On December 15, 1763 an infant was born the second son of the Baldwins in Newark, New Jersey. While the mother Mehetabel, a biblical name, rocked the sleeping baby she discussed with her husband, Jeremiah, the name of...
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John McKnight, Farmer and Presbyterian Visionary
John McKnight was born near Carlisle, Pennsylvania, October 1, 1754. His father was an officer in the colonial militia during the French and Indian War. John’s mother was left a widow when he was a boy, but she then...
Ethelbert D. Warfield, Higher Education
Ethelbert Dudley was born to William and Mary (Cabell) Breckinridge Warfield at Grasmere near Lexington, Kentucky, March 10, 1861. Ethelbert is the name of the sixth-century king of Kent who is said to have been the...
Necessity & Uniqueness of Scripture: Westminster Confession of Faith, 1:1
Some individuals have said that the Westminster Confession of Faith has ordered chapters one and two out of sequence and they should be swapped. It is said in support of the criticism that the beginning of everything is...
The Tennent Family and
William Mackay Tennent
Before providing a biography of William Mackay Tennent, it is helpful to consider the frequently used name William by the Tennent family. It is all too easy to confuse one William with another. William, Sr. (1673-1745)...
A Pastor’s Defense of the Covenant of Works, Alexander McWhorter
Alexander was born July 15, 1734, to Hugh and Jane McWhorter in New Castle, Delaware. Hugh was a successful farmer who settled in America after having made a sizeable sum selling linen in County Armagh, Ireland. The...
