December 5: Walter Smith (Hymn Writer)
The Next Time You Sing . . . Whether it is from the original Trinity hymnal on page 35, or the red Trinity Hymnal on page 38, both editions of…
August 4: Givens Brown Strickler [1840-1913]
[excerpted from The St. Louis Presbyterian, 31.27 (10 September 1896): 435.] Dr. Strickler was born at Strickler’s Springs, Rockbridge County, Virginia, April 25, 1840. On his father’s side he…
March 7: Leroy Tate Newland
LeRoy Tate Newland was born in Galva, Iowa on 7 March 1885 to James Tate Newland and his wife, Fanny Rosalia Maria (Miller) Newland. He was educated at Davidson College,…
February 1: Van Horn on WSC Q. 4
STUDIES IN THE WESTMINSTER SHORTER CATECHISM by Rev. Leonard Van Horn. Q. 4 — What is God? A. — God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in his being, wisdom, power,…
May 14: Rev. Erskine Mason [1805-1851]
The Life of a Christian Minister Can Never Be Written. Erskine Mason was born in New York City on April 16, 1805. He was the youngest child of the Rev.…
