September 2013 – Page 2 – This Day in Presbyterian History

September 25: Originator of the T.U.L.I.P Acrostic?

Total Depravity Unconditional Election  Limited Atonement  Irresistable Grace  Perseverance of the Saints You've probably seen this acronym, designed to teach some of the main tenets of Calvinism. But where does…

Wayne Sparkman 25 September, 2013

September 24: President Edwards, a Presbyterian?

It was on September 24th, in 1757, that Jonathan Edwards made his decision to accept the offer to become the third president of the College of New Jersey (now known…

archivist 24 September, 2013

September 23: William Holmes McGuffey

Home School Education in the Nineteenth Century They are still being used today! McGuffey Readers, that is. But what an important force they have had from the early days of our land up…

archivist 23 September, 2013

September 22: And Now for Something Completely Different

A Presbyterian blog promoting a Baptist reading the works of an Anglican? Could we get any more ecumenical? If you aren't already aware of this resource, Dr. Mark Dever, pastor…

archivist 22 September, 2013

September 21: When Madness Rules in the Streets

When Madness Rules the Streets Samuel Clark Aiken (1791-1879) was born in Windham, Vermont on the 21st day of September, 1791. Educated at Middlebury College and Andover Theological Seminary, he served the…

archivist 21 September, 2013