The header image is a drawing of Savannah, Georgia, circa 1870, which was composed by its artist while viewing the city to the south from Hutchinson Island. On the left of the sketch almost in line with the mast near...
Archive - 2015
bwaughDesigning Churches—Pulpits
The header picture shows the interior of an abandoned church in the mountains which dates to early in the nineteenth century. The pulpit is simple as are the pews. The piano appears to be a later edition given its...
“B” Is for Breckinridge
During the early to middle decades of the nineteenth century there was likely not an issue of a western Presbyterian periodical that did not have at least one mention of the name, “Breckinridge.” The August 10, 1865...
Mary Cabell Breckinridge, 1769-1858
Just north of Lexington, Kentucky, heading east for about two miles from exit 120 of Interstate 75 along Ironworks Pike through the scenic bluegrass horse farms with their rail fences and white barns is located a stone...
John Breckinridge, 1797-1841
Dr. Samuel Miller’s eldest daughter, Margaret, made the acquaintance of John Breckinridge during his student years in the village of Princeton and they were married in January 1823. They enjoyed a happy marriage and...
R. J. Breckinridge 1800-1871
If you compare the portrait of Robert Breckinridge to one of B. B. Warfield you can see that some of the “Breckinridge” physical characteristics made their way down the two generations to Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield...
Reformation Day, B. B. Warfield on Luther’s Theses
In this post some information about resources for study of the Reformation will be provided; a short definition of indulgences will be given; sacerdotal will be defined; some comments will be made about “The...
Synod of Pennsylvania Minutes, New School, 1865
During the course of your web-surfing or reading about Presbyterian history you may have run across the terms, “Old School” and “New School,” or their abbreviations, “OS” and “NS.” Before getting to the purpose of this...
Reformation Day 2015, John Calvin, T. C. Johnson
Keeping with the Protestant Reformation theme for the postings in October, T. C. Johnson’s book, John Calvin and The Genevan Reformation: A Sketch, Richmond, 1900, will be the subject of this antiquarian review. The...
Reformation Day 2015, Henry VIII’s Divorce
On Reformation Day, the posting of Martin Luther’s theses on the door of the castle church in Wittenberg is remembered as the event that launched the Protestant Reformation. Luther’s initial intention was to reform...