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Colporteurs were traveling door-to-door book salesmen and evangelists, bringing God’s word and sound literature to the people of God. Likewise, The Colporteur: Log College Audio brings you readings of 18th-19th century American Presbyterians, and other audio resources. Visit www.logcollegepress.com for more from Log College Press.

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Episodes

  1. John Miller Wells - Southern Presbyterian Worthies: Daniel Baker, The Evangelist (1936)

    John Miller Wells - Southern Presbyterian Worthies: Daniel Baker, The Evangelist (1936) . . . Southern Presbyterian Worthies, by John Miller Wells, tells the stories of several pastors who ministered in the old Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS). This episode is a reading of his...

  2. John Miller Wells - Southern Presbyterian Worthies: John Leighton Wilson, The Foreign Missionary (1936)

    John Miller Wells - Southern Presbyterian Worthies: John Leighton Wilson, The Foreign Missionary (1936) . . . Southern Presbyterian Worthies, by John Miller Wells, tells the stories of several pastors who ministered in the old Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS). This episode is a...

  3. Archibald Alexander Hodge - The Day Changed and the Sabbath Preserved (1877)

    Archibald Alexander Hodge - The Day Changed and the Sabbath Preserved (1877) . . . In this short tract, published the year he arrived at Princeton Seminary to assist his father Charles Hodge in teaching systematic theology, A. A. Hodge sets forth a clear biblical, theological, and historical case...

  4. Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield - Imitating the Incarnation (1913)

    Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield - Imitating the Incarnation (1913) . . . This sermon by "The Lion of Princeton" unfolds both the theology and the import of Paul's magisterial description of the selfless love of the eternal Son on God in Philippians 2:5-8. Warfield's provocative exposition is...

  5. James Henley Thornwell - Antinomianism (1840)

    James Henley Thornwell - Antinomianism (1840) . . . Thornwell was one of the most influential theologians in the 19th century American Presbyterian Church. This little piece was an appendix to a reprint of Robert Traill's classic work on justification, which Thornwell published as a tract. In it,...

  6. Daniel Dana - The Importance of Seriousness for a Minister (1840)

    Daniel Dana - The Importance of Seriousness for a Minister (1840) . . . Daniel Dana (1771-1859) was a Presbyterian pastor in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. This piece was originally an article in the American Quarterly Register. In it, Dana speaks to the reasons why a minister must be serious,...

  7. Moses Drury Hoge - Portraitures of Four Pastors (1892)

    Moses Drury Hoge - Portraitures of Four Pastors (1892) . . . Moses Drury Hoge (1818-1899) delivered this biographical address on the eightieth anniversary of First Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Virginia, discussing briefly the lives of John Holt Rice, William Jessup Armstrong, William Swan...

  8. A Conversation with Dr. John Fesko about Henry Boynton Smith

    A Conversation with Dr. John Fesko about Henry Boynton Smith . . . Caleb Cangelosi, the founder of Log College Press, interviews Dr. John Fesko (Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at RTS in Jackson, MS) about the theology of Henry Boynton Smith (1815-1877), a New School theologian at...

  9. A Conversation with Rev. Brian Peterson about Jonathan Dickinson

    A Conversation with Rev. Brian Peterson about Jonathan Dickinson . . . Caleb Cangelosi, the founder of Log College Press, interviews Rev. Brian Peterson (pastor of Surfside PCA in Myrtle Beach, SC) about the life and ministry of Jonathan Dickinson (1688-1747), one of the most significant early...

  10. John Gresham Machen - Christianity and Culture (1913)

    John Gresham Machen - Christianity and Culture (1913) . . . This article from Volume 11 of the Princeton Theological Review was originally an address on “The Scientific Preparation of the Minister”, delivered September 20, 1912, at the opening of the one hundred and first session of Princeton...

  11. Thomas Cary Johnson - You Should Be Missionary (1897)

    Thomas Cary Johnson - You Should Be Missionary (1897) . . . This article from The Union Seminary Magazine No. 4 (March - April 1897) was originally a part of a seminary course on Missions taught by Thomas Cary Johnson's seminary course (1859-1936). He gives eight reasons why every pastor should…

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  12. John Lafayette Girardeau - Christ’s Pastoral Presence with His Dying People (1896)

    John Lafayette Girardeau - Christ’s Pastoral Presence with His Dying People (1896) . . . This sermon on Psalm 23:4 by John Lafayette Girardeau (1825-1898) comforts the saint nearing death by showing how the ministry of the Good Shepherd takes away our fear of death.

  13. A Conversation with Dr. Miles Smith IV about George Armstrong’s The Summer of the Pestilence

    A Conversation with Dr. Miles Smith IV about George Armstrong’s The Summer of the Pestilence . . . Caleb Cangelosi, the founder of Log College Press, interviews Dr. Miles Smith IV about George Armstrong's book The Summer of the Pestilence, written about a yellow fever plague that struck Norfolk,...

  14. Joseph Ruggles Wilson - Inaugural Address at Columbia Theological Seminary (May 23, 1871)

    Joseph Ruggles Wilson - Inaugural Address at Columbia Theological Seminary (May 23, 1871) . . . Joseph Ruggles Wilson (1822-1903) was inaugurated as the Professor of Pastoral and Evangelistic Theology and Sacred Rhetoric at Columbia Theological Seminary on May 23, 1871. His inaugural address...

  15. Drury Lacy - A Letter to One Afflicted (1804)

    Drury Lacy - A Letter to One Afflicted (1804) . . . Drury Lacy (1756-1815) wrote this letter to an old acquaintance who was struggling with a lack of assurance of grace. Its content will encourage anyone who walks in spiritual darkness and longs to know the truth of God's love for them in Christ.

  16. Archibald Alexander - Counsels of the Aged to the Young (1852)

    Archibald Alexander - Counsels of the Aged to the Young (1852) . . . Archibald Alexander (1772-1851), the first professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, gives twenty pieces of advice and counsel to younger believers. A great listen with your children and grandchildren!

  17. Moses Hoge - Ministerial Piety (1810)

    Moses Hoge - Ministerial Piety (1810) . . . Moses Hoge (1752-1820) preached this sermon on I Corinthians 9:21 to the Synod of Virginia, exploring the nature of piety for a gospel minister.

  18. Thomas Ephraim Peck - The Spirit of Presbyterianism (1881)

    Thomas Ephraim Peck - The Spirit of Presbyterianism (1881) . . . Thomas E. Peck (1822-1893) delivered this discourse on the nature, history, purpose, worship, discipline, and ministry of Presbyterianism at the 50th anniversary celebration of Columbia Theological Seminary.

  19. Thomas Smyth - A Charge to James Henley Thornwell and Francis Patrick Mullally (May 4, 1860)

    Thomas Smyth - A Charge to James Henley Thornwell and Francis Patrick Mullally (May 4, 1860) . . . Thomas Smyth (1808-1873), pastor of Second Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, gave this charge on the occasion of the ordination of Mullally and the installation of Thornwell and Mullally as...

  20. B. B. Warfield - The Religious Life of Theological Students (1913)

    B. B. Warfield - The Religious Life of Theological Students (1913) . . . This classic address by Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield (1851-1921) to students at Princeton Theological Seminary powerfully explains how piety and the pursuit of knowledge ought to go hand in hand.

  21. Archibald Alexander - Farewell Address (1812)

    Archibald Alexander - Farewell Address (1812) . . . Archibald Alexander (1772-1851) gave this address to his congregation at Pine Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, PA, when he was appointed as the first Professor of the newly formed Princeton Theological Seminary.

  22. William Swan Plumer - Family Worship

    William Swan Plumer - Family Worship . . . In this short pamphlet, William Swan Plumer (1802-1880) gives heads of households nine rules for making family worship profitable.

About this show

Colporteurs were traveling door-to-door book salesmen and evangelists, bringing God’s word and sound literature to the people of God. Likewise, The Colporteur: Log College Audio brings you readings of 18th-19th century American Presbyterians, and other audio resources. Visit www.logcollegepress.com for more from Log College Press.

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How many episodes does The Colporteur: Log College Audio have?

The Colporteur: Log College Audio has 22 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on January 17, 2023.

What is The Colporteur: Log College Audio about?

Colporteurs were traveling door-to-door book salesmen and evangelists, bringing God’s word and sound literature to the people of God. Likewise, The Colporteur: Log College Audio brings you readings of 18th-19th century American Presbyterians, and other audio resources. Visit www.logcollegepress.com...

How often does The Colporteur: Log College Audio release new episodes?

The Colporteur: Log College Audio publishes every two weeks, based on its 22 episodes since June 2022.

Who hosts The Colporteur: Log College Audio?

The Colporteur: Log College Audio is created and hosted by Log College Press.
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