June 27: Rev. John Gloucester [1776-1822]

John Gloucester [1776-1822] was the first African American to become an ordained Presbyterian minister in the United States. Born into slavery in Tennessee in the year 1776, he was able…

June 26: Janeway’s Resolve

A Desire to Effect a Reformation The Rev. Jacob Jones Janeway [1774-1858] was an early Philadelphia pastor who served initially as an associate alongside the Rev. Ashbel Green. Rev. Janeway…

June 25: Van Horn on WSC Q. 15

STUDIES IN THE WESTMINSTER SHORTER CATECHISM by Rev. Leonard T. Van Horn Q. 15. — What was the sin whereby our first parents fell from the estate wherein they were created?…

June 24: Matthew Thornton

His Epitaph was "An Honest Man" He was the fifty-fifth delegate to sign the Declaration of Independence, even though he signed the historic document  three months after July 4, 1776.  He…