This Day in Presbyterian History

September 27: George Tybout Purves, Pastor-Scholar

He was a wanted man The Presbyterian pastor teacher was a wanted man, that is, wanted by theological seminaries to teach at their school. Princeton Seminary wanted George T. Purves to teach…

Wayne Sparkman 27 September, 2013

September 26: Samuel Davies

God Will Surely Provide It was on this day, September 26th, in 1759, that the Rev. Samuel Davies was installed as President of the College of New Jersey. [It was…

archivist 26 September, 2013

September 25: Originator of the T.U.L.I.P Acrostic?

Total Depravity Unconditional Election  Limited Atonement  Irresistable Grace  Perseverance of the Saints You've probably seen this acronym, designed to teach some of the main tenets of Calvinism. But where does…

Wayne Sparkman 25 September, 2013

September 24: President Edwards, a Presbyterian?

It was on September 24th, in 1757, that Jonathan Edwards made his decision to accept the offer to become the third president of the College of New Jersey (now known…

archivist 24 September, 2013

September 23: William Holmes McGuffey

Home School Education in the Nineteenth Century They are still being used today! McGuffey Readers, that is. But what an important force they have had from the early days of our land up…

archivist 23 September, 2013

September 27: George Tybout Purves, Pastor-Scholar

September 26: Samuel Davies

September 25: Originator of the T.U.L.I.P Acrostic?

September 24: President Edwards, a Presbyterian?

September 23: William Holmes McGuffey

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