January 7: Rev. Alonzo R. Cocke, D.D. [1858-1901]
Freely adapted from a tribute written upon his death, the original source now long lost in antiquity. . . It was on this day, January 7th, in 1858 that Alonzo…
May 19: The Convocation of Sessions (1973)
There was No Ecclesiology 101 on How to Begin a Denomination There wasn’t a manual on denomination beginnings. No teaching elder had ever taken seminary courses on it. No one…
July 26: William Swan Plumer
For today's post, we have the Rev. Caleb Cangelosi, pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church in Cookeville, TN, as our guest author, writing on one of the most renowned men of…
June 23: John Lafayette Girardeau
Today's entry is not easy reading. It is long, too. But it will reward your time, if you will set aside some time for thoughtful reading. The Rev. John L.…
June 10 : Union of the North and South (1983)
This Day in Presbyterian History: The Civil War is Finally Over The Civil War was finally over, ecclesiastically, on June 10, 1983. By this we mean, that the two denominations…