January 8: A Methodist Tribute to JGM
This is the second of the tributes recently located among the scrapbooks gathered by the Rev. Henry G. Welbon. At the very back of Scrapbook #5, tucked inside the back…
January 7: Bonus post – Eulogies for Machen
Two eulogies published upon the death of Dr. J. Gresham Machen. One by a close friend, Dr. Clarence E. Macartney; the other by "S. M. R.", perhaps the editor of The…
January 5: Machen’s Funeral
News Coverage of the Machen Funeral This is a bonus posting for this day, using news clippings drawn from the scrapbooks of the Rev. Henry G. Welbon. We had noted…
December 26: Rev. Elihu Spencer
A Church Planter One Year, A Country Politician the Next Year — Born on February 12, 1721, in Millington, Connecticut, Elihu Spencer studied at Yale College, graduating in 1746. Ordained two years…
October 13: “Christian Weapons Not Carnal, but Spiritual”
Time to Dust Off a Great Sermon This fits nicely with our intent to bring a sermon on each Lord's Day. On this day, October 13th, in 1826, the Rev.…