A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 13944
Library of Virginia
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Andrew Baker Davidson was born in Botetourt County,
Virginia, in 1779. He attended Liberty Hall Academy and was
licensed a Presbyterian minister in 1807. Davidson served as
minister at Mossy Creek Church in Augusta County, Virginia,
and at Cook's Creek Church in Rockingham County, Virginia,
from 1809 to 1814. He moved to Lexington, Virginia, in 1814,
and served as a circuit minister for several churches in the
Lexington Presbytery in Rockbridge County, Virginia. He was
the occasional supply minister at Bethesda Church from 1821 to
1852. He was the stated supply minister at several churches in
Rockbridge County: Oxford (1815-1842), New Monmouth
(1822-1829), Kerr's Creek (1831-1849), and Collierstown
(formerly Oxford) (1843-1856). He founded Kerr's Creek Church
in 1822 and Warm Springs Church in Bath County, Virginia, in
1824. Davidson was moderator at stated meetings of the
Lexington Presbytery in 1811, 1815, 1830, and 1836, and was
secretary of the Lexington Presbytery Missionary Society in
1820. He also served as principal of the Ann Smith Academy. He
married Susan Dorman of Rockbridge County 26 November 1807,
and they had several children. Davidson died 7 August 1861 in
Rockbridge County.
Sermons, 1811-1847 and no date, and other speeches of the
Reverend Andrew B. Davidson (1779-1861) of Lexington Virginia.
Sermon topics include God's grace, Jesus' resurrection, God's
government, humanity's sinfulness, and Christian morals.
Collection also contains ordination sermons, including one
delivered at the ordination of John P. Hudson; remarks made at
the trial of Mrs. S. McClure; reasons for opposing Henry
Ruffner as a professor of languages at Washington College, a
review of a sermon by Ruffner, and addresses to various Bible
societies, and Presbytery meetings. Some sermons contain the
dates and locations of when and where they were delivered by
Davidson.
Sermon,
January 1811, "On the Covenant of Grace.
No. 31. "
27 p., 3 p. inverted and reversed,
AMs.
Folder 1
Sermon,
19 November 1811, "Jesus Christ Knocking at the
Door of the Sinner's Heart. " delivered at
Harrisonburg, Virginia.
27 p.,
AMs.
Folder 1
Sermon,
August 1814, "Man's Stupidity in
Destroying His Soul, Since God is Willing that He Shall
Be Saved. "
31 p.,
AMs.
Folder 1
Sermon,
January 1815, "A Call Out of Sleep. No.
42, " and
"Wrote for a
Schoolboy, " a humorous speech on
crying.
20 p., 7 p. inverted and reversed,
AMs.
Folder 2
Sermon,
April 1815, "The Single
Eye. " Fragment containing dates delivered and
other information
2 leaves,
AMs.
Folder 2
Sermon,
1815, "On Hearing the
Word. "
32 p.,
AMs.
Folder 2
Sermon,
1815, "The Moral Government of
God. "
41 p.,
AMs.
Folder 2
Sermon,
December 1816, "The Danger of Being too Much
Attach [sic] to this World. No. 54. "
27 p.,
AMs.
Folder 3
Sermon,
November 1817, "The Unprofitable Hearer.
Heb. 4.4. "
Folder 3
Sermon,
December 1817, "Man's Distruction [sic] of
Himself. "
27 p.,
AMs.
Folder 3
Sermon,
February 1818, "The
Deluge. "
25 p.,
AMs.
Folder 3
Address,
25 August 1818, "An Address Delivered Before
the Bible Society of Lexington at Its Second Annual
Meeting, Augt. 22nd 1818 by A. B. Davidson[.] Why Stand
Ye Here All the Day Idle? Christ. "
21 p.,
AMs.
Folder 4
Sermon,
November 1818, "The Way in Which Sinners are
Called to Repentance adn the Danger of Disobeying These
Calls. " Delivered at Lexington.
5 p.,
AMs.
Folder 4
Sermon,
December 1818, "Victory Over Death Thro' Our
Lord Jesus Christ. "
22 p.,
AMs.
Folder 4
Address,
4 June 1819, "Reason for Opposing the Rev.
Henry Ruffner as Professor of Languages at Washington
College. " Written at Spring Farm in
Lexington.
17 p.,
AMs.
Folder 4
Essay,
June 1822, "...few years since in the
Evangelical and Literary Magazine.... " Preface or
introduction to a book on baptism.
3 p., fragment,
AMs.
Folder 5
Sermon,
September 1822, "The Folly of Bartering the
Soul for the Object of This World. "
5 p.,
AMs.
Folder 5
Speech,
29 August 1829, "A Speech Delivered Before
the Lex. Bible Society at Its Annual Meeting Augt. 22,
1829 by A. B. Davidson. "
13 p.,
AMs.
Folder 5
Sermon,
April 1830, "The Nature and Destination
of the Soul. "
26 p.,
AMs.
Folder 5
Review,
25 October 1830, "A Review of a Sermon Preach
[sic] by Rev. H[enry] R[uffne]r in Lexington October
24th, 1830. "
19 p.,
AMs.
Folder 6
Sermon,
2 April 1833, "A Charge Delivered to Mr.
John P. Hudson at His Ordination on the 2nd Day of April
1833-at the Lex. Church. "
10 p.,
AMs.
Folder 6
Sermon,
24 August 1836, "Sinners Exhorted to Return
Unto Christ. A Sermon Preached at the Opening of the
Presbytery of Lexington, at Its Sessions in Lewisburg
[(West) Virginia], Augt. 24th 1836. By A. B.
Davidson. "
26 p.,
AMs.
Folder 6
Sermon,
1837, "Salvation by
Grace. " Delivered at K[err's] C[reek].
10 p.,
AMs.
Folder 6
Sermon,
October 1838, "Transgression of the Laws of
God Cause of Grief. "
13 p.,
AMs.
Folder 6
Sermon,
19 August 1847, "The Sabbath A Sermon
Delivered Before the Presbytery of Lexington by Order of
That Body at Its Meeting of the Bethesda Church on the
19th Day of Augt. 1847. "
14 p.,
AMs.
Folder 7
Sermon,
n.d., "Prov. 29-1 A more awful
reflection could not.... "
3 p.,
AMs.
Folder 7
Sermon,
n.d., "An Ordination Sermon. The
Encouragement to Ministerial
Faithfulness. "
20 p.,
AMs.
Folder 7
Sermon,
n.d., "Rev. III. 2. Be Watchful and
Strengthen the Things Which Remain That Are Ready to
Die. "
4 p.,
AMs.
Folder 7
Sermon,
n.d., "Acts 10.29. I Ask,
Therefore, forWhat Intent Have You Sent for
Me. "
5 p.,
AMs.
Folder 8
Sermon,
n.d., "I Have Some What Against
You. "
16 p.,
AMs.
Folder 8
Statement,
n.d., "Remarks made in Stauton at
the trial of Mrs. S. McClure. "
13 p.,
AMs.
Folder 8
Resolves,
n.d., "Resolved that the standing
rule adopted.... " Discourse against re-examination
of ministers coming from other Presbyteries.
10 p.,
AMs.
Folder 8
Sermon,
n.d., "Luke XI.35-Take
Heed. "
13 p.,
AMs.
Folder 8
Sermon,
n.d., "2 Ths. 3 That the Word of
the Lord May Have Free Course and Be
Glorified. " Outside cover says
"Whe the Word Has Not Free
Course and Is Glorified. "
24 p.,
AMs.
Folder 9
Sermon,
n.d., "Ps-76-10 The Wrath of Man
Shall Praise the Almighty. "
3 p.,
AMs.
Folder 9
Sermon,
n.d., "Thoughts on Free
Communion. "
13 p.,
AMs.
Folder 9
Sermon,
n.d., "Another and still more awful
way.... "
4 p., fragment,
AMs.
Folder 9
Sermon,
n.d., "...the dreadful state into
the [ ] fall.... "
24 p., with 4 p. enclosure, fragment,
AMs.
Folder 10
Sermon,
n.d., "...The holy men of old
rejoiced.... "
26 p., fragment,
AMs.
Folder 10
Sermon,
n.d., "...if you are not going
forward, you are going backward... "
1 leaf, fragment,
AMs.
Folder 10
Sermon,
n.d., "...longer, or kindred, or
people might thro' him have life.... "
2 p., fragment,
AMs.
Folder 10
Sermon,
n.d., "...upon the
sinner,... "
16 p., fragment,
AMs.
Sermon,
n.d., "We all have been often
called to engage in the service of the
Lord. " Title from last page of sermon.
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