Stephen Grover was born March 18, 1837 in Caldwell, New Jersey, to Richard Falley and Ann (Neal) Cleveland. He was the third child in a household that would include nine children. His father grew up in Connecticut and...
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Henry A. Boardman, This Is Not Your Rest
The following was first posted December 15, 2017 for New Year 2018. The introduction to Boardman’s sermon has new material added. One-hundred-fifty-eight years ago the minister of Tenth Presbyterian Church in...
G. B. Strickler, Prisoner, Pastor & Professor
In Southern Presbyterian Worthies, John M. Wells describes the setting of scenic Strickler’s Springs— Near the center of Rockbridge County, Virginia, in the very heart of the Valley of Virginia, rises a massive peak...
Thanksgiving, William Bradford, 1590-1657
While strolling the mall just a few days before Reformation Day, I noticed that the theme-oriented temporary stores, glittering foil ice sickles, Santa’s centrally located seat, holiday food vendors, and the colors red...
John Chester, Presbyterian Yale Man
John was born on August 17, 1785, in Wethersfield, Connecticut, the eldest child of Hon. John Chester and his wife Elizabeth (Huntington) Chester. He was baptized four days later by John Marsh, the pastor of the...
An Observer, The Future of Princeton Seminary, 1906
The following is transcribed from, The New York Observer, Thursday, May 10, 1906, 591-92. THE PRINCETON SEMINARY OF THE FUTURE By an Interested Observcr. ONE of the striking things about an institution with a continuous...
