August 9: Dr. Samuel Miller
The Best Laid Plans of Men The following is excerpted from The Life of Samuel Miller and provides an interesting glimpse into Dr. Miller's literary pursuits. He was a most…
August 8: Dr. Harold Samuel Laird
It has been my experience that there are just a few men who, when spoken of, are remembered with the utmost respect and veneration. Dr. Harold Samuel Laird was one…
August 7: The Advisory Convention (August 7-9, 1973)
Let Everything Be Done Decently and In Order. When some 260 churches decided to leave the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. (aka, Southern Presbyterian Church), to form the Presbyterian Church…
August 6: Rev. Walter S. Scott [1865-1937]
The Mexican Revolution began in 1910 and continued on for about ten years. Appearing on the pages of the Presbyterian Survey in 1915, there was this introduction to a brief…
August 5: Mary Slessor
In these United States, we are accustomed to seeing various historical figures from the early days of our country on our paper currency. From 1997 to 2009, the people of…
