January 14: Rev. Henry Brown

A child of the manse, Henry Brown was the son of the Rev. Samuel and Mary Moore Brown, born on November 28, 1804 in Rockbridge county, Virginia. Henry graduated from…

January 13: Rev. Isaac Bard

What was life like for a pastor in the early days of this country? Today's entry, an excerpt from A History Of Muhlenberg County, concerning the Rev. Isaac Bard [1797-1878],…

January 11: WSC Q. 1

Last year we wrote of the founding of the Presbyterian Ministers Fund on this day, January 11, in 1718. Rather than cover that ground again, and lacking some other significant…

January 10: Lyman Beecher

The Stuff of Operettas There must be a shelf of books or more that have been written about the Beecher family. The Rev. Dr. Lyman Beecher, patriarch of this eccentric…