October 12: T.D. Witherspoon on the Distinctive Doctrines of Presbyterianism (1883)
Yes, it's a long post, but hey, it's Saturday—what better way to spend a part of the day? (key points are in bold print, if you want to skim this)…
October 11: Reflecting on the Death of a Great Man
Dr. Robert Dick Wilson We have written before how one of the great Princeton professors and a founding professor at Westminster Theological Seminary, Dr. Robert Dick Wilson, died on this…
October 10: The Trail of Tears
An Injustice Which Found No Excuse Related here is a brief account of Presbyterian missions among the Cherokee and Choctaw Indians, just prior to and immediately following the grave injustice…
October 9: Educate Your Children!
[excerpted from THE CHARLESTON OBSERVER, Vol. XII, No. 40 (6 October 1838): 159, column 2] Educate your Children.—The following elegant extract merits the attention of every teacher, and especially of…
October 8: Nothing New Under the Sun
Truly there is nothing new under the sun. This from THE CHARLESTON OBSERVER, October 8, 1836: MORALS! KNIVES!! The practice of carrying knives and Pistols in our peaceable community prevails to an alarming…
