Wedding announcement for Joseph Hopper and Annis Barron.
Announcement for my great-grandparents wedding. Read More
Welcome to Ulster Worldly, a blog about the history of Presbyterianism. Many of these stories come from my own family, many others come from my own denomination.
Tim Hopper
Raleigh, NC
Obituary for Archibald Alexander Barron (1851-1909)
Obituary for my great-great grandfather, a farmer and ARP ruling elder from Rock Hill, SC. Read More
A Man Who Loves the Reformed Faith
A man who loves the Reformed Faith with all his heart and believes that no matter what other churches or other individuals may think is true, will, I think, defend it whether it is popular or not and will carry his defence [sic] of it out into the public concils [sic] of the Church.
Quoted in The Reorganization of Princeton Theological Seminary Reconsidered by Ronald T. Clutter.
Hoppers at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond
Brief overview of my grandfather and great-grandfather's studies at Union Presbyterian Seminary Read More
Council on Organic Union of Evangelical Churches in the United States
In 1920, the PCUSA almost joined a nation-wide union denomination of Methodists, Episcopals, Moravian, baptists, and more Read More
Biographical Sketch of R.A. Webb (1856-1919) by Charles R. Hemphill
A Biographical Sketch of R.A. Webb (1856-1919) by Charles R. Hemphill. Read More
Billy Graham in the Dog House
The time Billy Graham's wife put her husband in the dog house. Read More
A Baptism Homily
Joe B. Hopper's baptism homily for the baptism of his grandson in 1986. Read More
A Trip Around the World in 1935
The story of a missionary family traveling around the world in 1935. Read More
Brief Biography of R.A. Webb (1856-1919) by John Richardson
Biography of Robert Alexander Webb, professor of theology at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary. Read More