December 21: A Chaplain’s Letter
On Every Battlefield of Life, Christ is ever our Comfort and Strength. Today we present a letter from the battlefield, penned on this day, December 21, in 1863. Here, the Rev.…
December 20: First General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
Beginnings can be Interesting Beginnings of anything can be interesting. This author once planted a mission church in a sizeable Midwest city. He had done all the preliminary preparation for the mission. Several…
December 19: Machen’s tribute to his father
“A Quiet Stream Whose Waters Ran Deep” It was on this day, December 19th, 1915, that Arthur W. Machen, father of Dr. J. Gresham Machen, died, at the age of 88.…
December 18: Van Horn on Westminster Doctrines
"To God's Glory" : A Practical Study of a Doctrine of the Westminster Standards by Rev. Leonard T. Van Horn THE SUBJECT : The Means of Grace THE BIBLE VERSES…
December 17: Joseph Henry, LL.D.
“The henry” — Consider how he was described by his contemporaries and historians in general. He was a reserved quiet man, with great gentleness, courtesy of manner, reserved, and an unselfish…