October 15: Minced Oaths

The Rev. George H. Seville wrote this little tract, found among the Papers of the Rev. Albert F. (“Bud”) Moginot, Jr. Born, 19 March 1876, near Bellevue, PA, he later…

October 14: Ruling Elders as Moderators

Not Every Presbyterian Denomination Operates This Way The moderator of the first General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America was a ruling elder–the Hon. W. Jack Williamson. Since that…

October 12: “Double-handed Folly”

Truly there is nothing new under the sun. This from THE CHARLESTON OBSERVER, October 8, 1836: MORALS! KNIVES!! The practice of carrying knives and Pistols in our peaceable community prevails to an alarming…