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John William Carter, D.D.: Sketches Of His Life, Estimates Of His Character And Work, Selections From His Sermons, T. C. Johnson Jan 1912

John William Carter, D.D.: Sketches Of His Life, Estimates Of His Character And Work, Selections From His Sermons, T. C. Johnson

Carter, John William, 1836-1907

Carter married Johnson’s sister Elizabeth in 1869. This “memorial volume” is divided into 3 parts: a “sketch of Dr. Carter’s life,” 6 “estimates of his character and work,” and 7 “selections from his written sermons.” Information about the sermons is provided in the User Guide.


Lee The Christian Hero: A Sermon Delivered In The Lee Memorial Church, Lexington, Virginia, Sunday, January 20, 1907, On The Invitation Of The Rector And Vestry, Randolph Harrison Mckim Jan 1907

Lee The Christian Hero: A Sermon Delivered In The Lee Memorial Church, Lexington, Virginia, Sunday, January 20, 1907, On The Invitation Of The Rector And Vestry, Randolph Harrison Mckim

McKim, Randolph Harrison, 1842-1920

McKim preached this sermon to commemorate the centennial of Robert E. Lee, in a church that was named in his honor (in 2017, the name was changed from R.E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church to Grace Episcopal Church. His topic is evident from the title; as he says on page 5, Lee “has a place of right in that noble army of the soldiers of Jesus Christ, who have done heroic service for God and for man in their lives.”


Noble Testimony, John Sharshall Grasty Dec 1859

Noble Testimony, John Sharshall Grasty

Grasty, John Sharshall, 1825-1883

This sermon, on Mark 14:3-8, was preached while Grasty was serving as pastor of the Fincastle Presbyterian Church in Botetourt County, Virginia.


Sin And Its Wages, John Sharshall Grasty Dec 1859

Sin And Its Wages, John Sharshall Grasty

Grasty, John Sharshall, 1825-1883

This sermon was preached while Grasty was serving as pastor of the Fincastle Presbyterian Church in Botetourt County, Virginia.


Address To The People Of West Virginia: Shewing That Slavery Is Injurious To The Public Welfare, And That It May Be Gradually Abolished Without Detriment To The Rights And Interests Of Slave Holders / By A Slaveholder Of West Virginia, Henry Ruffner Dec 1846

Address To The People Of West Virginia: Shewing That Slavery Is Injurious To The Public Welfare, And That It May Be Gradually Abolished Without Detriment To The Rights And Interests Of Slave Holders / By A Slaveholder Of West Virginia, Henry Ruffner

Ruffner, Henry, 1790-1861

In 1847, Ruffner delivered an anti-slavery address before the Franklin Society at Washington College; he was the school’s president at the time. It was revised for publication later that year, having been “enriched and strengthened” by the “impressive views” of others; in 1933, it was reprinted by The Green Bookman in Bridgewater, Virginia.