June 14: Thomas Smyth [1808-1873]
Bring the Books! Thomas Smyth was born on June 14, 1808 in Belfast, Ireland, the sixth son of Samuel and Ann Magee Smith. Thomas’s father was English, a prosperous grocer…
June 13: The Reformed Presbytery
A Union of Scottish Presbyterians A noted Reformed Presbyterian theologian was once asked in the early eighteen hundreds in this country to identify his branch of the Presbyterian Church. He replied…
June 12: Rev. Alexander McLeod [1774-1833]
The Purity of Our Religion "Whereas, amongst the infinite blessings of Almighty God upon this nation, none is nor can be more dear unto us than the purity of our…
June 10: Persecution Produces a Presbytery
Some of our past posts published here on This Day in Presbyterian History have given us portions on the life and ministry of Francis McKemie, in the context of the…
June 9: “Errors and True Doctrines” (1837)
Unlike immediately prior years, the General Assembly of 1837 was controlled by the Old School wing of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Taking advantage of their numbers, they took…
