It was common in the nineteenth century for family members to write biographies of their deceased kin. For example, The Life of Archibald Alexander, 1856, was edited by his eldest son J. W. Alexander; the Life of...
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Review, Redeeming Our Thinking About History, Vern Poythress
Even though it was said over a hundred years ago, the following comment by an important American industrialist would find many sympathizers today. History is more or less bunk. It’s tradition. We don’t want tradition...
Old Richland Presbyterian, Church Emeritus
A drive east on Fork Church Road south of Columbia, South Carolina, just a short distance from Gadsden will pass Old Richland Presbyterian Church in lower Richland County. According to Robert Mills in Statistics of...
South Florida Presbytery, 50th Anniversary of PCA
The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) has its origin predominately in the southern states. You cannot get any farther south than Key West, Florida, but anyone that has driven down the peninsula knows life in the...
Presbyterian Church in America, 50th Anniversary, 2023
This year is the semi-centennial of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). Fifty years is a long time with many members having entered the denomination over the years while others alive in 1973 have passed on. To...
Joseph R. Wilson, Pastor, Educator & Stated Clerk
Joseph Ruggles Wilson opened his committee report about beneficiary education with the paragraph that follows. Note that beneficiary is used to describe what would currently be called scholarships or charitable stipends...
