Willard Collins Preaches at Lischey Avenue Church of Christ, April 26-May 10, 1942

A friend gave me this card about a year ago while I was teaching a class on Stone-Campbell history. While his mother attended Lindsley Avenue Church of Christ as a child, she occasionally visited family across the river in North Edgefield at Lischey Avenue Church. Going through an old scrap book he found this card and [...]

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August 17, 1809

Simply, reverentially, confidingly, they would speak of Bible things in Bible words, adding nothing thereto and omitting nothing given by inspiration. They had thus a clear and well-defined basis of action, and the hearts of all who were truly interested re-echoed the resolve: “Where the Scriptures speak, we speak; where the Scriptures are silent, are [...]

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Today in Restoration History

18 November 1827: Walter Scott baptizes William Amend.   “This event,” writes Scott’s biographer William Baxter, ”which forms an era in the religious history of the times, took place on the 18th of November, 1827, and Mr. Amend was, beyond all question, the first person in modern times who received the ordinance of baptism in perfect accordance with [...]

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Today in Restoration History: As far as I see it consistent with the word of God

Please pardon the fact that this is almost two weeks late, but I thought it a neat item to post.  In teaching about BW Stone, I’ve found this particular episode quite poignant.  Pedagogically, it gives a wonderful window into Stone and his issues with the Presbyterian climate surrounding him.  In other words, a discussion of doctrine gets helped [...]

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obiter dicta

I’ve subscribed to Christian Studies, a scholarly journal published by Austin Graduate School of Theology, for about a decade now.  It is a high-quality, thoughtful journal and you should read it.  The subscription price simply can’t be beat.  One of the features of each issue is “Obiter Dicta,” an oh-by-the-way miscellany of quotes I can count on to [...]

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It was a happy day on September 23, 1863,

in the Lipscomb household.  Margaret Lipscomb gave birth to a son.  They proudly called him Zellner Lipscomb, a fact not surprising to anyone who knew the family.  It was a proud family–even the women shared the family name with their children.  However, the happiness turned to helplessness and the sadness within nine months.  While teething [...]

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