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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.

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.

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.

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.