Over the course of the three centuries of American church history there have been many controversies, practices, curiosities, divisions, and struggles. The subject of this article is a practice that was quite common in...
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Review, Bible Ordered Worship, Terry L. Johnson
The way God is to be worshipped has been historically and continues to be a subject of debate among Christians. The Israelites worshipped the golden calf as a representation of God while Moses was speaking with him;...
Henry Kollock, 1778-1819
The home of Henry Kollock’s parents was in Elizabeth Town, New Jersey. However, Elizabeth Town was strategically located near Newark Bay and across from Staten Island both of which gave direct access via boat for the...
Designing Churches—Pulpits
The header picture shows the interior of an abandoned church in the mountains which dates to early in the nineteenth century. The pulpit is simple as are the pews. The piano appears to be a later edition given its...
Mary Cabell Breckinridge, 1769-1858
Just north of Lexington, Kentucky, heading east for about two miles from exit 120 of Interstate 75 along Ironworks Pike through the scenic bluegrass horse farms with their rail fences and white barns is located a stone...
Synod of Pennsylvania Minutes, New School, 1865
During the course of your web-surfing or reading about Presbyterian history you may have run across the terms, “Old School” and “New School,” or their abbreviations, “OS” and “NS.” Before getting to the purpose of this...
