August 30: William C. Cattell, D.D.
Drawing again, in part, from Nevin's Presbyterian Encyclopedia, we read today of a man who gave himself unselfishly to the establishment of a school. Twenty Years the President of Lafayette…
August 29: Robert James Dodds, D.D.
Missionary to Syria A timely reminder to pray for the Christians in Syria Robert James Dodds was born near Freeport, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, on August 29, 1824. His parents were…
August 28: Dr. Harvie Conn
Remembering Dr. Harvie M. Conn [1933-1999] [A tribute written in 1999 by Dr. Mark R. Gornik, upon Dr. Conn's death. We are grateful to Dr. Gornik for granting permission to…
August 27: Gideon Blackburn
Quite a Remarkable Man, Spent for the Gospel. Drawing again from Alfred Nevin's Presbyterian Encyclopedia (p. 75), we read of the Rev. Gideon Blackburn: Gideon Blackburn was born in Augusta…
August 26: William Buell Sprague, D.D.
Today's post is drawn from Alfred Nevin's Encyclopedia of the Presbyterian Church (1884), p. 850: The Long Pastorate of a Great Pastor and Biographer William Buell Sprague was born in Andover,…