It is the time of the year when people are considering gifts for friends and family. Listed below are links to book reviews posted on Presbyterians of the Past over the years. Some of the titles were published several...
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Joseph R. Wilson, Pastor, Educator & Stated Clerk
Joseph Ruggles Wilson opened his committee report about beneficiary education with the paragraph that follows. Note that beneficiary is used to describe what would currently be called scholarships or charitable stipends...
Bibliography, Jacob J. Janeway, 1774-1858
I would normally have posted the biography of Janeway with his works listed, but the bibliography took on a life of its own as the titles added up. So, you can look for the biography in a future post. Several of his...
Samuel Miller, Old Side Pastor & Professor
Samuel was born Reformation Day, October 31, 1769, in Dover the eighth of nine children and the fourth son of John and Margaret (Millington) Miller. Margaret was the daughter of an English sea captain who abandoned the...
William A. Scott, Missionary to California
William Anderson was born to parents of Scotch-Irish descent named Eli and Martha (Anderson) Scott, January 30, 1813, at Rock Creek which is located south of Nashville in Bedford County, Tennessee. The Scotts found...
Seven Years Online, Presbyterians of the Past
This month marks the seventh year Presbyterians of the Past has been online. Among the 328 posts more than 170 are biographies including 34 of the first 35 moderators of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church...