Even though it was said over a hundred years ago, the following comment by an important American industrialist would find many sympathizers today. History is more or less bunk. It’s tradition. We don’t want tradition...
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Ellison A. Smyth, Presbyterian Entrepreneur
One of the difficulties faced when writing biographies about church personalities from the past is locating information about the service of members that were not ministers. Sources regarding ministers are fairly...
South Florida Presbytery, 50th Anniversary of PCA
The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) has its origin predominately in the southern states. You cannot get any farther south than Key West, Florida, but anyone that has driven down the peninsula knows life in the...
South Carolina Presbyterian History
South Carolina is to American Presbyterianism as is Pennsylvania because Charleston and other harbors provided immigrants access to religious freedom and economic opportunities within the colony away from the English...
Christian Historical-Theological Books for Gifts
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...
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...
