July 6: William Robinson, Evangelist
This Day in Presbyterian History: His Success Astonished Many Enter an English Quaker into the celebrated Log College in the seventeen hundreds, and what comes out? The answer is a…
July 5 : Chaplain T.D. Witherspoon
Pastor Witherspoon Goes Off to War Like many clergymen of the South, Thomas Dwight Witherspoon entered Confederate service in the War Between the States in 1861. First as a common…
July 4 : Our True Freedom Is In Christ Alone!
This Day in Presbyterian History: Happy Independence Day On this Independence Day, we reflect on what freedom means to us as Christian Presbyterians. Among all the benefits which we enjoy…
July 3 : Rev. Alfred Ackley
This Day in Presbyterian History: "Why Should I Worship a Dead Jew?" The Presbyterian evangelist in Los Angeles never forgot the callous challenge of the young Jewish man. And yet every…
July 2 : John Newton, Missionary
This Day in Presbyterian History: Pioneer Translator Among Presbyterians We all know and love the John Newton of "Amazing Grace" fame, but this John Newton, while named after that beloved…