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Introduction To A New History Of The Sermon : The Nineteenth Century, Robert Ellison

Robert Ellison

This is the introduction to A New History of the Sermon:The Nineteenth Century, a collection of essays I edited for Brill Academic Publishers. It discusses the concept and history of "rhetorical criticism," and seeks to lay a foundation for the rhetorical study of the Anglo-American pulpit.

The Tractarians' Sermons And Other Speeches, Robert Ellison

Robert Ellison

This is the first chapter of A New History of the Sermon: The Nineteenth Century, a collection of essays I edited for Brill Academic Publishers. It provides an overview of the Tractarians' homiletic theory, and examines the various genres of their oratory: sermons (both "plain" and "university"), lectures, and episcopal charges.

Prophecy And Anti-Popery In Victorian London: John Cumming Reconsidered, Robert Ellison, Carol Herringer

Robert Ellison

John Cumming (1807-1881) was the popular minister of the Crown Court Church of Scotland in London's Covent Garden. This article examines his views on the end times and the Roman Catholic Church, two of the favorite subjects of his preaching.

Preaching Styles: Honey & Vinegar, Logan Tavelli

Communication Studies

A look into different preaching styles.

Introduction To A New History Of The Sermon : The Nineteenth Century, Robert Ellison

English Faculty Research

This is the introduction to A New History of the Sermon:The Nineteenth Century, a collection of essays I edited for Brill Academic Publishers. It discusses the concept and history of "rhetorical criticism," and seeks to lay a foundation for the rhetorical study of the Anglo-American pulpit.

The Tractarians' Sermons And Other Speeches, Robert Ellison

English Faculty Research

This is the first chapter of A New History of the Sermon: The Nineteenth Century, a collection of essays I edited for Brill Academic Publishers. It provides an overview of the Tractarians' homiletic theory, and examines the various genres of their oratory: sermons (both "plain" and "university"), lectures, and episcopal charges.

The Tractarians' Political Rhetoric, Robert Ellison

English Faculty Research

This article examines the political speaking and writing of John Keble, John Henry Newman, and other leading figures of the Oxford Movement. It argues that while they were essentially conservative in the pulpit, where they spoke as official representatives of the Established Church, they were more critical and outspoken in other works, where they enjoyed more of the freedom afforded to private citizens.

Religion And The Academy: Report On The Western Conference On British Studies Roundtable, Robert Ellison

English Faculty Research

This article is a report of a roundtable I moderated at the 2006 meeting of the Western Conference on British Studies. It proposes some directions religious studies might take in the 21st century; it is also the first publication to mention of the British Pulpit Online, an emerging digital resource for the study of the sermon from 1688-1901.

“’National Apostasy,’ Tracts For The Times, And Plain Sermons: John Keble's Tractarian Prose.”, Robert Ellison

English Faculty Research

John Keble is perhaps best known for The Christian Year and his work as Professor of Poetry at Oxford from 1831 to 1841. In this essay, I argue that his prose is worthy of study as well. I focus on "National Apostasy," the sermon that John Henry Newman saw as the inauguration of the Oxford Movement; the 8 pieces he contributed to the Tracts for the Times; and his many contributions to the Plain Sermons, by Contributors to the "Tracts for the Times."

Prophecy And Anti-Popery In Victorian London: John Cumming Reconsidered, Robert Ellison, Carol Herringer

English Faculty Research

John Cumming (1807-1881) was the popular minister of the Crown Court Church of Scotland in London's Covent Garden. This article examines his views on the end times and the Roman Catholic Church, two of the favorite subjects of his preaching.

Uniting Conference Addresses, David Frederick Wertz

Uniting Conference Addresses

This volume contains 8 addresses by 4 speakers: the bishop of the West Virginia Area, the dean of the Duke Divinity School, the “minister of reconciliation” for the West Virginia Area, and the superintendent of the Buckhannon District.

Thoughts Ii, S. Roger Tyler

Tyler, S. Roger, 1878-1963

According to the Preface, this book was “prepared in response to a number of requests which have come from Dr. Tyler’s friends and from those who have read the first volume, which was published in 1963” (p. v). Like its predecessor, it is a collection of articles published in two newspapers: the Advertiser in Huntington, West Virginia, and the Gazette in Charleston. Those articles were shortened versions of “sermons prepared and delivered by Dr. Tyler over a period of sixty years in the ministry.”

Trinity Church, Huntington, West Virginia: Something Of Its Story, James Rodgers Haworth

Tyler, S. Roger, 1878-1963

This is Chapters XI-XIV of Haworth's history of Trinity Episcopal Church from its beginnings in 1869 through the early 1960s. The book focuses primarily on the rectors who have served the church over the years; there are also chapters with such titles as “The Building of the Church,” “The Vestrymen,” “The Women,” and “The Sunday School.”

Trinity Church, Huntington, West Virginia: Something Of Its Story, James Rodgers Haworth

Atkinson, Robert Poland, 1927-2012

This is Chapter XVI of Haworth's history of Trinity Episcopal Church from its beginnings in 1869 through the early 1960s. The book focuses primarily on the rectors who have served the church over the years; there are also chapters with such titles as “The Building of the Church,” “The Vestrymen,” “The Women,” and “The Sunday School.”

Thoughts, S. Roger Tyler

Tyler, S. Roger, 1878-1963

According to the title page, the book is a collection of articles published in two newspapers: the Advertiser in Huntington, West Virginia, and the Gazette in Charleston. Those articles were “based on sermons prepared and delivered by Dr. Tyler over a period of sixty years in the ministry.”

Sermons For Special Sundays, John Agee Holt

Holt, John Agee, 1920-2012

The 14 sermons in this collection “were first preached to…the Luther Rice Memorial Baptist Church of Silver Spring, Maryland” (Preface). They were thus delivered outside Appalachia; they are included in the Library to help illustrate the full range of Holt's preaching.

Seven Words, John Agee Holt

Holt, John Agee, 1920-2012

According to the Preface, “This book is based on a series of pre-Easter messages first delivered to…the Luther Rice Memorial Baptist Church of Washington, D. C.” They were thus preached outside Appalachia; they are included in the Library to help illustrate the full range of Holt's preaching.

Children's Sermons In Stories, Julius Fischbach

Fischbach, Julius, 1894-

The Preface states that “The stories presented in this collection were given to the children of the First Baptist Church, Lansing, Michigan, during the morning worship programs” (p. 7). They were intended to be “always in harmony with the theme of the morning sermon,” and to add “color and attractiveness” to the messages delivered to the adults (p. 8).

The sermons were delivered outside Appalachia, but Fischbach has significant ties to the region, so they can be included in the Library.

Highlights Of My Life And Ministry In Old Time Revivals, Thomas P. Roberts

Roberts, Thomas P., 1872-1956

This book contains 3 of Roberts’ sermons, along with autobiographical material and “Testimonies” from people who worked with him or were converted under his preaching.

Sermonettes For Boys And Girls, Julius Fischbach

Fischbach, Julius, 1894-

According to a newspaper article included in Marshall’s copy of the book, Sermonettes is the “third of Dr. Fischbach’s books to be published in the field of religious teaching for boys and girls.” As he writes in the Foreword, “It is hoped that many of the boys and girls themselves will honor the book by reading its pages. It has been a labor of love, because there is no finer audience than the children of our churches and our firesides.”

It is likely that the sermons were delivered outside Appalachia. Fischbach, however, has significant ties to the region, so they …

Squaring Up: Fifty Talks To Juniors, Julius Fischbach

Fischbach, Julius, 1894-

In the Foreword, the editors describe this collection as a “series of simple and interesting talks” that shows how much Fischbach “understands and likes boys and girls.” A newspaper clipping pasted into the inside back cover ends with “We congratulate him upon this contribution of his to the children’s work not alone in our church but throughout the denomination as well.”

It is likely that the sermons were delivered outside Appalachia. Fischbach, however, has significant ties to the region, so they can be included in the Library.

Sparks From A Busy Anvil, John R. Gilpin

Gilpin, John R., 1905-1974

According to the February 4, 1939 issue of The Baptist Examiner, Gilpin had "two radio programs each Sunday signing on the station every Sunday morning and signing it off every Sunday night" (p. 1). Sparks is a collection of 13 radio sermons, preached on station WCMI between May 30 and August 22, 1937.

God’S Marvelous Grace To Me, John Franklin Woods

Woods, John Franklin, 1865-

According to the Preface, the idea for this volume came about in 1935, when Woods shared his “life history” at a meeting in Dover, Delaware. In his Introduction, W. L. Surbrook declared it a success, writing that “Rev. Woods’ clear enunciations, positive interpretations and pointed declarations of rugged Gospel Truth make this volume a valuable asset to anyone’s library.”

The book contains 7 sermons and 5 chapters of autobiography/memoir. Information about the sermons is provided in the User Guides.

Address Of Dr. J. Layton Mauzé To Congregation Of First Presbyterian Church, Huntington, West Virginia, Sunday Morning, Sept. 9, 1928 / Farewell Sermon, Dr. J. Layton Mauzé To Congregation Of First Presbyterian Church, Huntington, West Virginia, Sunday Evening, Sept. 9, 1928, Joseph Layton Mauze

Mauzé, Joseph Layton, 1873-1937

As the title indicates, this privately-published book contains what are probably the last two sermons Mauzé preached as the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church.

Voices From Templed Hills: Selected Sermons, G. E. Bartlett

Voices from Templed Hills: Selected Sermons

The 14 pastors in this collection were chosen by votes collected over a period of 6 weeks by The Baptist Banner, a weekly newspaper based in Parkersburg, West Virginia (Bartlett edited the paper for a time, and the Banner Company was the publisher of the book).

Two of the pastors were from Parkersburg; other cities represented include Beckley, Charleston, Fairmont, Grafton, Huntington, Logan, Salem, and West Union.

What Is My Life?, William Cutter Condit

Condit, William Cutter, 1841-1926

As the title page states, this is the final sermon Condit preached as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Ashland, Kentucky.

Men And Religion To-Day And Fifty Years Ago, Wiley Winton Smith

Smith, Wiley Winton, 1855-

This book contains 10 of Smith’s sermons, along with “A Sketch of Towns” where he conducted revival services and statements from pastors familiar with his preaching.

Sermons And Discourses Delivered By Rev. H. B. Altmeyer Principally On The Gospels, Feasts Of The Church And The Lives Of The Saints During The Last Ten Years, Henry B. Altmeyer

Altmeyer, Henry B., 1870-1930

Altmeyer published his first collection, Sermons Delivered Before Mixed Congregations, in 1911. In the Preface to this volume, Henry A. Brann, Rector of St. Agnes' Church in New York, notes that this one had been printed at the request of many of his fellow clergy. Brann goes on to describe the sermons as "correct...clear, terse, and plain," effectively combining "the study of the dogmatic with the ethical teaching of the church."

Education And Service: Sermons And Addresses Delivered While In Office At Marietta College, 1900-1912, Alfred Tyler Perry

Perry, Alfred Tyler, 1858-1912

The "sermons" in this book are the 12 baccalaureate sermons Perry delivered while president of Marietta. The "addresses" include his inaugural speech and talks he gave before such organizations as the Conference of Colleges of the Interior and the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.

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.