May 29: Samuel Brown Wylie on Prayer
An excerpt from a brief article by Samuel Brown Wylie, titled "Prayer, A Reasonable Duty," as found in the March 1821 issue of The Presbyterian Magazine. Dr. Wylie was the…
May 28: Dr. Thomas Smyth’s Bibliomania
Our post today comes from a biographical sketch written for the PCA Historical Center by Barry Waugh. Our thanks to him for permission to use this portion for today's blog…
May 27: Old Side/New Side Split (1741)
First Schism in American Presbyterianism You have already read a couple of days ago about the reunion between the Old Side and New Side Presbyterians on May 25. We will…
May 26: Zion Presbyterian Church, Charleston, SC
When Dr. John B. Adger returned for physical recuperation from the mission field in Smyrna [part of Turkey], he soon began to preach to a congregation of blacks whom he…
May 25: Dr. Alexander’s Counsel to his Mother (1823)
The Great Secret of True Comfort It was on this day, May 25th, in 1823, that Dr. Archibald Alexander wrote to his ailing mother, rejoicing in her recent recovery, yet…