October 10: The Trail of Tears
An Injustice Which Found No Excuse Related here is a brief account of Presbyterian missions among the Cherokee and Choctaw Indians, just prior to and immediately following the grave injustice…
October 9: Death of David Brainerd
Reprise: We have more than once made reference to the diary of David Brainerd in this historical devotional guide. Often times it filled a date in which no other Presbyterian…
October 8: A Mother’s Testimony
What Matters Most in This Life? The following testimony was written by the wife of the Rev. Samuel Blair. It is dated October 8, 1763:— My Dear Children--It is my concern…
October 7: A North Carolina Bicentennial
God of Wonders, Will You Not Work Yet Again? It is gone now, and, by most folks today, perhaps forgotten. But this October 7th, 2013, marks the two hundredth anniversary…
October 6: “There is much to do, and the time is short.”
A Funeral Sermon for Rev. T. Charlton Henry [1790-1827] It was on this day, October 6, 1827, that the Rev. Benjamin Gildersleeve brought "A Sermon, preached in the Second Presbyterian…