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…
August 7: The Advisory Convention (August 7-9, 1973)
Let Everything Be Done Decently and In Order. When some 260 churches decided to leave the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. (aka, Southern Presbyterian Church), to form the Presbyterian Church…
August 3: “Hear Him!” [1972 Journal Day message by Dr. Ed Clowney]
Behold the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ! — Hear Him! The author is president of Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pa. This is the substance of his…
August 2: The Stewart-Thompson Trial (1935)
LAYMEN, BEWARE ! The persecution of the Independent Board goes on apace. On August 2, 1935, the session of Harriet Hollond Memorial Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, voted to place on trial…
July 22: Richard Cameron
The Lion of the Covenant To our readers who have been ordained into a church office, or who have had the privilege of attending the ordination of someone else who…