1848 DR. C. R. LANE. Archive of c.800 Pages of Sermons by Important Pennsylvania Presbyterian Divine!

A wonderful archive of c.800 pages of legible, clear, superb manuscript sermons and addresses by Reverend Cornelius Ruster Lane D.D. [1820-1887]. He was a graduate of Princeton [1847] during the height of its experimental Presbyterian power and influence. His professors form a who's who of 19th century Presbtyerianism.

He was assigned pastor at Tunkhannock, PA in 1848. The church had been a pastor-killer. Lane thrived, preaching not only there, but at two other locations each Sabbath, glowing, "I prepare as carefully for a small group of Comanche Indians to hear the Gospel as I would for the most refined congregation in New York City." His sermons show it. They're masterful productions; equal parts careful clear exegesis, deeply experimental, and spiritually practical. 

A Presbyterian and a Calvinist through and through, others had their eye on him to help provide education for rural Pennsylvania Presbyterians that didn't involve moving to Princeton. He became principal of the Luzerne Presbyterian Institute and was its leader during its most fruitful years. Over his many years of service at Tunkhannock, the church steadily increased . . . in health as well as numerically. He was also Presbyteran of Luzerne, an education, Superintendent of Schools, and continued to preach in more than a half dozen churches on an ongoing basis to help see them revitalized.

While sermons and various essays of his have been published, the present, freshly uncovered archive, is completely unmined historically. 

Sermons include:

The Gifts and Callings of God without Repentance [Hebrews 4.1]

Thy Kingdom Come [Matthew 6.10]

[Matthew 16.24-28]

Born, Crucified, and Risen Again [I Corinthians 5.3, 4]

There fool has said in his heart, There is no God [Psalm 14.1]

No Other Foundation than Christ [I Corinthians 3.11]

Weeping by the Rivers of Babylon [Psalm 136]

Perfect in Christ Jesus [Colossians 1.28]

Keeping Yourselves in the Love of God [Jude 20, 21]

Keeping the Unity of the Spirit in Peace [Ephesians 4.1-3]

[Luke 12.13-21]

The Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one. [I John 5.7]

The things that make for our Peace [Romans 14.16-19]

How then can a Man be Justified with God [Job 25.4]

For the Grace of God that Bringeth Salvation [Titus 2.11-13]

The entrance of they words giveth light [Psalm 119.130]

Strive to enter the straight gate. [Luke 13.23-30]

Be not Deceived [Galatians 6.7]

Hearing mixed with Faith [Hebrews 4.2]

Thanks be to God who Giveth us the Victory [I Corinthians 15.56, 57]

Jesus the Messiah [Acts 18.28]

For of Him, through Him, and to Him are all things. [Romans 11.36]

Wo unto the Wicked [Isaiah 3.10, 11]

Obey God rather than Man [Acts 5.29]

Thanksgiving [Psalms 22.28]

A Glorious Church. Ephesians 5.27]

The Moral Nature of Man [Romans 2.14-15]

The Ground and the Limit of Obedience to Human Laws. [Romans 13.1-5]

Importance of Religious Truth in Systematic Form. [2 Timothy 2.13]

Ministerial Support [I Corinthians 9.14]

Be Strong in the Lord [Ephesians 6.10-12]

The Inauguration of Christ [Daniel 7.13-14]

Working All Things to the Counsel of His Will [Ephesians 2.11]

Seek First the Kingdom [Matthew 6.33]

Adoption as Sons [Galatians 4.4-5]

Lord, Teach us to Pray [Luke 11.1]

Inaugural Address for the Luzerne Presbyterian Institute, September 17, 1851

Civil Government [1850, 1851 before the Young Men's Lyceum, etc.]

The Christian Education of the Young. For the Sunday School Association of the Presbytery of Carlisle

Human Progress. 

The Beloved in the Forgiveness of Sins; Preached before the Ministerial ASsociation of Chambersburgh and the Presbtyery of Carlisle. [Ephesians 2.6-7]. 

The Unity of the Visible Church. An Essay Prepared for the Presbytery of Luzerne. Presented to teh Presbytery of Luzerne in Session at Tamaqua, PA, Jan 29th, 1862. 

Our Lord's Second coming [Acts 2.9-11]