May 25: Old Side/New Side Reunion (1758)

Unity Where There Was Disunity This historical devotional and the May 27th devotional deal with the same topic, that of the Old Side – New Side schism in early Presbyterianism. On…

November 23: Rev. Adam Boyd

This Day in Presbyterian History: An Old Side Presbyterian Plants Numerous Churches One would need a firm grip on God's sovereignty to live and minister in the early days of…

November 11: A Covenanter Ceremony

This Day in Presbyterian History: Covenanters Begin with Colorful Ceremony Following the first schism of the Presbyterian Church in 1741, Rev. Alexander Craighead in 1742 argued that the New Side Presbyterian branch should…

October 29: Rev. Alexander McDowell

This Day in Presbyterian History: A Pastor in  a Period of Deep Anxiety Readers of this historical devotional may remember that there was a schism in American Presbyterianism in 1741 between what…