Andrew Flinn was born to Rev. John Augustus and Mary Augusta (Flinn) Dickson in Charleston, South Carolina, November 8, 1825. His mother was the daughter of the first pastor of Second Presbyterian Church, Andrew Flinn...
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Recreation Among the Dictionaries
While reading an American newspaper published in the eighteen fifties, I ran across an advertisement for a lecture titled, “Recreation Among the Dictionaries.” The scheduled speaker was a minister and the locals were...
Books, Synod of Dort 400th
This month, April 2019, marks the four-hundredth anniversary of the completion of the Canons of Dort which were composed in response to the growing influence of the teaching of James Arminius (1560-1609) in what was at...
What are the Old School & New School?
The terms Old School and New School are commonly found in articles on Presbyterians of the Past and in American church history in general. The following article provides brief definitions and some background information...
N. L. Rice, 1807-1877
Nathan Lewis was born December 29, 1807 in Garrard County, Kentucky, to Gabriel and Phebe (Garrett) Rice. The family lived on a farm where the household struggled as did many rural families to make ends meet. Nathan...
History of Membership Vows, Presbyterian Church in America
The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) requires those professing faith in Christ to affirm five vows indicative of their covenant with God and his Church (Book of Church Order 57:5). The vows acknowledge an...
