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Dabney Army Sermons 011
No full textSermon XIII. "Procrastination. A Sermon on Prov. 27:1. 'Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.' Preached to the 2nd Va. Brigade, Jackson's Division, Sabbath, April 26th 1862, in Swift Run Gap. Rockingham, Va.
Dabney Army Sermons 001
No full textA photograph of a portrait painted of Robert Lewis Dabney wearing his Confederate uniform
Dabney Army Sermons 007
No full textSermon VI. "Our Ineffectual Prayers : A Sermon on James IV : 3rd. 'Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss.' Preached near Mossy Creek, Augusta, Va. May 1862, to the 44th Va. Regiment." On a slip of paper found with the sermon is written : "Preached in Charlottesville July 1877."
The manuscript includes this Note : "After the battle of McDowell, and the pursuit of Milroy and Schenk, Gen. Jackson returned by forced marches to effect his junction with Gen. Ewell, and to pay his respects to Banks. The point to which his march first tended was Harrisonburg. The Sabbath found him near the village of Mt. Solon, on Mossy Creek, and there, although most eager to husband every moment, he paused, amidst the luxuriant fields and majestic groves of that beautiful region, to give the troops their day of sacred rest. The Sabbath proved to be one of unrivalled mildness and beauty. The author, the chief of Gen. Jackson's staff, accompanied by him, went in the forenoon to preach in the camp of the famous 12th Georgia Regiment, then without a Chaplain. In the afternoon, he passed to the opposite extremity of the encampments, and delivered the following discourse to the 44th Va.
"1st Bldg of Mission in Cairo - near head of Musky" title on slide
No full textImage of a building acquired by the AME with the help of Mr. Thayer, the American Consul-General, from the Viceroy Sa'id Pasha, in 1862. It stood at the west end of Muski Street (spelled "Musky" on the slide) and was the first property owned by the AME. Up to that time, the missionaries had been living and working in temporary rented quarters. See Elder, p. 28-29
Dabney Army Sermons 009
No full textSermon VIII. "The Immediate Decision. A Sermon on I Kings 18:21. 'And Elijah came unto all the people and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? If the LORD be God, follow him : but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.' Preached to the 18th Regiment, Va. Volunteers, in their encampment at Centreville, Fairfax County, July 1861."
On the reverse of page 22 : "Preached at Univ of Va. April 1871. Amherst C.H. July 1871. at Do. July 1875. at Richmond Ky, June 1875. Asheville N.C. June 1882." This note indicates that the sermon collection was compiled by Dabney after 1882, even though the original dates of composition were much earlier
Clippings-Articles written by Dabney, 1861-1897
No full textClippings of miscellaneous newspaper articles written by Robert Lewis Dabney, 1861-189
"Ibis in Front of Luxor Temple 1861" title on slide
No full textThe Ibis was the houseboat on which the AME missionaries traveled between Cairo and Upper Egypt, conducting worship and evangelistic work, distributing literature and so on. The Ibis was purchased and refitted by Dulip Singh in 1865 for a honeymoon trip with his bride Bamba, and in 1874 was donated to the mission in Asyut. See Elder, pp. 40-41
Dabney Army Sermons 010
No full textSermon X. "The Happy Service : An Expository Sermon on Matthew. XI. 28-30. 'Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.' Preached in the camp of the 18th Regiment, Va. Volunteers, at Centreville, Fairfax Co. Va. August, 1861. [illegible] 1866." An unknown hand has crossed out the sentence beginning "Preached in." There are editing marks in pencil on the first page written by an unknown person. Pages of this manuscript are deteriorated and the ink is faint
Dabney Army Sermons 006
No full textSermon V. [This sermon was evidently published in the newspaper Watchman and Observer, from which Dabney has taken clippings and added new material to form the document.] "Encouragements to Prayer. A Sermon Preached to the 18th Regiment. Va. Volunteers, in their camp, within the Entrenchments of Manassa's [sic] Junction. June, 1861. On Luke 18th. 7. 8. 'And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry long unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily.'
