February 24: Rev. A. M. Stewart
On the Value of History At the time of his decease, the Rev. Alexander Morrison Stewart, D.D. was serving as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Chico, Butte county,…
January 27: J. Trumbull Backus, D.D.
Another great resource for Presbyterian biography is Alfred Nevin's 1884 publication, The Encyclopedia of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America: Including the Northern and Southern Assemblies. This…
November 24: Rev. James Caldwell
This Day in Presbyterian History: The Demise of a Soldier Parson It was back on June 23 that we profiled the provision of psalm books as wadding for the American…
October 27: Rev. Elihu Spencer
This Day in Presbyterian History: Victory Over England Brings Celebration in a Presbyterian Church Granted! After the final victory over the British military forces at Yorktown, Virginia, there were celebrations…
August 2: James Wilson
This Day in Presbyterian History: As a Christian, None More Sincere There is some doubt as to whether James Wilson was a Presbyterian. That he was a Christian, no one…