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1869
Butler, John George, 1826-1909
Courageous Thankfulness
A sermon given on the twentieth pastoral anniversary of St. Paul's Church in Washington D.C., July 4, 1869. Inscribed "compliments of" J. Geo. Butler on the front cover.
GLC01265.37
1865
Wallace, James, 1810-1877
The Amendment of the federal Constitution : an Address Before the Christian Association for National Reformation, of Southern Illinois by James Wallace, in Rev. S. Wylie's Church, Eden, November 8, 1864.
Argues that the constitution needs to be amended "so as to become the fundamental law of a christian republican government." States that when the Southern states seceeded from the Union, they were not only rejecting the authority of the...
GLC01265.38
Thayer, M. Russell (Martin Russell), 1819-1906
The Great Victory -- Its Cost and Its Value : an Address Delivered at Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania, July 4th 1865 by Hon. M. Russell Thayer.
Published by King & Baird, printers. States that through the blessings of God, it has finally been established that the country is one and indivisible. Encourages the congregation to be thankful to the men have who have fought and that peace has...
GLC01265.39
16 March 1863
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Kansas Tribe of Indians
Concerns paying settlers for improvements made to Kansas land and a gift of land from the Kansas Indians to Thomas S. Huffaker in return for his missionary, educational, and counseling services. Authorized by President Abraham Lincoln. Treaty...
GLC08055.20
Thompson, Joseph Parrish, 1819-1879
Abraham Lincoln, his life and its lessons : a sermon, preached on Sabbath, April 30, 1865 by Joseph P. Thompson
Published by the Loyal Publication Society of New York. Number 85 in a series. Discusses and praises Lincoln's intelligence and mental abilities. The last page has been torn off.
GLC02913.05
Chester, John, 1832-1910
The lesson of the hour : justice as well as mercy, a discourse preached on the Sabbath following the assassination of the President, in the Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C. by John Chester
Published by Washington Chronicle Print. Blames Lincoln's assassination on the rebel Southern states, slavery, and those from the North that have aided and sympathized with the rebels. States that the "duty of the hour" is to make sure that the...
GLC02913.06
White, Erskine Norman, 1833-1911
The personal influence of Abraham Lincoln : a sermon preached on the national fast-day, Thursday, June 1st, 1865 by Erskine N. White
Published by John A. Gray & Green Printers. The pamphlet was "published by request." Discusses the moral examples and principles Lincoln set upon the country and the world. Discribes Lincoln as a " man of the people" and praises his leadership and...
GLC02913.07
Fowler, Henry, 1824-1872
Character and death of Abraham Lincoln. A discourse preached at Auburn, N. Y., April 23, 1865. By Rev. Henry Fowler, pastor of the Central Presbyterian church
Published by Wm. J. Moses' Steam Press Establishment. The pamphlet was "published by request." Inscribed "[Eu.] John H. Chedell with the regard of Henry Fowler." Discusses Lincoln's character and qualities. Feels that justice should be done and...
GLC02913.08
5 March 1788
Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820
At a meeting of the directors and agents of the Ohio Company, at Mr. Rice's Tavern, in Providence, State of Rhode-Island, Wednesday, March 5, 1788.
Discusses agents, shares, and other Ohio Company business. One resolve notes, "That the Directors be requested to pay as early attention as possible to the education of youth, and the promotion of public worship, among the first settlers."
GLC02437.03815
1815/02/02
United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, fl. 1815
A Declaration of the Society of People (Commonly called Shakers)
"Shewing their reasons for refusing to aid or abet the cause of war and bloodshed by wearing arms, paying fines, hiring substitutes, or rendering any equivalent for military service." The pamphlet was printed by E. & E. Hosford.
GLC03107.05326
1851
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
The true office of civil government. A speech in the city of Troy.
Printed by S. W. Benedict. Smith declares, "The legitimate action of Civil Government is very simple. Its legitimate range is very narrow. Government owes nothing to its subjects but protection... from crimes... committed against their persons and...
GLC04717.03
1859
Three discourses on the religion of reason.
Covers, among other topics, the reflection of God in man and man's role and responsibility concerning religion.
GLC04717.05
1860
Religion of reason, no. 4. The one test of character. A discourse by Gerrit Smith, in Peterboro, July twenty-second, 1860.
Published in New York City by Ross & Tousey. In closing, Smith writes, "The morals and manners of a church should be such, as to realize our highest conceptions of human dignity... Church of Peterboro! Be true to your own God at the approaching...
GLC04717.07
1863
Gerrit Smith on religion.
Published by Sinclair Tousey. Includes a letter to Dr. G. B. Cheever (possibly George Barrell Cheever), "Discourse in Peterboro... The Good See: The Bad are Blind," a letter to Henry Ward Beecher on Stonewall Jackson, and a "Funeral Discourse in...
GLC04717.08
1906
Cabeen, Francis von Albade, fl. 1906
The Colonel and the Quaker or the Return of the Forefathers
Fictional story of a colonel and a Quaker who return from colonial times to view the world as it was in the early 1900s. The colonel is Alexander Anderson and the book mentions his French and Indian War and Revolutionary War commissions (GLC01450...
GLC01450.007.04
Drisler, H., fl. 1862-1863
A reply to the "Bible View of Slavery, by J.H. Hopkins, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Vermont"
One article written by H. Drisler dated 1863. Opposes and criticizes the essay written by Bishop Hopkins entitled "Bible View of Slavery", which claims that the Bible "authorized" slavery. Published by the Loyal Publication Society of New York....
GLC01265.11
Goodwin, William, fl. 1864-1865
Death of Abraham Lincoln : a discourse on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. president of the United States, April 14, 1865, delivered at North Colebrook, Conn., April 23, 1865 by Rev. William Goodwin, pastor of the Baptist church
Published by David B. Moseley. Compares the people of ancient Israel to Americans. Argues that politics should be guided by religion. States that "men cannot govern themselves without the wholesome restraint of Christianity." Asserts that law...
GLC02913.02
1907/01/19
Memorial service program for Robert Edward Lee
Program for Memorial Service of Robert Edward Lee at Saint Paul's Church on the centenniel of his birth [1807/01/19]. Contains mostly prayers and hymns.
GLC01896.144
1907/02/22
Goodwin, William A.R., fl. 1890-1907
to Edward R. Archer
Circular aimed at raising funds to support the restoration and renovation of the Bruton Parish Church. "Bruton Parish, restored, will be one of the most interesting historical monuments in America . . . [T]he general public has cordially co-operated...
GLC01896.145
1861-1865
Mission of the Church to the Yankton Sioux Indians
Apparently a section extracted from a book.
GLC02429.57
1970
Klemme, Huber F., fl. 1970
Social Action
One pamphlet entitled Social Action by Huber F. Klemme dated 1970.
GLC09416.08
1852
Thompson, George, fl. 1852
Thompson in Africa: Or, an Account of the Missionary Labors, Sufferings, Travels, and Observations of George Thompson in Western Africa, at the Mendi Mission.
Thompson in Africa: Or, an Account of the Missionary Labors, Sufferings, Travels, and Observations of George Thompson in Western Africa, at the Mendi Mission. Abolitionist's diary of his African trip. Includes several eye witness accounts of the...
GLC09408
1776
Sharp, Granville, 1735-1813
The Law of Retribution...
The Law of Retribution; Or, A Serious Warning to Great Britain and her Colonies, founded on unquestionable examples of God's Temporal Vengeance against Tyrants, Slave-holders, and Oppressors. First edition, printed in London.
GLC09291
19 August 1837
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator Extra issue
Scarce "Extra" issue of William Lloyd Garrison's weekly Liberator mainly devoted to the "Appeal of Clerical Abolitionists on Anti-Slavery Measures .... Declaration of Abolitionists in The Theological Seminary at Andover, Mass."
GLC09298
1797
Miller, Samuel, fl. 1797-1806
A Discourse, Delivered April 12, 1797, at the request of and before the New-York Society ...
"... for promoting the manumission of slaves, and protecting such of them as have been or may be liberated. By...one of the Ministers of the United Presbyterian Churches in the City of New-York, and members of said society." New York: T. and J...
GLC09128
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