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,…
April 30: Birth of Robert Baillie, in Glasgow
Who am I? Born in 1602 in Glasgow, Scotland, I graduated from the University there. Through hard work, I gained a working knowledge of thirteen foreign languages. Ordained into the…
April 7: John Knox Licensed to Preach
A True Portrait of the Man Mention the name of John Knox, and what comes to your mind? Founder of Presbyterianism, the land of Scotland, Protestant Reformer, author, rigid leader,…
April 4: Solemn League and Covenant signed in Ulster (1644)
Any number of our cultured readers might be upset if someone called them a "redneck." And for good reason as this name speaks of someone in a disparaging way. But…
April 3: Rev. Matthew Hill
Come Over and Help Us The first two Presbyterian ministers to come to the middle parts of the American colonies were Francis Doughty and Matthew Hill. The former had immigrated from…