January 6: Edward Dorr Griffin
The Lord's Work Must Be Done in the Lord's Way Here was a man who, by all accounts was destined for success. Edward Dorr Griffin was born on this day,…
January 5: The Funeral of Dr. J. Gresham Machen
[excerpted from The Christian Beacon, 1.48 (7 January 1937)] : Simplicity marked the funeral service of the Rev. Dr. J. Gresham Machen in the Spruce Street Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Tuesday morning,…
January 4: A Day of Fasting and Humiliation
Fast Day Sermons; or The Pulpit on the State of the Country is a collection of sermons which were delivered on January 4, 1861, in answer to a proclamation from…
January 3: John Bailey Adger
Reading from the Minutes of the Synod of South Carolina in 1899, we have the following Memorial for the Rev. Dr. John Bailey Adger, freely edited here for our purposes:…
January 2: Rev. John Rosbrugh
The First American Chaplain to Die in the Service of his Country. An Irish immigrant, John Rosbrugh was born in 1714, came to the colonies in 1735 with his brother…