Presbyterians of the Past

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J. Lynn Milligan, 1837-1909

There must be some difficult situations and decisions to be made when a minister of the church is employed by the government to serve as a chaplain. Such a calling would be similar to serving in a state church because...

Neil Postman & David Wells

In 1985, Neil Postman published Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business, which considered the media, its influence on views, and the sound bite world of the time. Dr. Postman taught in...

Manners, Sitting in Company

The following comments have been gleaned from a Presbyterian of the past who was responding to what he believed was discourteous and ill mannered seminary student behavior in his day. He offers observations and...

James A. Lyon, 1814-1882

James Adair was born to Ezekiel L. and Mary Adair Lyon near Jonesborough, Tennessee on April 19, 1814. His early education was obtained at home and in a local academy. The Lyons attended the Presbyterian Church in...

Sermon, William H. Green, Romans 1:15-16

The following untitled sermon was delivered by Professor William Henry Green (1825-1900) of Princeton Theological Seminary at eight in the evening of April 3, 1881 in the West Spruce Street (Tenth) Presbyterian Church...