November 11: Rev. John McIntyre [1749-1852]

Preacher McIntyre by David T. Myers In his young years in Scotland, his classmates called him “preacher McIntyre.” That was because his early years were subject to serious impressions. Growing…

October 5: Rev. Jacob Jones Janeway

It was on Thursday, June 13, 1799, that he was ordained by the Presbytery of Philadelphia, along with four others, which, at that day, was rather an unusual occurrence. John Blair Linn, pastor…

August 18: Spaulding & Whitman

First Presbyterian Church West of the Rockies Henry Spaulding and Marcus Whitman along with their wives, were Presbyterian missionaries to the Oregon Territory, seeking to win two Indian tribes to Christ. To…

August 17: Rev. Daniel Baker [1791-1857]

A Calvinistic Evangelist Imagine your mother dying when you were an infant.  Then imagine your father dying when you were only eight years of age.  How difficult your upbringing would be.  In…

June 26: J. J. Janeway’s Resolve

A Desire to Effect a Reformation The Rev. Jacob Jones Janeway [1774-1858] was an early Philadelphia pastor who served initially as an associate alongside the Rev. Ashbel Green. Rev. Janeway…