January 23: Pearl Buck’s Admiration for Dr. Machen
Having previously reminded our readers of H.L. Mencken's eulogy for Dr. J. Gresham Machen, here is another, from an opponent, as printed on the pages of THE PRESBYTERIAN, vol. 107, no. 3…
October 3: Hanover Presbytery
A Way-station for the Progress of the Gospel by Rev. David T. Myers Up to the middle of the eighteenth century, what presbyteries existed were all in the northern part…
June 19: Death of Dr. Charles Hodge [1797-1878]
Charles Hodge enters into eternity Early in July of 1878, on the pages of The Christian Observer, this brief note appeared under the title, “Calvinism and Piety,” : The Christian…
June 15: Rev. John Chavis
An Exceptional Overcoming, in Difficult Times by Rev. David T. Myers John Chavis was born in 1763 (or possibly 1762) in Granville County, North Carolina—a sparsely populated area north of…
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…