Out of the Briars

About this eBook

Author

Newton, A. H. (Alexander Herritage), 1837-1921

Title

Out of the briars : an autobiography and sketch of the Twenty-ninth Regiment, Connecticut volunteers

Original Publication

United States: The A. M. E. Book Concern,1910.

Credits

The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

E456: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865)

Subject

Newton, A. H. (Alexander Herritage), 1837-1921

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 68319

Release Date

June 15, 2022

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.OUT OF THE BRIARS
3. 3.Untitled
4. 4.Untitled
5. 5.Untitled
6. 6.Contents
7. 7.List of Illustrations
8. 8.Preface
9. 9.Rev. J. P. Sampson, D.D.
10. 10.Introduction
11. 11.My Life—Ante-Bellum
12. 12.My War Record and Sketch of the Twenty-ninth Regiment
13. 13.My Ministerial Life and Labors
14. 14.The Church; What It Is and What It Should Be.
15. 15.The Negro Problem
16. 16.Sermons — Acquaintance With God. — II. God is prompt in the keeping of His promises. — III. The text teaches us that the river, turned into blood, is the Type of Christ. — The Intercession of Christ. — I. Christ was absolutely free from selfishness. — II. The purpose of Christ’s life and death, was that He might be able to give life unto others. “Father, the hour is come. Glorify thy son that thy son also may glorify thee. As thou hast given him power over all flesh that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.” John 18:1, 2. — III. Christ is now engaged in making intercession for us at God’s throne. — Christ Glorified in His Word. — I. The entire Scriptures, from Genesis to Revelation, is the Word of Christ. — II. The Word of Christ Dwelling in Us is Our Strength. — III. His Word Reveals to us the Plan of Salvation. — Where Is Your Tent? — Christ’s Ascension. — I. The world is the pot. — II. The temptations of the world are the fire under the pot. — The Reward of the Righteous. — I. The Character of the Reward, the Inheritance. — II. Our Saviour is the faithful witness of this promised land. — III. But this rest and inheritance will be the reward of the faithful. — IV. This place is called rest. — Our Legacy.
17. 17.Articles and Contributions — An Echo to the Manager’s Call. — The Race Problem Solved at Asbury Park. — Intemperance. — From Arkansas. — Algiers, La. — Word from Algiers, La. — Word from Algiers, La. — Dedication of Macedonia Church. — Another Account of the Dedication of the Macedonia Church.
18. 18.Resolutions, Etc. — Little Rock, Ark. — Respecting Rev. A. H. Newton. — Macedonia Church Endeavors to Retain Their Pastor. — Notice. — East Camden, N. J. — Resolutions of Respect. — Mt. Zion A. M. E. Church. — The Obituary of the Rev. William Watson. — LODGE NOTICES. — Rev. A. H. Newton, Chaplain of the Senate, Trenton, N. J. — The Legal Form of Apprenticeship Used in the Case of A. H. Newton. — Transcriber’s Notes

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