The Vanity and Glory of Man

James Henley Thornwell preached this sermon on the occasion of the death of Benjamin R. Maybin, a member of the Freshman Class of South Carolina College on October 9, 1842. In it he encourages the students to eschew the vanity of earthly pursuits and place their hope and faith on the promise of God\u27s eternal blessings. Thornwell based this sermon on the Scripture Job 14: 10.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/rarebooks/1006/thumbnail.jp

Discourses on truth : delivered in the Chapel of the South Carolina College

Discourses on Truth is a series of sermons that Rev. James Henley Thornwell wrote and delivered in the Spring of 1851. They were all based on Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, think on these things. Please see the attached contents.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/rarebooks/1197/thumbnail.jp

Our Danger and Our Duty by Rev. J. H. Thornwell, D. D. - Accession 1184 - M552 (605)

This collection consists of a booklet published posthumously by the South Carolina Tract Society titled Our Danger and Our Duty by Rev. James Henley Thornwell, D.D. (1812-1862) concerning the dangers being faced by and the duties of Southern citizens during the War Between the States. The writer discusses civic and religious duties and offers encouragement and guidance to his readers. Thronwell was a Presbyterian minister and later was a professor and then president of South Carolina College (the future University of South Carolina).https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2547/thumbnail.jp

Discourses on truth : delivered in the Chapel of the South Carolina College /

Mode of access: Internet

Letter to His Excellency Governor Manning on Public Instruction in South Carolina - Accession 1280 - M627 (681)

This collection consists of a bound version of a letter sent to South Carolina Governor John Lawrence Manning (1816-1889) regarding problems with Public schools in South Carolina. The letter was written by James Henley Thornwell (1812-1862) and was published in 1853 in Columbia. Thornwell was an American Presbyterian preacher and religious writer from South Carolina. He supported the Confederacy and preached a doctrine that claimed slavery to be morally right and justified by the tenets of Christianity.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2601/thumbnail.jp

The life and letters of James Henley Thornwell : ex-president of the South Carolina college, late professor of theology in the Theological seminary at Columbia, South Carolina /

Papers by Thornwell: p. 573-610.Includes bibliographical references and index.Mode of access: Internet