February 5: Janeway on Politics
Excerpted from the diary of the Rev. Jacob Jones Janeway, a prominent Presbyterian pastor in Philadelphia, Sabbath, February 5, 1809. “When conversing on politics, I find that my mind is…
February 4: Rev. Samuel Davies
He Preached His Own Funeral Sermonby Rev. David T. Myers Subscribers to This Day in Presbyterian History, are familiar with our character today, namely, the Rev. Samuel Davies. If we would…
February 3: David Brainerd [1718-1747]
The Author and Finisher of Faithby Rev. David T. Myers We return again to the devotional diary of David Brainerd, the Presbyterian missionary of the middle eighteenth century. What could account…
February 2: School & Family Catechist, WSC Q. 81 & 82
THE SCHOOL & FAMILY CATECHIST by Rev. William Smith (1834) The Westminster Shorter Catechism, Questions 81 & 82. Q. 81. What is forbidden in the tenth commandment? A. The tenth…
February 1: Gov. John Clark [1761-1821]
He Shouldn’t Have Been Electedby Rev. David T. Myers Given his political choice of party—he was a Federalist in the early nineteenth century in Delaware—he should have been a Methodist or…