Conway P. Wing Conway Phelps was born the eleventh of thirteen children on February 12, 1809 to Enoch and Mary Oliver Wing near Marietta, Ohio. The newborn boy was a seventh generation descendant of John Wing who had...
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Reformation Day 2016, Protestants & Printing
The following article is divided into two sections. The first section provides information about the invention of movable type printing by Johann Gutenberg and the operation of his innovative technology; the second...
C. Wistar Hodge, 1830-1891
Caspar Wistar was born in Princeton, Feb. 21, 1830, to Sarah Bache and Charles Hodge. Sarah was a descendant of Benjamin Franklin on her mother’s side. As a lad, Wistar enjoyed living in the Hodge House on the seminary...
James H. Thornwell and Waxhaw Presbyterian Church
On April 8, 1835, Bethel Presbytery organized its new church in Lancaster, South Carolina. The church needed a teaching shepherd, so elders who had seen James Thornwell examined for licensure encouraged the congregation...
Review, Laura Ingalls Wilder-Pioneer Girl, Pamela Smith Hill
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography, Laura Ingalls Wilder, edited by Pamela Smith Hill, Pierre: South Dakota Historical Society Press, 2014, cloth, 400 pages. Immediately upon hearing the...
Presbyterian Church in America Logo 2016
[The following article was originally posted on Presbyterians of the Past on August 17, 2015. In light of the recent discussion regarding the adoption of a logo by the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), the...
