These seven discourses on truth were written and preached in the Spring of 1851 from the text, "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true...think on these things" (Philippians 4:8). They were delivered at the Chapel of the College at Columbia, South Carolina, by James Henley Thornwell who was serving as both President and Chaplain. Among numerous others, James P. Boyce claimed that these sermons had a profound impact upon his life, and he never forgot them.