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…
February 4: Richard Birch Gaffin, Sr.
Many of our readers will know of Dr. Richard B. Gaffin, Jr., who has served so faithfully for so many years as a professor at Westminster Theological Seminary. But you…
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…
January 18: You Can’t Say That!
From the Presbyterian Church of America to the Orthodox Presbyterian Church The Rev. Henry G. Welbon was a founding member in 1936 of the denomination that later became known as…