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Thomas Cary Johnson - You Should Be Missionary (1897)

Thomas Cary Johnson - You Should Be Missionary (1897) . . . 
This article from The Union Seminary Magazine No. 4 (March - April 1897) was originally a part of a seminary course on Missions taught by Thomas Cary Johnson's seminary course (1859-1936). He gives eight reasons why every pastor should be missionary in spirit and should seek to make his people a missionary people.

John Lafayette Girardeau - Christ’s Pastoral Presence with His Dying People (1896)

John Lafayette Girardeau - Christ’s Pastoral Presence with His Dying People (1896) . . .
This sermon on Psalm 23:4 by John Lafayette Girardeau (1825-1898) comforts the saint nearing death by showing how the ministry of the Good Shepherd takes away our fear of death. 

A Conversation with Dr. Miles Smith IV about George Armstrong’s The Summer of the Pestilence

A Conversation with Dr. Miles Smith IV about George Armstrong’s The Summer of the Pestilence . . .
Caleb Cangelosi, the founder of Log College Press, interviews Dr. Miles Smith IV about George Armstrong's book The Summer of the Pestilence, written about a yellow fever plague that struck Norfolk, VA, in 1855. This interview was recorded on April 14, 2020, during the COVID lockdown. 

Joseph Ruggles Wilson - Inaugural Address at Columbia Theological Seminary (May 23, 1871)

Joseph Ruggles Wilson - Inaugural Address at Columbia Theological Seminary (May 23, 1871) . . .
Joseph Ruggles Wilson (1822-1903) was inaugurated as the Professor of Pastoral and Evangelistic Theology and Sacred Rhetoric at Columbia Theological Seminary on May 23, 1871. His inaugural address focuses upon the power of the pulpit, and the necessity of seminaries to train men to wield that power with all possible efficiency.

Drury Lacy - A Letter to One Afflicted (1804)

Drury Lacy - A Letter to One Afflicted (1804) . . . 
Drury Lacy (1756-1815) wrote this letter to an old acquaintance who was struggling with a lack of assurance of grace. Its content will encourage anyone who walks in spiritual darkness and longs to know the truth of God's love for them in Christ. 

Archibald Alexander - Counsels of the Aged to the Young (1852)

Archibald Alexander - Counsels of the Aged to the Young (1852) . . .
Archibald Alexander (1772-1851), the first professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, gives twenty pieces of advice and counsel to younger believers. A great listen with your children and grandchildren! 

Moses Hoge - Ministerial Piety (1810)

Moses Hoge - Ministerial Piety (1810) . . . 
Moses Hoge (1752-1820) preached this sermon on I Corinthians 9:21 to the Synod of Virginia, exploring the nature of piety for a gospel minister. 

Thomas Ephraim Peck - The Spirit of Presbyterianism (1881)

Thomas Ephraim Peck - The Spirit of Presbyterianism (1881) . . .
Thomas E. Peck (1822-1893) delivered this discourse on the nature, history, purpose, worship, discipline, and ministry of Presbyterianism at the 50th anniversary celebration of Columbia Theological Seminary. 

Thomas Smyth - A Charge to James Henley Thornwell and Francis Patrick Mullally (May 4, 1860)

Thomas Smyth - A Charge to James Henley Thornwell and Francis Patrick Mullally (May 4, 1860) . . . 
Thomas Smyth (1808-1873), pastor of Second Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, gave this charge on the occasion of the ordination of Mullally and the installation of Thornwell and Mullally as co-pastors of First Presbyterians Church of Columbia, SC. The charge is rich in explanation of a pastor's calling, and tender in its address to the uniqueness of the situation.

B. B. Warfield - The Religious Life of Theological Students (1913)

B. B. Warfield - The Religious Life of Theological Students (1913) . . .
This classic address by Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield (1851-1921) to students at Princeton Theological Seminary powerfully explains how piety and the pursuit of knowledge ought to go hand in hand.