Princeton Seminary :Faith & Learning...

... 1812-1868 by David B.Calhoun. This is the first of two volumes. I have owned the books for about 15 years. Now I'm rereading them. They are so encouraging and informative. We need to know our spiritual leaders of the past.

I had a box of my books sent to me here in South Korea about a month ago. Most of the contents consisted of some of Calvin's commentaries. However, Calhoun's works are especially valuable to me.

In this first volume I thought I'd just give some info concerning the pastoral charges that a number of the professors had. Some were pastors whle teaching at Princeton Seminary, and others were full-time pastors when they did't teach there.

Archibald Alexander (1772-1851)
Itinerant missionary for one year. He had three pastorates for a total of nine years.

Samuel Miller (1769-1850)
Associate pastor for eight years. Senior pastor for twelve years. That's twenty years in the ministry.

Charles Hodge (1797-1878)
Missionary for one year.

John Breckinridge (1804-1859)
He had two charges for 3, and 5 years respectively. That's 8 years in the ministry.

James W. Alexander (1804-1859)
He pastored four churches (no,not simultaneously -- these guys weren't Anglicans of several centuries ago). The pastoral lengths were 1,3,5 and 8 respectively for a grand total of 17 years.

William H. Green (1825-1900)
He was a pastor of one church for two years.

Alexander T. McGill (1807-1889)
He had two churches for seven years total -- 3 years at one and 4 years at the other.

C.W. Hodge (1830-1891)
He pastored two churches for 2 and 4 years respectively. That's 6 years for you math deficient folks.

 

Princeton Seminary:The Majestic Testimony...

1869-1929,by David B.Calhoun.

Some men not mentioned here such as B.B.Warfield,were listed as supply preachers -- but not as pastors.

Charles Augustus Aiken (1827-1892)
Pastor of one church for 5 years.

A.A.Hodge (1823-1886)
Missionary in India for 3 years.
He had four pastorates in America for 4,6,3 and 11 years respectively. That's 24 years in the ministry (not counting his time in India).

Francis Patton (1843-1932)
He had 4 pastorates of 2,3,1 and 7 years respectively. That's a total of 13 years in the ministry.

William M.Paxton (1824-1904)
He pastored three churches for 2,14 and 17 years respectively. That's a total of 33 years in the ministry. That deserves honorable mention.

George T.Purves (1852-1901)
He had five pastorates for 3,6,6,1 and 1 years respectively. That's 17 years totally.

John Dewitt (1842-1923)
He had three pastorates for 4,7 and 6 years individually. That's a total of 17 years.

William B.Greene (1854-1928)
He had two pastorates for 3 and 9 years individually. That's 12 years in the ministry.

Charles Erdman (1866-1960)
He pastored in three churches for 6,9 and 1 year respectively.That's 16 years in the ministry.

Frederick W.Loetscher (1875-1966)
He pastored one church for three years.

Joseph Ross Stevenson (1866-1939)
He had three pastorates lasting 4,7 and 5 years respectively. That's 16 years totally.

Jonathan Ritchie Smith (1852-1936)
He had two pastored two churches for 22 and 14 years respectively. That's a very respectable 36 years in the ministry.

James Oscar Boyd (1874-1947)
He pastored one church for 6 years.