May 30: John Lowrie
Behind a Frowning Providence William Cowper’s great hymn, “God moves in a mysterious way,” has a verse in it which says, “Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust…
May 29: The Plan of Union (1801)
The Ends Don’t Justify the Means The desires to grow increased members on the rolls can be dangerous in that questionable methods can be used to accomplish that end. From the year of the first…
May 28: Union of the UPCNA & PCUSA
Union of Presbyterians Ordinarily when you read of an event which brought together two separate bodies of Presbyterians, you would rejoice over the union. But when you read of a…
May 27: Old Side/New Side Split (1741-1758)
First Schism in American Presbyterianism You have already read a couple of days ago about the reunion between the Old Side and New Side Presbyterians on May 25. We will…
May 26: Send a Letter to George
First General Assembly Writes George Washington Back on May 21, we wrote about the First General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church which met in Philadelphia in 1789. It is interesting…
