In the colonial days of America congregations sometimes met outdoors for services because they did not have a building for worship. A group interested in having a church in their settlement gathered in the shade of a...
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B. B. Warfield, 1851-1921
As a boy, the interests of B. B. Warfield were aimed at a different vocational target than theology and ministry. Following his birth on November 5, 1851 to William and Mary Cabell Breckinridge Warfield, Benjamin grew...
John Witherspoon, 1723-1794
In a historical tour of Princeton, New Jersey, Nassau Hall on the university campus is on the must-see list. It is a grand but simple building, surrounded by trees, and its lovely presence reminds visitors of the...
J. W. Alexander, 1804-1859
James Waddell Alexander was born to Archibald and Janetta Waddell Alexander in Louisa County, Virginia, on March 13, 1804. The infant had been named for Janetta’s father, James Waddell, D.D., who had ministered in the...
William S. Plumer, 1802-1880
William Swan was born to William and Catherine McAlester Plumer in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, July 26, 1802. He received his education at Washington College in Virginia, which was followed by divinity education at...
Review, Our Southern Zion: Old Columbia Seminary, David B. Calhoun
David B. Calhoun, Our Southern Zion: Old Columbia Seminary, 1828-1927, Banner of Truth, 2012, 380 pages, cloth, illustrated, and index. The city of Columbia was created the capital of South Carolina by the state...
