History

Aamon Always by Dan E. L. Patch
Aamon Always by Dan E. L. Patch

Dan E. L. Patch, a devoted Christian and the police chief of Highland Park, Michigan, wrote this book in 1940, just before the US entered World War II. It’s a gripping story of a young man who transcends corruption and misfortune.

24 Jun 2019

The Church and Antisemitism by Walter Horton
The Church and Antisemitism by Walter Horton

“The Jews are found in all nations, but are not fully of any nation — a situation which Christians, who are supposed to be in the world but not of the world, holding their citizenship in heaven rather than in any earthly country, should find it easy to understand.”

18 Jun 2019

The Law of Apostasy in Islam by Samuel Zwemer
The Law of Apostasy in Islam by Samuel Zwemer

“The idea of personal liberty – freedom of conscience – has no place in Moslem law, whether religious or civil. . . The law of apostasy is known to all Moslems from their youth up, if not in its detail of legal penalties, yet in its power of producing an attitude bitterly hostile toward converts to Christianity. What else could such a law produce except a fanatic attitude toward all who are not Moslems? The more Muslim a country or a community, the more does it despise the Christian.

17 May 2019

The Blight Of Asia. An Account Of The Systematic Extermination Of Christian Populations By Muslims And Of The Culpability Of Certain Great Powers. With A True Story Of The Burning Of Smyrna by George Horton
The Blight Of Asia. An Account Of The Systematic Extermination Of Christian Populations By Muslims And Of The Culpability Of Certain Great Powers. With A True Story Of The Burning Of Smyrna by George Horton

“The last act in the fearful drama of the extermination of Christianity in the Byzantine Empire was the burning of Smyrna by the troops of Mustapha Khemah. The murder of the Armenian race had been practically consummated during the years 1915-1916, and the prosperous and populous Greek colonies, with the exception of Smyrna itself, had been ferociously destroyed.

8 May 2019

The Burning Of The Old Lutheran Church by Charles Krauth
The Burning Of The Old Lutheran Church by Charles Krauth

The Burning Of The Old Lutheran Church, On The Night Of September 27th, 1854, a message delivered In The Evangelical Lutheran Church, Winchester, Va., The Nineteenth Sunday After Trinity, 1854.

16 Aug 2018

John Burns: The Hero of Gettysburg by Edmund Jacob Wolf [Journal Article]
John Burns: The Hero of Gettysburg by Edmund Jacob Wolf [Journal Article]

“Let us see to it by the spirit of eternal vigilance that America continue to produce a race of men like John Burns, and our place in the forefront of the great world powers will be held as long as the granite and bronze of this monument, here dedicated to personal heroism and valor.

2 Jul 2018