeton and American Presbyterian life.
History of Princeton and Its Institutions, Vol. 1
Preface and contents of an 1879 history of Princeton detailing the town, college, theological seminary, Presbyterian influence, and Revolutionary War events including the Battle of Princeton.
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