January 21: Francis Makemie
Back in the early years of the Internet, the Rev. David W. Hall was pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. David had a number of scientists and…
January 20: A Presbyterian Declaration of Independence
Presbyterians in Southwest Virginia Declare Independence from England In September of 1774, the first Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to protest some British laws which were deemed to be injurious…
January 18: Rev. Charles Nisbet
A Walking Library with Wit Charles Nisbet was born in Scotland in 1736. Graduating from the University of Edinburgh, he studied divinity for another six years after which he was…
January 17: The First Book of Discipline
First Book of Discipline Approved by the General Assembly in Scotland They had already proven their worth to the Scottish church. The infant Church of Scotland had a Confession of…
January 16: J. Oliver Buswell, Jr.
Dr. J. Oliver Buswell, Jr. James Oliver Buswell, Jr. was born January 16, 1895, in Burlington Wisconsin. When he was four years old he moved with his family to Mellon, Wisconsin.…