September 15: On The Value of Historic Annals
The published histories of individual churches tend to be a very overlooked literary genre. Usually they are published in limited edition and purchased by church members, only to be shelved…
August 29:
We continue today with our Saturday excursions into the little book by the Rev. Robert P. Kerr titled PRESBYTERIANISM FOR THE PEOPLE (1883). Today's chapter concerns the office of the deacon in…
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,…
August 14: A Farewell to Brothers
Parting Words from the Rev. John A. Van Lear On a grassy knoll in Virginia, surrounded by scenes of surpassing beauty, stands the Mossy Creek Church. The first settled pastor…
August 12: Princeton Theological Seminary
Eighteen Twelve was a Very Good Year It was clear that something had to be done. Princeton College was not being the source any longer for Presbyterian ministers, and for that matter,…
