February 7: Rev. George Smith Boardman, D.D.
The Rev. George Smith Boardman, D.D. Our candidates for this date are few, and information is sparse. Today's entry comes largely from Alfred Nevin's Encyclopedia of the Presbyterian Church, with some…
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…
January 20: Rev. John Nelson Abeel
Only A Presbyterian For A Short While. It was on this day, January 20, 1812, that the Rev. John Nelson Abeel died. John was born in New York City in…