October 10: Rev. Francis McFarland
Our post today focuses on the life and ministry of the Rev. Francis McFarland, with an obituary published on the pages of THE CHRISTIAN OBSERVER late in 1871. The Christian Observer,…
October 9: Van Horn on WSC Q. 105
STUDIES IN THE WESTMINSTER SHORTER CATECHISM by Rev. Leonard T. Van Horn Q. 105. What do we pray for in the fifth petition? A. In the fifth petition (which is,…
October 8: Election Day Sermon : Rev. Joseph Sewall (1740)
One of the earliest political sermons in our series. “Ninevah’s Repentance and Deliverance” by Joseph Sewall (Dec. 3, 1740) Joseph Sewall (1688-1769) was a Boston scion, the son of a…
October 7: Here We Stand, On the Word of God.
"The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever."—Isaiah 40:8. The following brief editorial served as an introduction to the first issue of THE PRESBYTERIAN…
October 6: “Much To Do & Time Is Short”
A Funeral Sermon for Rev. T. Charlton Henry [1790-1827] It was on this day, October 6, 1827, that the Rev. Benjamin Gildersleeve brought “A Sermon, preached in the Second Presbyterian…
