July 11: John Wanamaker, Merchant
This Day in Presbyterian History: Sharing Faith by Word and Deed Everyone has heard of the name John Wanamaker, especially those in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. That is where this retail giant began…
July 10: Birthday of John Calvin
This Day in Presbyterian History: The Virtual Founder of America The German historian, Leopold von Ranke, was the one who declared that John Calvin was the virtual founder of America.…
July 9: Philip P. Bliss, Composer
This Day in Presbyterian History: Hymn Writer Par Excellent The Union fort was surrounded on all sides by the forces of the Southern Confederacy in 1864. Wondering whether he should…
July 8: William Stuart Red
A Historian for a Historical Devotional The Presbyterian minister was convinced that when young men were called into the ministry, and then left the state of Texas for their religious…
July 7: Jedidiah Andrews [1674-1747]
This Day in Presbyterian History: A Burden for the Care of the Churches The assessment was made by a fellow minister that nothing would come from the beginning church, that…