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Title: Phineas Densmore Gurley sermon delivered at the funeral of Willie Lincoln.
Description: Sermon delivered by Phineas Densmore Gurley at the funeral of William Wallace Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln, at the White House, Washington, D.C.
Creator Name(s): Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868. (author)
Date Created: 1862, February 24, 1862
Name Subject(s): Lincoln, William Wallace, 1850-1862.
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--------
Physical Location: RG 329, Box 1, Folder 5; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Phineas Densmore Gurley Papers, 1837-1867.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-329
Identifier (local): rg329_b1_f5
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:82297

Title: God's favorite nation.
Description: Sermon by Rev. Dr. Peter Marshall delivered at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C., Sunday morning, May 24, 1942.
Creator Name(s): Marshall, Peter, 1902-1949. (author)
Date Created: 1942, May 24, 1942
Name Subject(s): New York Avenue Presbyterian Church (Washington, D.C.)
Topical Subject(s): Sermons, American--20th century., World War, 1939-1945--Sermons., Presbyterian Church--Sermons--20th century.
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 05-0118d; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Peter Marshall Papers, 1933-1950.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=65711
Identifier (local): 05-0118d_04
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:82930

Title: Confidence in the Ableness of God.
Description: Sermon by Katie G. Cannon, Ph.D. Refers to Exodus 32:1-6. Credit: Center for Womanist Leadership, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia.
Creator Name(s): Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Date Created: 1994
Name Subject(s): Cannon, Katie G., Archives.
Topical Subject(s): African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., Sermons, American--African American women authors., Bible. Exodus.
Geographic subjects: United States., North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: Digital files only at PHS. Original records at Center for Womanist Leadership, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia.
Related Item: Katie Geneva Cannon papers, 1972-2018.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTk4MDY=
Identifier (local): 21-0109_b2_005
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:175330

Title: Kanyinda Isaac speech, about 1950.
Description: Sermon given in Tshiluba (also Chiluba, Luba-Katanga) by Pastor Kanyinda Isaac at Montreat, N.C., with Carroll R. Stegall interpreting, circa 1950.
Creator Name(s): Isaac, Kanyinda. (speaker), Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965. (speaker)
Date Created: 1950, ca. 1950
Name Subject(s): American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Stegall, Carroll R. (Carroll Richard), 1891-1965.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), North and Central America--United States--North Carolina--Montreat
Physical Location: RG 454, Box 3, Folder 4; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Carroll R. Stegall Papers, circa 1905-1965.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-454
Identifier (local): rg454_b3_f4_kanyinda
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116504

Title: Man's chief end: glorifying God : a sermon preached January 11, 1885, and: Eternal enjoyment : a sermon preached January 18, 1885.
Description: Two sermons given by Rev. John H. Barrows, D.D. in January 1885 at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, Illinois.
Creator Name(s): Barrows, John Henry, 1847-1902. (author), Shepard & Johnston. (Chicago) (publisher)
Date Created: 1885
Name Subject(s): First Presbyterian Church (Chicago, Ill.), Westminster Assembly (1643-1652). Shorter catechism.
Topical Subject(s): Sermons, American., Theological anthropology--Christianity.
Geographic subjects: Chicago (Ill.), North and Central America--United States--Illinois--Cook--Chicago
Physical Location: PAM BX 9178 .B379 M36 1885; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Man's chief end: glorifying God : a sermon preached January 11, 1885, and: Eternal enjoyment : a sermon preached January 18, 1885 / by John H. Barrows, D.D., in the First Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Ill.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=52969
Identifier (local): pam_bx_9178_b379_m36_1885
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:150634

Title: Who is my neighbor?
Description: Delivered by Rev. Byron Sunderland in Washington, D.C. Feb. 25, 1866.
Creator Name(s): Sunderland, B. (Byron), 1819-1901. (author)
Date Created: 1866
Name Subject(s): First Presbyterian Church (Washington, D.C.)
Topical Subject(s): Sermons, American., Presbyterian Church--Sermons., Good Samaritan (Parable)--Sermons.
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: PAM BX 9178 .S87 W5 1866; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Who is my neighbor? : a sermon / by Rev. Byron Sunderland delivered in Washington, D.C. Feb. 25, 1866.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=37509
Identifier (local): pam_bx_9178_s87_w5_1866
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:174075

Title: The divine goodness displayed, in the American Revolution: a sermon preached in New York, December 11th, 1783.
Creator Name(s): Rodgers, John, 1727-1811. (author)
Date Created: 1784
Topical Subject(s): Sermons, American--18th century., Thanksgiving Day sermons--Early works to 1800.
Geographic subjects: United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Sermons--Early works to 1800., North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: CR AMER 1784 E18766 Rodgers; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Identifier (local): cr_amer_1784_e18766_rodgers
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:75419

Title: Easter COVID-19 collection
Description: Amid the COVID-19 crisis, churches across the nation have shown themselves to be beacons of hope—providing food and social services, pastoral care, and online worship. The Presbyterian Historical Society has responded to this unprecedented moment by gathering 2020 Easter Sunday worship services and sermons from PC(USA) congregations and other worshiping communities. The COVID-19 collection is a curated selection of these contributions, including services from congregations in California, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania -- including Arabic and Hakha Chin services from First Presbyterian Church (Allentown, Pa.) -- Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Topical Subject(s): COVID-19 (Disease)--United States., Easter sermons--United States--21st century., COVID-19--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Geographic subjects: United States., United States, 21st century., North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 20-0401; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Easter COVID-19 collection--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTg2NDY=&qr
Identifier (local): islandora:covid19
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:covid19

Title: Address of the Rev. John H. Barrows, D.D., at the Sixty-First Anniversary of the American Sunday-School Union 1885.
Description: Rev. John H. Barrows' speech given at Clinton Avenue Reformed Church in Newark on May 17, 1885 in celebration of the sixty-first anniversary of the American Sunday School Union.
Creator Name(s): Barrows, John Henry, 1847-1902. (author)
Date Created: 1885
Name Subject(s): American Sunday-School Union--Anniversaries, etc., Clinton Avenue Reformed Church (Newark, N.J.)
Topical Subject(s): Evangelistic work., Sunday schools.
Geographic subjects: Newark (N.J.), North and Central America--United States--New Jersey--Essex--Newark
Physical Location: PAM P00481; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Address of the Rev. John H. Barrows, D.D., at the Sixty-First Anniversary of the American Sunday-School Union 1885.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=49525
Identifier (local): pam_p00481
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:150576

Title: Calling for the Order of the Day.
Description: Sermon by Katie G. Cannon, Ph.D. Refers to Numbers 13:25-33. Credit: Center for Womanist Leadership, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia.
Creator Name(s): Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Date Created: 1999
Name Subject(s): Cannon, Katie G., Archives.
Topical Subject(s): African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., Sermons, American--African American women authors., Bible. Numbers.
Geographic subjects: United States., North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: Digital files only at PHS. Original records at Center for Womanist Leadership, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia.
Related Item: Katie Geneva Cannon papers, 1972-2018.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTk4MDY=
Identifier (local): 21-0109_b2_002
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:175606

Title: Tithing is more than the number ten.
Description: Sermon given by Rev. Albert C. Winn in support of tithing, using the principles of regularity, proportionality, priority, and risk. From 1987 Stewardship Packet.
Creator Name(s): Winn, Albert Curry, 1921-2012. (author)
Date Created: 1987
Name Subject(s): Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Stewardship and Communication Development Ministry Unit., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly. Mission Board., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Support Agency.
Topical Subject(s): Christian stewardship--Presbyterian Church., Tithes.
Physical Location: ARCHIVES 18-0941; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Stewardship and Communication Development Unit Stewardship resources, 1985-1990.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTgwOTk=
Identifier (local): 18-0941_stewardship_1987_08, PDS-918-87-526
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:143300

Title: Organization service of the Presbyterian Church of Cameroon, Elat, 1957, side 1.
Description: Only known recording of this event. Much of the ceremony is in Bulu. Includes an address by Dr. Eugene Carson Blake in English translated in Bulu by Dr. A.I. Good. Side 2 contains Bulu folklore and a message from Dr. H.L. Weber. Speeches, sermons, and songs in Bulu, French, and English.
Creator Name(s): Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (speaker), Good, Albert Irwin, 1884-1975. (speaker)
Date Created: December 11, 1957, 1957
Name Subject(s): Weber, Hymen Lawrence, 1873-1962., Eglise presbyterienne camerounaise.
Topical Subject(s): Missions--Cameroon.
Geographic subjects: Cameroon., Africa--Cameroon--Elat
Physical Location: TAPE 971; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Recording of the formal ceremonies establishing the Cameroun Presbyterian Church at Elat, Ebolowa, Cameroun on December 11, 1957 authorized by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. in May 1957 [sound recording].--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=167
Identifier (local): tape971_cameroon_1957-side1
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116519

Title: Faith in God:
Creator Name(s): Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868. (author)
Date Created: 1865, April 19, 1865, April 19, 1865
Name Subject(s): Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1965--Death and burial., New York Avenue Presbyterian Church (Washington, D.C.)
Topical Subject(s): Funeral sermons., Sermons, American.
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington
Physical Location: RAREDOC G963f; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Faith in God a sermon delivered in the East Room of the Executive Mansion, Wednesday, Apr. 19, 1865, at the funeral of Abraham Lincoln, President of the U.S. / by P.D. Gurley manuscript.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=33916
Identifier (local): raredoc_g963f
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:3804

Title: Rachel Henderlite Papers
Description: Rachel Henderlite was a teacher, writer, ordained minister, and activist. In 1965, Henderlite was ordained by Hanover Presbytery as the first woman minister of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. The collection includes photographs, audio and video recordings, a scrapbook, correspondence, lecture and sermon notes, speeches and writings, and publications. View the collection guide to learn more.
Featured image: Bishop Frederick D. Jordan congratulates Dr. Rachel Henderlite.
Creator Name(s): Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991. (creator)
Name Subject(s): Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Women clergy--United States., Presbyterian Church--Clergy--United States., Ordination of women--Presbyterian Church.
Geographic subjects: United States., United States., North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 504; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Rachel Henderlite Papers, 1851-1993.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-504
Identifier (local): rg504
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:rg504

Title: Faith in God:
Description: Printed version of the original manuscript. Dedicated to the 152nd General Assembly Meeting at Rochester, N.Y.
Creator Name(s): Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868. (author), Pears, Thomas Clinton, Jr., 1884-1943. (author)
Date Created: 1940
Name Subject(s): Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Death and burial., New York Avenue Presbyterian Church (Washington, D.C.), Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (152nd : 1940 : Rochester, N.Y.)
Topical Subject(s): Sermons, American., Funeral sermons.
Geographic subjects: Washington (D.C.), Rochester (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--District of Columbia--Washington, North and Central America--United States--New York--Monroe--Rochester
Physical Location: PAM E 457.52 .G93 1940b; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Faith in God : Dr. Gurley's sermon at the funeral of Abraham Lincoln, / From the original manuscript.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=28042
Identifier (local): pam_e_457.52_g93_1940b
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:176418

Title: Harper's Ferry … Its Lessons
Description: By Rev. Daniel Rice.
Creator Name(s): Rice, Daniel, 1816-1889. (author)
Date Created: 1860
Name Subject(s): Second Presbyterian Church (Lafayette, Ind.), Brown, John, 1800-1859., Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (New School)
Topical Subject(s): Slavery--Religious aspects--Christianity., Slavery and the church--Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (New School), Slavery and the church--Presbyterian Church., Antislavery movements--United States--19th century., Slavery--United States--19th century., Sermons, American.
Geographic subjects: United States, 19th century., United States, 19th century., Lafayette (Ind.), Harpers Ferry (W. Va.), North and Central America--United States--Indiana--Tippecanoe--Lafayette, North and Central America--United States--West Virginia--Jefferson--Harpers Ferry
Physical Location: PAM HT 917 .P7 R5 1860; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Harper's Ferry .. its lessons : a sermon preached in the Second Presbyterian Church, Lafayette, Indiana, Dec. 11, 1859 / by Rev. Daniel Rice.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=36889
Identifier (local): pam_ht_917_p7_r5_1860
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:176353

Title: Phineas Densmore Gurley sermons, undated.
Description: Sermons by Phineas Densmore Gurley titled: The Great Question; The Glorious Prospect; Produce your cause, saith the Lord: bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob; Preparation to Die.
Creator Name(s): Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868. (author)
Date Created: n.d.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States----------
Physical Location: RG 329, Box 1, Folder 11; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Phineas Densmore Gurley Papers, 1837-1867.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-329
Identifier (local): rg329_b1_f11
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:82004

Title: Meeting the challenge of unbelief
Description: A Sermon by Rev. A. A. Little, D.D. Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Meridian, Miss. Preached before the Synod of Mississippi on September 12, 1933 and published by request of the Synod.
Creator Name(s): Little, A. A. (Archibald Alexander), 1860-1939. (author)
Date Created: 1933, September 12, 1933
Name Subject(s): First Presbyterian Church (Meridian, Miss.), Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Synod of Mississippi.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Sermons., Faith--Sermons., Sermons, American--Mississippi.
Geographic subjects: Mississippi--Sermons., North and Central America--United States--Mississippi--Lauderdale--Meridian
Physical Location: JKPRESS 1933-6; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Meeting the challenge of unbelief : a sermon / by Rev. A. A. Little, D.D., pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Meridian, Miss.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=69438
Identifier (local): jkpress_1933-6
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116159

Title: The Patience to Wait (on the Lord).
Description: Sermon by Katie G. Cannon, Ph.D. Refers to Genesis 25:29-34. Credit: Center for Womanist Leadership, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia.
Creator Name(s): Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Date Created: 1974, circa 1974-2004
Name Subject(s): Cannon, Katie G., Archives.
Topical Subject(s): African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., Sermons, American--African American women authors., Bible. Genesis.
Geographic subjects: United States., North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: Digital files only at PHS. Original records at Center for Womanist Leadership, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia.
Related Item: Katie Geneva Cannon papers, 1972-2018.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTk4MDY=
Identifier (local): 21-0109_b2_001
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:174844

Title: A Thanksgiving sermon preached in the Presbyterian Church, Greeneville, Tenn.
Description: A Thanksgiving sermon preached by Rev. Ira Morey in the Presbyterian Church, Greeneville, Tennessee, Thursday, November 30, 1854. Published by request.
Creator Name(s): Morey, Ira, 1814-1864. (author)
Date Created: 1854, November 30, 1854
Name Subject(s): First Presbyterian Church (Greeneville, Tenn.)
Topical Subject(s): Providence and government of God Sermons., Presbyterian Church Sermons., Thanksgiving Day sermons.
Geographic subjects: Greeneville (Tenn.), North and Central America--United States--Tennessee--Greene--Greeneville
Physical Location: BV 4305 .M67 1855; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: A Thanksgiving sermon preached in the Presbyterian Church, Greeneville, Tenn. : Thursday, November 30th, 1854 / by Ira Morey.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=68313
Identifier (local): bv_4305_m67_1855
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116247

Title: Phineas Densmore Gurley Papers
Description: Phineas Gurley was born in 1816 in Hamilton, N.Y. Gurley served as chaplain of the United States Senate in 1858 and as moderator of the General Assembly in 1867. He is perhaps best remembered for having been the pastor in attendance at the deathbed of Abraham Lincoln and for the sermon he preached at the President's funeral. The Phineas Densmore Gurley Papers include photographs, correspondence, and manuscript sermons, including a facsimile and transcript of "Faith in God," the sermon Gurley preached at the funeral of Abraham Lincoln, and a transcript of the sermon he preached at the funeral of Lincoln's young son, William. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized.
Featured image: Portrait of Reverend Phineas D. Gurley. Photographed byJohn Goldin and Company, 1867.
Creator Name(s): Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868. (creator)
Date Created: 1837-1867, 1837
Name Subject(s): Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868., Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865., Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. (Old School). General Assembly (79th : 1867 : Cincinnati, Ohio), Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. (Old School). General Assembly. Moderator (1867-1868 : Gurley), F Street Presbyterian Church (Washington, D.C.)
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 329; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Phineas Densmore Gurley Papers, 1837-1867.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-329
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:gurley

Title: The purifying of unclean hearts and hands:
Creator Name(s): Vines, Richard, 1600?-1656. (author)
Date Created: 1646
Topical Subject(s): Fast-day sermons--17th century.
Physical Location: MCCOOK BV 4270 .V568 1646; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: The purifying of unclean hearts and hands : opened in a sermon preached before the honourable House of Commons, at their solemn fast, January 28, 1645, in Margarets Westminster / by Richard Vines, one of the Assembly of Divines ; published by order of the House of Commons.--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=73692
Identifier (local): mccook_bv4270_v568_1646
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:15638

Title: Christian mourning
Creator Name(s): Mason, John M. (John Mitchell), 1770-1829. (author)
Date Created: 1814
Name Subject(s): Graham, Isabella, 1742-1814--Sermons.
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Sermons., Death--Sermons., Sermons, American.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: PAM BR 1725 .G8 M3 1814; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Christian mourning : a sermon, occasioned by the death of Mrs. Isabella Graham: and preached on the evening of Sabbath, the 14th Aug. 1814. / By J. M. Mason.--https://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=28973
Identifier (local): pam_br_1725_g8_m3_1814
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:82733

Title: William H. Sheppard Papers
Description: William H. Sheppard was a Presbyterian minister and missionary to the Congo for the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions, 1890-1910. Sheppard was one of the earliest African-American foreign missionaries for the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. He and his wife, Lucy Gantt Sheppard, were stationed at Luebo and later at Ibanche. Collection consists primarily of photograph albums and photographs. Photographs document mission stations and churches at Luebo and Ibanche; the Sheppard family; other Presbyterian Church in the U.S. missionaries; and native people of the Bateke, Baluba, Bakuba, Zappo Zap, and other tribes. The collection includes a small number of papers, including correspondence; Sheppard's reminiscences of his time at the Stillman Institute in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; a pamphlet entitled "How Sheppard Made His Way into Lukenga's Kingdom"; printed materials about the Congo and King Leopold; hymnbooks in Tshiluba and an unidentified language; and glass and nitrate negatives. View the collection guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been digitized.
Featured image: Sheppard with his mother.
Creator Name(s): Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927. (creator)
Name Subject(s): Sheppard, William H. (William Henry), 1865-1927., Sheppard, Lucy J. Gantt, 1867-1955., American Presbyterian Congo Mission., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Foreign Missions., Stillman Institute (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
Topical Subject(s): Tribes--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missions--Congo (Democratic Republic), Missionaries--Congo (Democratic Republic)
Geographic subjects: Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic), Africa--Democratic Republic of the Congo
Physical Location: RG 457; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: William H. Sheppard Papers, 1875-1933.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-457
Identifier (local): rg457
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:whsheppard

Title: Phineas Densmore Gurley sermons, undated.
Description: Sermons by Phineas Densmore Gurley titled: Grieving the Holy Spirit; Consecration to Christ; Men by Nature the Children of Wrath; Christ our Passover.
Creator Name(s): Gurley, P. D. (Phineas Densmore), 1816-1868. (author)
Date Created: n.d.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States----------
Physical Location: RG 329, Box 1, Folder 7; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Phineas Densmore Gurley Papers, 1837-1867.--http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-329
Identifier (local): rg329_b1_f7
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:81869

Title: The Courage to Overcome.
Description: Draft of sermon by Katie G. Cannon, Ph.D. Refers to 2 Kings 7:3-7. Presented at the Racial Ethnic Women in Ministry Consultation, September 12-14, 1984. Credit: Center for Womanist Leadership, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia.
Creator Name(s): Cannon, Katie G. (author)
Date Created: 1984, September 12-14, 1984, September 12-14, 1984
Name Subject(s): Cannon, Katie G., Archives., National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Commission on Women in Ministry.
Topical Subject(s): African American Presbyterians., African American intellectuals., Presbyterian women--United States., Sermons, American--African American women authors., Bible. Kings, 2nd.
Geographic subjects: United States., Williams Bay (Wis.), North and Central America--United States--Walworth--Wisconsin--Williams Bay
Physical Location: Digital files only at PHS. Original records at Center for Womanist Leadership, Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, Virginia.
Related Item: Katie Geneva Cannon papers, 1972-2018.--http://prestohost68.inmagic.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=Y2RiNWNkNzctNWJhOS00Zjk1LTk4ZTgtNDZmNGYyNGFhZGMx&rID=MTk4MDY=
Identifier (local): 21-0109_b2_006
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:174197

Title: Calvin Thielman, "Vietnam and the Christian Citizen," 24 March 1968.
Description: Sermon and question-and-answer session on the Vietnam War, delivered at Rivermont Presbyterian Church (Lynchburg, Va.). Recorded by Mrs. R. McFerran Crowe. Calvin Thielman, born in Paris, Texas in 1930, was a longtime pastor of Montreat Presbyterian Church (Montreat, N.C.), chaplain of Montreat College, and associate of Billy Graham.
Creator Name(s): Thielman, Calvin, 1930-2002. (speaker)
Date Created: 1968, March 24, 1968
Name Subject(s): Rivermont Presbyterian Church (Lynchburg, Va.)
Topical Subject(s): Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Geographic subjects: Lynchburg (Va.), North and Central America--United States--Virginia--Lynchburg
Physical Location: RT 924, Box 50; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Television, Radio and Audio-Visuals Records, 1949-1986.
Identifier (local): thielman_vietnam_1968
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:57386

Title: Rev. James H. Henderlite's personal materials related to his retirement from the ministry, 1940.
Description: Rev. James H. Henderlite' handwritten remarks given at his final service to the congregation of First Presbyterian Church, Gastonia, North Carolina, on June 6, 1940.
Creator Name(s): Henderlite, J. H. (James Henry), 1872-1942. (author)
Date Created: 1940
Name Subject(s): Henderlite, Rachel, 1905-1991--Archives., Henderlite, J. H. (James Henry), 1872-1942., First Presbyterian Church (Gastonia, N.C.)
Topical Subject(s): Presbyterian Church--Clergy--North Carolina--Gastonia.
Geographic subjects: North Carolina, Gastonia., , Gastonia (N.C.), North and Central America--United States--Gaston--North Carolina--Gastonia
Physical Location: RG 504, Box 1, Folder 7; Presbyterian Historical Society
Related Item: Rachel Henderlite Papers, 1851-1993.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-504
Identifier (local): rg504_b1_f7_01
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:139398

Title: Eugene Carson Blake, "Apostle, servant for Jesus' sake," 22 January 1962.
Description: Eugene Carson Blake sermon recorded Jan. 22, 1962 at the Interchurch Center, New York, NY.
Creator Name(s): Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (speaker)
Date Created: 1962, January 22, 1962
Name Subject(s): Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985.
Topical Subject(s): Sermons, American--20th century.
Geographic subjects: New York (N.Y.), North and Central America--United States--New York--New York
Physical Location: TAPE 1517; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Apostle, servant for Jesus' sake [sound recording].--http://catalog.history.pcusa.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=319
Identifier (local): tape1517_blake_apostle
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:116498

Title: Francis Alison sermon, 1763.
Creator Name(s): Alison, Francis, 1751-1813. (author)
Date Created: 1763
Name Subject(s): Alison, Francis, 1751-1813--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Sermons, American.
Geographic subjects: North and Central America--United States
Physical Location: RG 294, Box 2, Folder 2; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Francis Alison Papers, 1743-1871.--https://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rg-294
Identifier (local): rg294_b1_f2_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:138716

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