January 23: Death of Gilbert Tennent [1764]
GILBERT TENNENT, the oldest son of William Tennent, of Neshaminy, was born in Ireland, county Armagh, on February 5, 1703, not long before his father entered the ministry. Gilbert professed…
January 28: Joseph A. Alexander [1809-1860]
Death of Joseph A. Alexander Joseph Addison Alexander, third son of the Rev. Archibald and Janetta (Waddel) Alexander, was born in Philadelphia on 24 April 1809. His early education was…
August 24: Joseph Huntington Jones [1797-1868]
Ashbel Green’s Editor and Friend Joseph Huntington Jones, D. D., the brother of Judge Joel Jones, was born in Coventry, Connecticut, on August 24th, 1797. He graduated at Harvard University,…
April 3: Rev. Elisha P. Swift [1792-1865]
A Heart for Missions Elisha Pope Swift was born in Williamstown, Massachusetts on August 12, 1792. His parents were the Rev. Seth and Lucy Elliot Swift. His father was pastor…
June 29: Remember What It Cost
Keeping in mind that newspapers were little different then than now, subject to the same human foibles*, nonetheless the following coverage of the modernist controversy and the resulting denominational split…