George Gillespie, 1613-1648 George Gillespie is one of eleven commissioners from Scotland in attendance at the Westminster Assembly and one of the youngest seated. At the time, he was the minister of Greyfriars Church...
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Patrick of Ireland, 390-461
The next Lord’s Day will occur on March 17, which is the calendar date remembered as St. Patrick’s Day. While the Sabbath is being kept holy by some, the day named for Patrick will likely be celebrated with revelry and...
Overture Regarding Voluntary Societies, 1889
The overture that follows is referred to in the article “Membership Vows Origin, Presbyterian Church in America.” It came as Overture No. 10 before the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the...
Thoughts for the New Year, 2019
As the new year 2019 approaches this post includes three brief pieces located in Sterling’s Southern Orator Containing Standard Lectures in Prose and Poetry for Declamation and Recitation in Schools and Colleges...
Wesley F. Martin, 1850-1915
One aspect of Presbyterian Church history is that many members of the denomination tended to be professionals such as accountants, doctors, academics, lawyers, and similar vocations. Obviously, there is nothing wrong...
Thanksgiving, 2018
In celebration of Thanksgiving 2018 readers are referred to the posts for 2016, “Thanksgiving, William Bradford, 1590-1657,” and 2017, “The First Thanksgiving, Edward Winslow, 1621.” ...
