The church at Leyden was the mother church of the Pilgrims in Plymouth, New England. John Robinson was pastor of the Leyden congregation in the Netherlands and continued there until his death in 1625. During his life...
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Francis L. Patton, Defender of the Faith
When one thinks of Bermuda it may bring to mind knee-length shorts, plush resorts, off-shore banking, or golf, but in the 1840s it was important to the British Empire as a sea port strategically located about 600 miles...
Charles A. Stillman, 1819-1895
Charles Allen was born to James and Mary Stillman in Charleston, South Carolina, March 14, 1819. He attended Oglethorpe University before earning his theological degree from Columbia Seminary in 1844. He was licensed by...
T. V. Moore, Spirituality of the Church
Thomas Verner was born February 1, 1818 to John and Rachel (McCullough) Moore in Newville, Pennsylvania. His father had emigrated from Ireland and was a middling-sort operator of a local water-driven mill. Thomas’s last...
Obadiah Jennings, Ordained When Forty Years Old
Obadiah Jennings was born near Basking Ridge, New Jersey, December 13, 1778, the fourth son of physician and minister Jacob Jennings. Obadiah’s father, when about forty years of age, developed an interest in reading...
Azel Roe, One and Only One Call
Azel was born at Setauket Long Island, New York, February 20, 1738. Azel’s father was named John and he owned a good deal of property; his mother, unfortunately, goes unnamed in the published sources consulted. He...
