September 5: Covenanter Slaves
A Final Covenant Twenty-eight Presbyterians signed a final covenant on the eve of their departure from Leith, Scotland in early September, 1685. It said in part, “That, now to leave their own…
September 4: Death of Beatrix Umpherston, lead writer of Children’s Covenant (1686)
Children’s Covenant Our post today is set in the context of the small devotional groups which arose in central and southern Scotland after the death of Richard Cameron and Donald…
September 3: Rev. William Wick [1768-1815]
Congregational Cows and Presbyterian Butter by Rev. David T. Myers There were no roads west of Buffalo, and few boats upon Lake Erie when those first settlements began to be…
September 2: Tribute to a Humble Man
It was on this day, September 2d, in 1937 that an article appeared on the pages of The Christian Beacon, a tribute to Dr. J. Gresham Machen, written by one who knew…
September 1: School & Family Catechist WSC Q. 39-40.
THE SCHOOL & FAMILY CATECHIST by Rev. William Smith The Westminster Shorter Catechism, Questions 39 and 40. Q. 39. What is the duty which God requireth of man? A. The…