December 10: Rev. Samuel Blair, Jr.
The Second U.S. House Chaplain was a Presbyterian As a matter of fact, the first three chaplains to the United States House of Representatives were all Presbyterian, with the Rev.…
September 5: Covenanter Slaves
A Final Covenant Twenty-eight Presbyterians signed a final covenant on the eve of their departure from Leith, Scotland in early September, 1685. It said in part, "That, now to leave their…
June 4: The Queensferry Paper [1680]
The Most Advanced of All the Covenanting Manifestos It was known simply as the Queensferry Paper, primarily because it was found on the body of a Covenanter in South Queensferry,…
March 8: Lady Mary Johnson, the Countess of Crawford
Not Many Noble are Called Our title for this post could be the all-embracing title of many a post this year as this author recently was referred to a mid-nineteenth…
February 28: The National Covenant of Scotland
Scotland's Covenant with God. The intense emotions of many Scot Presbyterians that day became irrepressible. Some wept aloud; some burst into a shout of exultation; some, after their names, added…