This Day in Presbyterian History

November 25: Parliament Orders Printing of Shorter Catechism (1647)

“The ripest fruit of the Assembly’s thought and experience.” It was on this day, November 25th, a Thursday in 1647, that the British House of Commons ordered the printing of the Shorter Catechism, composed…

davidtmyers 25 November, 2014

November 24: Death of John Knox (1572)

On November 24, 1572, Scottish clergyman and reformer John Knox died in Edinburgh. God's Firebrand Finally Extinguished The nickname for John Knox, as used in our title above, was bestowed on him by…

davidtmyers 24 November, 2014

November 23: Of Method, and Of Error

Having written earlier this week of The League of Evangelical Students, we present today two articles which appeared in the second issue of the League's magazine, The Evangelical Student. The first…

archivist 23 November, 2014

November 22: Dr. John Gerstner

We are pleased and honored to have a guest post today from Dr. Carl W. Bogue, who served as pastor of the Faith Presbyterian Church (PCA), Akron, Ohio, 1975-2007. Dr.…

archivist 22 November, 2014

November 21: Second Reformation of the Church of Scotland (1638)

Principles of the Second Reformation of Scotland (1638) The readers of these posts should be familiar with the first Reformation in Scotland, featuring John Knox and others who raised the…

davidtmyers 21 November, 2014

November 25: Parliament Orders Printing of Shorter Catechism (1647)

November 24: Death of John Knox (1572)

November 23: Of Method, and Of Error

November 22: Dr. John Gerstner

November 21: Second Reformation of the Church of Scotland (1638)

April 8: Rev. Charles Ware Stewart

April 2: The Last Time the General Synod Met

March 26: Death of Rev. Lapsley

March 7: The Ordination of Theron Hawkes