November 2: James Knox Polk
This Day in Presbyterian History: A Presbyterian in Name Only James Knox Polk had all the influences one could wish, first from his mother, and later from his wife to…
October 5: Rev. Robert Davidson
The first serious resistance against the new United States government took place in western Pennsylvania, specifically, a rebellion against a federal excise tax being placed upon distilled spirits. Known as the Whiskey Rebellion,…
August 27: Adoption of the Westminster Confession (1647)
This Day in Presbyterian History: Westminster Confession Approved by Church of Scotland You may ask upon reading the title of this contribution, why are we thinking about adoption of the Westminster Confession…
June 16 : Rev. Jacob Henry Smith
This Day in Presbyterian History: A Little Known Truth Only a short period of time after the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America had passed that political resolution…
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…