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January 29: James Latta
His epitaph, composed by the Rev. William Arthur of Pequea, read as follows: In memory of THE REV. DR. JAMES LATTA, Who died 29th January, 1801, in the 68th year of his age. By his death, society has...
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February 25: Old Mortality
Old Mortality: Robert Patterson [ca. 1713-1801] The purpose of this blog is to remind us of those saints who have gone before, and to recall something of our common history as Presbyterians, for...
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Here’s to our Stated Clerks! Back Creek Presbyterian Church, located in Mount Ulla, Rowan county, North Carolina, was organized in 1805, and is now a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America....
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May 24: Princeton Seminary’s Third Professor
Dr. Charles Hodge appointed the third professor at the Princeton Theological Seminary, May 24, 1822. Of Charles Hodge, the eminent Scottish theologian William Cunningham often said “that he had greater...
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June 8: Rev. D. Howard Elliott
Today we are pleased to present a guest post submitted by Kathy Stegall, daughter of the Rev. D. Howard Elliott. D. Howard Elliott: June 8, 1915 – January 1, 2001 Delber Howard Elliott was born on June...
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June 28: Francis Herron, D.D.
Standing Against Conformity to the World FRANCIS HERRON: Born, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, June 28, 1774. Graduated, at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, May 5, 1794. LIcensed to Preach,...
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August 8: Harold Samuel Laird
There are just a few men who, when spoken of, are remembered with the utmost respect and veneration. Dr. Harold Samuel Laird was one such man. In 1987, Dr. Paul R. Gilchrist, who was at that time...
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February 1: Thomas Verner Moore
Thomas Verner Moore was born on February 1, 1818, in Newville, Pennsylvania, a small town in Cumberland county, near Carlisle, PA. Completing his preparatory years, Thomas initially attended Hanover...
View ArticleAugust 4: Nathaniel S. McFetridge [1842-1886]
Author of an Old Classic Nathaniel Smyth McFetridge was born in Ireland, 4 August 1842. His parents immigrated to the United States while he was still a child and Nathaniel was raised in Catasauqua,...
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August 8: Dr. Harold Samuel Laird
It has been my experience that there are just a few men who, when spoken of, are remembered with the utmost respect and veneration. Dr. Harold Samuel Laird was one such man. In 1987, Dr. Paul R....
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February 25: Old Mortality
Old Mortality: Robert Patterson [ca. 1713-1801] The purpose of this blog is to remind us of those saints who have gone before, and to recall something of our common history as Presbyterians, for...
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August 18: John William Yeomans [1800-1863]
Off to School with Ye! It was on this day, August 18th, in 1841, that an Address was delivered by the Rev. Dr. John W. Yeomans, on the occasion of the his Inauguration as President of Lafayette...
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December 9: Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Sr.
Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Sr., was born in Abington, Pennsylvania, 2 March 1822. He was educated at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating there in 1843 and later graduating from Princeton...
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