May 20: Old School/New School Reunion
Does Doctrine Divide While Mission Unites? This was the sentiment when the schism of 1837 between the Old School and New School Presbyterians was healed in the days following May 20,…
May 19: The Convocation of Sessions (1973)
There was No Ecclesiology 101 on How to Begin a Denomination There wasn’t a manual on denomination beginnings. No teaching elder had ever taken seminary courses on it. No one…
May 18: The Disruption of 1843
A Foundation Stone Laid—The Formation of the Free Church of Scotland A third Reformation or a sinful schism? The power of the people in the pews or a decision by…
May 17: Rev. John Witherspoon
John Witherspoon Brings Politics into the Pulpit In our last historical devotional, we saw how the Confession of Faith cautioned synods and council from making pronouncements on political matters. In this…
May 16: The Gardiner Spring Resolutions (1861)
A Political Issue Divides the Old School General Assembly With the Old School General Assembly meeting on May 16, 1861, the unity of the nation was at stake. Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina has…
