Thomas Smyth was born June 14, 1808 in Belfast, Ireland, the sixth son of Samuel and Ann Magee Smith. His father was a grocer and an elder in the local Presbyterian Church. Later in life Thomas would adopt the Smyth...
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Geerhardus Vos, Evolution & Professor James Woodrow
The evolution controversy at Columbia Theological Seminary extended for at least a decade and nearly caused the seminary to close. The source of the controversy was James Woodrow who was the inaugural Perkins Professor...
John H. Rice, Disconsolate but Persevering in Ministry
John Holt was born July 23, 1818 in Petersburg, Virginia, the first son of Martha Alexander and Benjamin Holt Rice. At the time his father was pastor of the recently organized Tabb Street Presbyterian Church. His mother...
William B. Sprague, Man of Varied Interests
William Buell, youngest child of Benjamin and Sybil (Buell) Sprague, was born in Andover, Connecticut, October 16, 1795. As a boy he showed great interest in learning, was a voracious reader, and worked long and hard to...
David J Beale, The Johnstown Flood
David was born the son of Joshua and Milly (Milliken) Beale on July 1, 1835 in the village of Honey Grove which is located about forty-five miles west-northwest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. While he was a boy his father...
Morton H. Smith, Concerned Presbyterian Churchman
The above photograph was taken during the Second General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) in 1974. It shows Stated Clerk Morton H. Smith at the podium presenting a framed copy of the document “A...
