March 16: What’s In a Name?
It may have fallen into disuse (praise God if it has), but at one time the designation "TR" was constantly in the air. The letters stand for "Truly Reformed" and…
March 15: Rev. Robert Baird [1798-1863]
Train Up a Child Concerning the Rev. Robert Baird, we read in Nevin’s Presbyterian Encyclopedia, that he was born on October 6th, 1798, in the neighborhood of Uniontown, Fayette county,…
March 14: Dr. Archibald Alexander
“When I look for the acquaintances of my youth, alas! they are almost all gone. I have been led, for the most part, along a smooth path.“ Browsing through an…
March 13: James W. Alexander [1804-1859]
Student Days at Princeton, 1822 James Waddel Alexander was the eldest son of the Rev. Archibald and Janetta (Waddel) Alexander, and he was born in Louisa county, Virginia on March…
March 12: Rev. Alexander Craighead [1707-1766]
Boanerges! – A Son of Thunder Son of the Rev. Thomas Craighead and Margaret Craighead, Alexander was born near Donegal, Ireland on March 18, 1707. His father was a Presbyterian…