March 26: First Overtures
First overtures from a presbytery At the second meeting of the first presbytery in the American colonies, meeting on March 11 –March 26, 1707, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the teaching and ruling…
January 1: A Student Tribute to Dr. Machen (1937)
As most of our readers know, it was on this day, January 1st, in 1937 that the Rev. J. Gresham Machen died from complications of pneumonia, during a speaking tour…
December 26: Auburn, Machen, & the Virgin Birth
The Auburn Affirmation was first issued on December 26, 1923, in response to the action of the 1923 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. It was then published in its…
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…
December 9: James Patriot Wilson
Our post today is drawn from Richard Webster’s History of the Presbyterian Church. The son of Rev. Dr. Matthew* and Elizabeth Wilson, James Patriot Wilson was born at Lewes, Sussex County,…