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The archive is a collection of posts on Presbyterians of the Past. Materials in the archive include an assortment of biographies on ministers, educators, missionaries, chaplains, Protestant reformers, lay persons, worship, and South Carolina Presbyterians; there are also articles, book reviews, publications for downloading, sermons, lectures, Reformation history, informative snippets of facts, and collections for both the Reformation 500th and the centennial of World War 1 as Presbyterians were involved.

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Resources (3)
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U. S. Government (7)
Westminster Confession (2)
Worship (10)

Chronological List

  • Wesley F. Martin, 1850-1915 – Posted December 7th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • Robert McCachren, 1798-1885 – Posted November 29th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • Thanksgiving, 2018 – Posted November 21st, 2018 1:00 pm
  • Thomas Creigh, 1808-1880 – Posted November 19th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • J. Gresham Machen, France 1918 Part 5, The War is Over – Posted November 10th, 2018 11:00 am
  • Robert Scotty Hastings, 1913-2003, Reformation Day 2018 – Posted October 31st, 2018 1:00 am
  • Education & Supply of Ministers in American Presbyterian History – Posted October 22nd, 2018 1:00 pm
  • Joseph Ruggles Wilson, 1822-1903 – Posted October 13th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • Archibald Alexander & William Graham – Posted October 5th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • John Leyburn, 1814-1893 – Posted September 27th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • Thoughts on the “Light of Nature” in the Westminster Confession – Posted September 18th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • Cyrus H. McCormick, 1809-1884 – Posted September 10th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • Alexander T. McGill, 1807-1889 – Posted September 1st, 2018 1:00 pm
  • J. Gresham Machen France 1918 Pt 4 – Posted August 24th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • Review, Meditations on Preaching, F. J. Grimké – Posted August 16th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • James I. Vance, 1862-1939 – Posted August 8th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • Charles Henry Read, 1811-1900 – Posted July 31st, 2018 1:00 pm
  • Lt Joseph Volney Wilson, 1895-1918 – Posted July 23rd, 2018 1:00 pm
  • College Hill Presbyterian Church – Posted July 13th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • William H. McGuffey, 1800-1873 – Posted July 5th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • History Greenbrier Presbytery 1889 – Posted June 27th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • James Blythe, 1765-1842 – Posted June 19th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • J. Gresham Machen France 1918 Pt 3 – Posted June 11th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • Archibald McQueen, 1796-1854 – Posted May 31st, 2018 1:00 pm
  • Edward Payson Davis, 1851-1937 – Posted May 21st, 2018 1:00 pm
  • S. J. P. Anderson, 1814-1873 – Posted May 12th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • German Presbyterians in America, and Adrian Van Vliet, 1809-1871 – Posted May 4th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • John Holt Rice, 1818-1878 – Posted April 27th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • John Holt Rice, 1777-1831 – Posted April 20th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • God’s Timeline, by Linda Finlayson – Posted April 11th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • Samuel Rhea Preston, 1849-1929 – Posted April 5th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • J Gresham Machen, France 1918 Pt 2 – Posted March 28th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • Remembering Paul Settle, 1935-2018 – Posted March 20th, 2018 11:00 am
  • Ezra Stiles Ely, 1786-1861 – Posted March 8th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • Country Pastor C. W. Grafton, 1916 – Posted February 28th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • A Typical Day for a Pastor – Posted February 22nd, 2018 1:00 pm
  • The Lord and the Heart, I Samuel – Posted February 15th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • Benjamin Holt Rice, 1782-1856 – Posted February 8th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • Presbyterian Polity is Shepherding – Posted January 31st, 2018 1:00 pm
  • W. H. Fentress, 1851-1880 – Posted January 25th, 2018 1:00 pm
  • Michael D. Kalopothakes, 1825-1911 – Posted January 24th, 2018 10:00 am
  • J. Gresham Machen, France 1918 – Posted January 16th, 2018 7:00 am
  • John Wesley Ischy, 1885-1973 – Posted January 8th, 2018 12:00 pm
  • New Year 2018, Henry A. Boardman – Posted December 31st, 2017 11:00 pm
  • The Lord’s Supper Reformed – Posted December 28th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • William Richmond Smith, 1752-1820 – Posted December 26th, 2017 11:00 am
  • Incarnation, Archibald Alexander – Posted December 18th, 2017 2:00 am
  • R. C. Sproul Remembered – Posted December 15th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Samuel Stanhope Smith, 1751-1819 – Posted December 12th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • A Lesson from Morton H. Smith, 1923-2017 – Posted December 4th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • John Blair Smith, 1756-1799 – Posted November 29th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • The First Thanksgiving, Edward Winslow, 1621 – Posted November 21st, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Willis G. Craig, 1834-1911 – Posted November 16th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Review, God’s Ambassadors, Chad Van Dixhoorn – Posted November 8th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Train Up Your Child, Celebrate the Reformation – Posted October 31st, 2017 1:00 am
  • The Reformation, the Bible, and You – Posted October 25th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Read Your Bible, Celebrate the Reformation – Posted October 19th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Apologetics, Peace, Purity, and Confessionalism – Posted October 17th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Reforming Worship Music, Wittenberg and Geneva – Posted October 12th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Martin Luther, 500 Years of Protestant Printing – Posted October 4th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • A Copy of Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses – Posted September 27th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • J. H. Merle D’Aubigné, 1794-1872 – Posted September 20th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Reformation 500th, John Knox, 1514-1572 – Posted September 6th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Review, Martin Bucer: A Reformer and His Times, Martin Greschat – Posted August 30th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Reformation 500th, John Calvin, 1509-1564 – Posted August 23rd, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Reformation 500th, The City of God, Augustine – Posted August 15th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Review, Knowing God and Ourselves, David B. Calhoun – Posted August 8th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • J. Gresham Machen, The Great War – Posted August 5th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • John J. Gresham, 1812-1891 – Posted August 4th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • LeRoy Gresham, 1871-1955 – Posted July 30th, 2017 1:00 am
  • Designing Churches—Lighting – Posted July 22nd, 2017 1:00 pm
  • André Guillebeau, Jean Louis Gibert, & the New Bordeaux Huguenots – Posted July 9th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Jethro Rumple, 1827-1906 – Posted July 6th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Presbyterian History News & Notes – Posted June 28th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • John Hunter Morrison, 1806-1881 – Posted June 20th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • What are Communion Tokens? – Posted June 12th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • John Gloucester, 1776-1822 – Posted June 7th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • “One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism,” James Woodrow, 1902 – Posted June 3rd, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Joseph Caldwell, 1773-1835 – Posted May 27th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • “A Belligerent D.D.” Presbyterian National Union Convention – Posted May 19th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Regium Donum, Presbyterian Church of Ireland – Posted May 12th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Thomas Witherow, 1824-1890 – Posted April 27th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Over There, Presbyterians in the First World War – Posted April 11th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Centennial U. S. Entry World War I, Chap. T. M. Bulla, 1881-1918 – Posted April 3rd, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Reformation 500th, Selections from Martin Luther’s Table Talk – Posted March 23rd, 2017 1:00 pm
  • D. X. (David X.) Junkin, 1808-1880 – Posted March 18th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Reformation 500th, Calvin’s Company of Pastors, S. M. Manetsch – Posted March 10th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • George Junkin, 1790-1868 – Posted March 2nd, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Reformation 500th, London & the Reformation, by Susan Brigden – Posted February 21st, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Nash Le Grand, ca. 1768-1814 – Posted February 14th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Abel M. Fraser & His Sermons, 1920 – Posted February 7th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Abel M. Fraser, 1856-1933 – Posted January 30th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Reformation 500th, Remembering the 400th – Posted January 19th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • David Xavier La Far, 1826-1897 – Posted January 12th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • Reformation 500th, The Royal Wedding, 2011 – Posted January 4th, 2017 1:00 pm
  • 2017, Church History Anniversaries – Posted December 31st, 2016 1:00 pm
  • A Ministry of Fifty Years, 1881, Conway P. Wing – Posted December 23rd, 2016 1:00 pm
  • John Rogers Peale, 1879-1905 – Posted December 14th, 2016 1:00 pm
  • Pearl Harbor 75th Anniversary, Chap. T. L. Kirkpatrick – Posted December 7th, 2016 8:04 am
  • Conway P. Wing, 1809-1889 – Posted November 30th, 2016 1:00 pm
  • Thanksgiving, William Bradford, 1590-1657 – Posted November 22nd, 2016 1:00 pm
  • Joseph Davis Smith, 1828-1906 – Posted November 15th, 2016 1:00 pm
  • A Drop in the Bucket – Posted November 7th, 2016 1:00 pm
  • Reformation Day 2016, Protestants & Printing – Posted October 31st, 2016 11:00 am
  • Reformation Day 2016, John Calvin – Posted October 12th, 2016 1:00 pm
  • C. Wistar Hodge, 1830-1891 – Posted October 6th, 2016 1:00 pm
  • Chicora College for Women – Posted September 28th, 2016 1:00 pm
  • John Woodhull, 1744-1824 – Posted September 21st, 2016 1:00 pm
  • Minutes, Presbytery of Fayetteville, April 3-5, 1845 – Posted September 14th, 2016 1:00 pm
  • A Note on Presbytery Meetings and Minutes – Posted September 14th, 2016 12:59 pm
  • George D. Armstrong, 1813-1899 – Posted September 7th, 2016 1:00 pm
  • Mail Carrying on Sunday – Posted August 31st, 2016 1:00 pm
  • Colin McIver, 1784-1850 – Posted August 24th, 2016 1:00 pm
  • Fairview Presbyterian Church (PCA), Fountain Inn, South Carolina – Posted August 16th, 2016 1:00 pm
  • First Pastorate, James H. Thornwell – Posted August 8th, 2016 1:00 pm
  • Was George Gallup Right? – Posted August 5th, 2016 1:00 pm
  • William B. Sprague, 1795-1876 – Posted August 2nd, 2016 11:00 am
  • Religion in the Public Schools, 1887, A. A. Hodge – Posted July 25th, 2016 1:00 pm
  • Robert Smith, 1723-1793 – Posted July 18th, 2016 1:00 pm
  • Review, Laura Ingalls Wilder: Pioneer Girl, ed. Pamela Smith Hill – Posted July 8th, 2016 1:00 pm
  • Chap. Bryan J. Weaver, 1955-2016 – Posted July 3rd, 2016 4:30 pm
  • Presbyterian Church in America Logo 2016 – Posted June 23rd, 2016 11:15 am
  • The Federal City, John Witherspoon – Posted June 18th, 2016 11:00 am
  • John McElhenney, 1781–1871 – Posted June 7th, 2016 1:00 pm
  • Online Resources, Internet Archive – Posted May 31st, 2016 10:00 am
  • Joshua Bohannon, 1864-1893 – Posted May 24th, 2016 1:00 pm
  • Presbyterian Doctrine Briefly Stated, A. A. Hodge – Posted May 17th, 2016 9:40 am
  • A. A. Hodge, 1823-1886 – Posted May 10th, 2016 4:15 pm
  • Flournoy Shepperson, 1883-1966 – Posted April 22nd, 2016 4:38 pm
  • The Churchliness of Calvinism, Stuart Robinson – Posted April 15th, 2016 1:22 pm
  • Designing Churches—Entrance Doors – Posted April 8th, 2016 12:44 pm
  • Student Woes of J. W. Alexander – Posted April 1st, 2016 1:17 pm
  • J. W. Alexander’s Concern for the Poor – Posted March 25th, 2016 1:00 pm
  • Resurrection of Christ, Henry Kollock – Posted March 18th, 2016 11:11 am
  • Stuart Robinson, 1814-1881 – Posted March 11th, 2016 3:21 pm
  • J. Lynn Milligan, 1837-1909 – Posted March 4th, 2016 1:19 pm
  • Bible Ordered Worship, Terry L. Johnson – Posted February 29th, 2016 1:33 pm
  • Mosquitoes and Missionaries – Posted February 18th, 2016 4:08 pm
  • Robert Means, 1796-1836 – Posted February 12th, 2016 3:44 pm
  • T. V. Moore’s Poetry – Posted January 29th, 2016 12:10 pm
  • Henry Kollock, 1778-1819 – Posted January 22nd, 2016 2:21 pm
  • B. B Warfield’s Premature Obituary – Posted January 14th, 2016 1:08 pm
  • Edwin Cater, 1813-1882 – Posted January 6th, 2016 11:02 am
  • John Rodgers, 1727-1811 – Posted December 16th, 2015 2:13 pm
  • Designing Churches—Steeples – Posted December 3rd, 2015 1:11 pm
  • Alfred H. Mathes, 1828-1878 – Posted November 24th, 2015 12:27 pm
  • “B” Is for Breckinridge – Posted November 2nd, 2015 5:18 pm
  • Mary Cabell Breckinridge, 1769-1858 – Posted November 2nd, 2015 3:08 pm
  • John Breckinridge, 1797—1841 – Posted November 2nd, 2015 3:06 pm
  • Robert J. Breckinridge, 1800—1871 – Posted November 2nd, 2015 3:04 pm
  • William L. Breckinridge, 1803-1876 – Posted November 2nd, 2015 3:02 pm
  • Samuel M. Breckinridge, 1828-1891 – Posted November 2nd, 2015 3:00 pm
  • Reformation Day 2015, B. B. Warfield on Luther’s Theses – Posted October 26th, 2015 5:09 pm
  • Synod of Pennsylvania Minutes, New School, 1865 – Posted October 25th, 2015 3:41 pm
  • Reformation Day 2015, John Calvin, T. C. Johnson – Posted October 23rd, 2015 12:34 pm
  • Reformation Day 2015, Henry VIII’s Divorce – Posted October 21st, 2015 5:12 pm
  • Reformation Day 2015, Suggested Books – Posted October 13th, 2015 12:40 pm
  • Reformation Day 2015, Augustine’s Quest for Rest in His Confessions – Posted October 3rd, 2015 12:01 pm
  • N. L. Rice, 1807-1877, Part 2 – Posted September 28th, 2015 4:00 am
  • N. L. Rice, 1807-1877, Part 1 – Posted September 19th, 2015 3:00 am
  • Alexander Hall on the Princeton Seminary Campus – Posted September 11th, 2015 4:00 am
  • Designing Churches—Seating – Posted August 26th, 2015 3:00 pm
  • The Snake is Discarded – Posted August 17th, 2015 3:55 pm
  • Andrew D. Mitchell, 1824-1882 – Posted August 5th, 2015 2:27 pm
  • Designing Churches—Pulpits – Posted August 4th, 2015 9:09 pm
  • Shushan Wright, died 1890 – Posted May 28th, 2015 12:01 am
  • Presbyterians of the Past has Moved… – Posted May 27th, 2015 2:00 pm
  • William A. Scott, 1813-1885 – Posted May 15th, 2015 12:00 am
  • Ellison A. Smyth, 1847–1942 – Posted May 14th, 2015 12:01 am
  • Francis Herron, 1774–1860 – Posted April 30th, 2015 9:00 am
  • Thomas S. Williamson, 1800–1879 – Posted April 16th, 2015 12:01 am
  • Augustus W. Loomis, 1816–1891 – Posted March 26th, 2015 12:01 am
  • Francis L. Patton, 1843–1932 – Posted February 26th, 2015 12:00 pm
  • Review: Selected Writings of Benjamin Morgan Palmer – Posted February 19th, 2015 5:00 am
  • John H. Livingston, 1746–1825 – Posted February 5th, 2015 5:00 am
  • William H. Green, 1825–1900 – Posted January 22nd, 2015 5:00 am
  • William P. Jacobs, 1842-1917 – Posted January 8th, 2015 12:00 am
  • B. B. Warfield, 1851-1921 – Posted December 25th, 2014 12:00 am
  • George Howe, 1802-1883 – Posted December 11th, 2014 12:00 am
  • G. B. Strickler, 1840-1913 – Posted November 6th, 2014 12:00 am
  • J. A. Alexander, 1809-1860 – Posted October 23rd, 2014 12:00 am
  • Robert H. Reid, 1821-1907 – Posted July 3rd, 2014 12:00 am
  • John Ross, 1783-1876 – Posted June 5th, 2014 12:00 am
  • Zelotes L. Holmes, 1815-1885 – Posted May 22nd, 2014 12:00 am
  • William M. Paxton, 1824-1904 – Posted May 8th, 2014 12:00 am
  • Moses D. Hoge, 1819-1899 – Posted April 24th, 2014 12:00 am
  • John Witherspoon, 1723-1794 – Posted March 27th, 2014 12:00 am
  • Thomas Smyth, 1808–1873 – Posted February 27th, 2014 12:00 am
  • J. W. Alexander, 1804-1859 – Posted January 30th, 2014 12:00 am
  • Henry A. Boardman, 1808-1880 – Posted January 17th, 2014 12:00 am
  • James A. Lyon, 1814-1882 – Posted January 3rd, 2014 12:00 am
  • William S. Plumer, 1802-1880 – Posted December 6th, 2013 6:00 am
  • Moses Waddel, 1770-1840 – Posted November 20th, 2013 12:00 am
  • Review, Charles Hodge: The Pride of Princeton – Posted January 7th, 2013 1:00 pm
  • Review, David B. Calhoun, Our Southern Zion: Old Columbia Seminary, 1828-1927, 2012 – Posted November 1st, 2012 12:00 pm
  • Review, Carl Trueman, John Owen: Reformed Catholic, Renaissance Man, 2007 – Posted August 13th, 2008 2:35 pm
  • Review, James E. McGoldrick, Luther’s Scottish Connection, 2007 – Posted April 9th, 2008 11:19 am
  • Review, Jean-François Gilmont, trans. K. Maag, John Calvin & the Printed Book, 2005 – Posted March 26th, 2008 10:30 am