James Latta was born the winter of 1732 in Ireland to Scotch-Irish Presbyterian parents. His father was likewise named James, but his mother, surnamed Alison, was related to American Old Side Presbyterian minister...
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Joseph Alexander, William C. Davis, and Bullock Creek Presbyterian Church
Bullock Creek Presbyterian Church was organized in 1769 in what is currently Sharon, York County, South Carolina. The Word was preached and sacraments administered by local supply ministers until 1774 when the...
Committee Report on
Church Music
As was noted in the post, “Contemporary Christian Church Music,” which provided a transcription of an article by T. E. Peck and Stuart Robinson—worship of the Lord in song has been a controversial subject particularly...
Contemporary Christian Church Music
As Scripture reminds us, there is nothing new under the sun and there is nothing novel about the current spectrum of opinions regarding worship and its music. Presbyterians in the United States had from earliest...
William McWhir, Educator and Florida Missionary
William was born to James and Jean (Gibson) McWhir in Moneyreagh Parish, County Down, Ireland, September 9, 1759. James was a Presbyterian elder as was his father. Both parents hoped that one of their sons would become...
S. Beach Jones, 1811-1883, Presbytery of Patapsco
Samuel Beach was born November 23, 1811 in Charleston, South Carolina to Paul Townsend and Mary Lamball (Beach) Jones. His paternal grandfather owned a rice plantation and his mother’s ancestors maintained a large...
