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Subject Sermons
  • Summary:
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    Lectures and sermons

    Punshon, William Morley, 1824-1881
    Summary:
    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1873
    Copyright
    Summary:
  • A letter written to Heinrich von Einsiedel and an enclosed with a copy of a sermon by Philipp Melanchthon. Within the body of the letter, Spalatin entreats Einsiedel to "exert your goodwill on the work's behalf". The letter is dated 1536.
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    Letter from Georg Spalatin to Heinrich von Einsiedel, January 9, 1536

    Spalatin, Georg, 1484-1545
    A letter written to Heinrich von Einsiedel and an enclosed with a copy of a sermon by Philipp Melanchthon. Within the body of the letter, Spalatin entreats Einsiedel to "exert your goodwill on the work's behalf". The letter is dated 1536.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Created
    January 9, 1536
    Collections
    Georg Spalatin letters, Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    A letter written to Heinrich von Einsiedel and an enclosed with a copy of a sermon by Philipp Melanchthon. Within the body of the letter, Spalatin entreats Einsiedel to "exert your goodwill on the work's behalf". The letter is dated 1536.
  • A letter from H. H. Kavanaugh to Robert Paine providing an update on his slowly improving health, encouraging Paine to answer the request for a sermon to be published, and making a vague reference to a colleague from Virginia visiting Kentucky (possibly D. S. Doggett).
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    Letter from H. H. Kavanaugh (Versaille, Kentucky) to Robert Paine (Aberdeen, Mississippi) - June 22, 1860

    Kavanaugh, H. H. (Hubbard Hinde), 1802-1884
    A letter from H. H. Kavanaugh to Robert Paine providing an update on his slowly improving health, encouraging Paine to answer the request for a sermon to be published, and making a vague reference to a colleague from Virginia visiting Kentucky (possibly D. S. Doggett).
    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Date Created
    June 22, 1860
    Collection
    Robert Paine papers
    Copyright
    A letter from H. H. Kavanaugh to Robert Paine providing an update on his slowly improving health, encouraging Paine to answer the request for a sermon to be published, and making a vague reference to a colleague from Virginia visiting Kentucky (possibly D. S. Doggett).
  • A letter from John Wesley to Joseph Benson discussing the concept of polygamy amongst early Christians, Wesley's future travel plans, and encouraging Benson to print copies of two of his sermons.
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    Letter from John Wesley to Joseph Benson, London

    Wesley, John, 1703-1791
    A letter from John Wesley to Joseph Benson discussing the concept of polygamy amongst early Christians, Wesley's future travel plans, and encouraging Benson to print copies of two of his sermons.
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Created
    February 22, 1782
    Collection
    John Wesley papers
    Copyright
    A letter from John Wesley to Joseph Benson discussing the concept of polygamy amongst early Christians, Wesley's future travel plans, and encouraging Benson to print copies of two of his sermons.
  • Members of the Oxford Union Society formally present a copy of Newman's Parochial Sermons to the library of the society. Includes a list of members.
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    Letter from Oxford Union Members, dated February 25 (unknown year)

    Members of the Oxford Union Society formally present a copy of Newman's Parochial Sermons to the library of the society. Includes a list of members.
    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Date Created
    1825 – 1875
    Collection
    John Henry Newman papers
    Copyright
    Members of the Oxford Union Society formally present a copy of Newman's Parochial Sermons to the library of the society. Includes a list of members.
  • A letter from Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley to her daughter, Sarah, gently chiding her daughter for taking a fall down the stairs and suggesting using electrification to strengthen the strained ankle, expressing joy at her daughter's otherwise good health, relating a dinner with Miss Wells, describing a new preacher she heard deliver a sermon and took a liking to, providing updates on her sons, Charles and Samuel, asking her daughter to try and convince her husband to buy cloth for clothes in Bristol as it is cheaper there.
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    Letter from Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley to Sarah Wesley, [London]

    Wesley, Sarah Gwynne, 1726-1822
    A letter from Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley to her daughter, Sarah, gently chiding her daughter for taking a fall down the stairs and suggesting using electrification to strengthen the strained ankle, expressing joy at her daughter's otherwise good health, relating a dinner with Miss Wells, describing a new preacher she heard deliver a sermon and took a liking to, providing updates on her sons, Charles and Samuel, asking her daughter to try and convince her husband to buy cloth for clothes in Bristol as it is cheaper there.
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Created
    1760 – 1822
    Collection
    Charles Wesley family papers
    Copyright
    A letter from Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley to her daughter, Sarah, gently chiding her daughter for taking a fall down the stairs and suggesting using electrification to strengthen the strained ankle, expressing joy at her daughter's otherwise good health, relating a dinner with Miss Wells, describing a new preacher she heard deliver a sermon and took a liking to, providing updates on her sons, Charles and Samuel, asking her daughter to try and convince her husband to buy cloth for clothes in Bristol as it is cheaper there.
  • A letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, declaring her intent to return to Marylebone soon, describing the financial hardships of her cousins, praising the hospitality of the Staffords, relating the struggles of Miss Jones who has had to care for two dying brothers, sending her well wishes to the family of Mrs. Dyer, updating her mother on her father's plans to return and of his preaching in honor of the late Mr. Fletcher, asking about having a straw hat enlarged, and reporting on the status of several acquaintances.
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    Letter from Sarah Wesley to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley

    Wesley, Sarah 1760-1828
    A letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, declaring her intent to return to Marylebone soon, describing the financial hardships of her cousins, praising the hospitality of the Staffords, relating the struggles of Miss Jones who has had to care for two dying brothers, sending her well wishes to the family of Mrs. Dyer, updating her mother on her father's plans to return and of his preaching in honor of the late Mr. Fletcher, asking about having a straw hat enlarged, and reporting on the status of several acquaintances.
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Created
    1780 – 1790
    Collection
    Charles Wesley family papers
    Copyright
    A letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, declaring her intent to return to Marylebone soon, describing the financial hardships of her cousins, praising the hospitality of the Staffords, relating the struggles of Miss Jones who has had to care for two dying brothers, sending her well wishes to the family of Mrs. Dyer, updating her mother on her father's plans to return and of his preaching in honor of the late Mr. Fletcher, asking about having a straw hat enlarged, and reporting on the status of several acquaintances.
  • A letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, explaining the unexpected circumstances of her first few days in Rochester, sharing her plans for returning to London, giving an update on her health and treatments, and describing her visit to the Canterbury Cathedral to attend a service.
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    Letter from Sarah Wesley to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, Canterbury

    Wesley, Sarah 1760-1828
    A letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, explaining the unexpected circumstances of her first few days in Rochester, sharing her plans for returning to London, giving an update on her health and treatments, and describing her visit to the Canterbury Cathedral to attend a service.
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Created
    June 1791
    Collection
    Charles Wesley family papers
    Copyright
    A letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, explaining the unexpected circumstances of her first few days in Rochester, sharing her plans for returning to London, giving an update on her health and treatments, and describing her visit to the Canterbury Cathedral to attend a service.
  • A letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, giving an update on her various health conditions and the treatments recommended by Mr. Slater, describing the Methodists in the area and her experience going to meetings, describing the people she has been keeping company with and their various interpersonal dynamics, discussing the state of her finances and expenses while in Margate, and noting her correspondence with Miss Galloway and her uncle.
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    Letter from Sarah Wesley to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, Margate

    Wesley, Sarah 1760-1828
    A letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, giving an update on her various health conditions and the treatments recommended by Mr. Slater, describing the Methodists in the area and her experience going to meetings, describing the people she has been keeping company with and their various interpersonal dynamics, discussing the state of her finances and expenses while in Margate, and noting her correspondence with Miss Galloway and her uncle.
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Created
    October 11, 1790
    Collection
    Charles Wesley family papers
    Copyright
    A letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, giving an update on her various health conditions and the treatments recommended by Mr. Slater, describing the Methodists in the area and her experience going to meetings, describing the people she has been keeping company with and their various interpersonal dynamics, discussing the state of her finances and expenses while in Margate, and noting her correspondence with Miss Galloway and her uncle.
  • A letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, giving an update on her plans to return to London via Canterbury, expressing her concerns about the sale of her uncle's sermons, asking after her brother, Charles, sharing her experience of accidentally taking too high a dose of laudanum, asking after the weather in London and sharing news of the wonderful weather in Margate, and asking after some friends.
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    Letter from Sarah Wesley to Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, Margate

    Wesley, Sarah 1760-1828
    A letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, giving an update on her plans to return to London via Canterbury, expressing her concerns about the sale of her uncle's sermons, asking after her brother, Charles, sharing her experience of accidentally taking too high a dose of laudanum, asking after the weather in London and sharing news of the wonderful weather in Margate, and asking after some friends.
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Created
    November 10, 1791
    Collection
    Charles Wesley family papers
    Copyright
    A letter from Sarah Wesley to her mother, Sarah (Gwynne) Wesley, giving an update on her plans to return to London via Canterbury, expressing her concerns about the sale of her uncle's sermons, asking after her brother, Charles, sharing her experience of accidentally taking too high a dose of laudanum, asking after the weather in London and sharing news of the wonderful weather in Margate, and asking after some friends.
  • A letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Mr. Carpenter and "my dear and worthy Christian firends of the Bath Committee" discussing the state of the church, the appointment and preaching of Phillip Mills, who she compares to George Whitefield, issues with an order of hymn books, the work of a Mr. Ford to help the church, and inquiries into the health of one of the church members.
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    Letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Mr. Carpenter and the Bath Committee, College, October 14, 1791

    Huntingdon, Selina Hastings, Countess of, 1707-1791
    A letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Mr. Carpenter and "my dear and worthy Christian firends of the Bath Committee" discussing the state of the church, the appointment and preaching of Phillip Mills, who she compares to George Whitefield, issues with an order of hymn books, the work of a Mr. Ford to help the church, and inquiries into the health of one of the church members.
    Subject - Time Period
    Eighteenth century
    Date Created
    October 14, 1785
    Collection
    Selina Hastings letters
    Copyright
    A letter from Selina Hastings Huntingdon to Mr. Carpenter and "my dear and worthy Christian firends of the Bath Committee" discussing the state of the church, the appointment and preaching of Phillip Mills, who she compares to George Whitefield, issues with an order of hymn books, the work of a Mr. Ford to help the church, and inquiries into the health of one of the church members.
  • A letter from William M. Wightman to Robert Paine requesting on behalf of the faculty of Southern University that Paine preach the Commencement Sermon.
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    Letter from William M. Wightman (Greensboro, Alabama) to Robert Paine (Aberdeen, Mississippi) - April 17, 1860

    Wightman, William M. (William May), 1808-1882
    A letter from William M. Wightman to Robert Paine requesting on behalf of the faculty of Southern University that Paine preach the Commencement Sermon.
    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Date Created
    April 17, 1860
    Collection
    Robert Paine papers
    Copyright
    A letter from William M. Wightman to Robert Paine requesting on behalf of the faculty of Southern University that Paine preach the Commencement Sermon.
  • Summary:
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    Living words; or, Unwritten sermons

    McClintock, John, 1814-1870
    Summary:
    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1871
    Copyright
    Summary:
  • Two letters written on front and back of a single sheet. The first letter is from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, asking them to come whenever is most convenient for them, sharing how her pregnancy is going and their plans for getting to the hospital when the baby comes, giving an update on the clinic and Morrell's church work, mentioning a cookbook that Morrell gifted her and a recipe she tried from it, sharing that they decided to pull Steed from Kindergarten as he was struggling, and wishing her mother a happy birthday. The second letter is from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, urging her to visit and hoping that Donald can come as well, wishing her a happy birthday and assuring her that she still has many wonderful years ahead of her, giving an update on how the family is doing, recommending a book on the family and mental illness, and mentioning he is going to Holguin to give a talk on preparing sermons.
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    Lois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, and Morrell Steed Robinson to Elsie Lerch, January 29, 1959

    Robinson, Lois Augusta
    Two letters written on front and back of a single sheet. The first letter is from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, asking them to come whenever is most convenient for them, sharing how her pregnancy is going and their plans for getting to the hospital when the baby comes, giving an update on the clinic and Morrell's church work, mentioning a cookbook that Morrell gifted her and a recipe she tried from it, sharing that they decided to pull Steed from Kindergarten as he was struggling, and wishing her mother a happy birthday.
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    January 29, 1959
    Collection
    Robinson Family papers
    Copyright
    Two letters written on front and back of a single sheet. The first letter is from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, asking them to come whenever is most convenient for them, sharing how her pregnancy is going and their plans for getting to the hospital when the baby comes, giving an update on the clinic and Morrell's church work, mentioning a cookbook that Morrell gifted her and a recipe she tried from it, sharing that they decided to pull Steed from Kindergarten as he was struggling, and wishing her mother a happy birthday.
  • Summary: Collection of sermons on various topics by the Lutheran preacher Caspar Huberinus.
    Text

    Mancherley Form zu predigen, von den fürnembsten Stücken, so in der Christlichen Kirchen teglich gelert vnd getrieben sollen werden : Allen Kirchendienern, vnd guthertzigen Christen zu Dienst

    Huberinus, Caspar
    Summary: Collection of sermons on various topics by the Lutheran preacher Caspar Huberinus.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1557
    Collection
    Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    Summary: Collection of sermons on various topics by the Lutheran preacher Caspar Huberinus.
  • Summary:
    Text

    Only a profession, and other sermons

    Mills, Edmund M. (Edmund Mead), 1848-1933
    Summary:
    Subject - Time Period
    Nineteenth century
    Twentieth century
    Date Issued or Published
    1905
    Copyright
    Summary:
  • An unpublished manuscript signed and dated (1551) by Philipp Melanchthon. Written on three sides of two sheets, it is a meditation on the Third Chapter of Paul's Letter to the Colossians. The two leaves on which the meditation is written (19 x 29 cm.) show signs of insect damage and have been repaired with Japanese paper. The verso of the title page holds the inscription "C. S. V. R. mit Galt" near the top with a less readable second line. Near the bottom is the inscription "1551 mit Galt". For their protection, both pieces were encapsulated in mylar. A translation of the manscript follows.
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    Paulus Spricht zu den Colossern

    Melanchthon, Philipp, 1497-1560
    An unpublished manuscript signed and dated (1551) by Philipp Melanchthon. Written on three sides of two sheets, it is a meditation on the Third Chapter of Paul's Letter to the Colossians. The two leaves on which the meditation is written (19 x 29 cm.) show signs of insect damage and have been repaired with Japanese paper. The verso of the title page holds the inscription "C. S. V. R. mit Galt" near the top with a less readable second line. Near the bottom is the inscription "1551 mit Galt". For their protection, both pieces were encapsulated in mylar.
    Subject - Time Period
    Sixteenth century
    Date Created
    1551
    Collections
    Philipp Melanchthon Paulus Spricht zu den Colossern and woodcut, Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection
    Copyright
    An unpublished manuscript signed and dated (1551) by Philipp Melanchthon. Written on three sides of two sheets, it is a meditation on the Third Chapter of Paul's Letter to the Colossians. The two leaves on which the meditation is written (19 x 29 cm.) show signs of insect damage and have been repaired with Japanese paper. The verso of the title page holds the inscription "C. S. V. R. mit Galt" near the top with a less readable second line. Near the bottom is the inscription "1551 mit Galt". For their protection, both pieces were encapsulated in mylar.
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