November 7: Elijah Lovejoy
This Day in Presbyterian History: A Presbyterian Martyr in the Abolitionist Cause This Presbyterian minister was called by some the first casualty of the Civil War. Certainly, his death on November 7,…
October 29: Rev. Alexander McDowell
This Day in Presbyterian History: A Pastor in a Period of Deep Anxiety Readers of this historical devotional may remember that there was a schism in American Presbyterianism in 1741 between what…
October 28 : Septimus Tustin
This Day in Presbyterian History: An Unusual Name No Hindrance to God's Working This writer has to acknowledge that I was curious regarding the name of this Presbyterian minister for this…
October 27: Rev. Elihu Spencer
This Day in Presbyterian History: Victory Over England Brings Celebration in a Presbyterian Church Granted! After the final victory over the British military forces at Yorktown, Virginia, there were celebrations…
October 19: John Livingston Nevius
This Day in Presbyterian History: A New Method of Missionary Work For centuries, the work of foreign missions all over the world had been done by faithful missionaries going from nations…