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The Devil's Dictionary: Prescription
by Ambrose Bierce PRESBYTERIANPRESENTPRESCRIPTION -n. A physician's guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient.U.S. Protestant Groups
According to the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, U.S. Protestant groups are commonly divided into four broad categories: Liberal Protestant: Episcopal, Presbyterian, Unitarian…Thomas M. WOODRUFF, Congress, NY (1804-1855)
WOODRUFF Thomas M. , a Representative from New York; born in New Jersey, May 3, 1804; elected as a candidate of the American Party to the Twenty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1845-March 3, 1847);…Caleb TOMPKINS, Congress, NY (1759-1846)
TOMPKINS Caleb , a Representative from New York; born near Scarsdale, Westchester County, N.Y., December 22, 1759; member of the State assembly 1804-1806; judge of the court of common pleas and…Rev. William Sloane Coffin 2006 Deaths
Rev. William Sloane CoffinAge: 81 activist and Presbyterian minister who, while he was chaplain at Yale University, was convicted of conspiracy to encourage draft evasion in the Vietnam War.…Sarah Childress Polk
Sarah Childress Polk was married to United States president James K. Polk and served as First Lady from 1845 to 1849. From a prosperous Tennessee family, she was educated in Nashville, Tennessee and…Roger DAVIS, Congress, PA (1762-1815)
DAVIS Roger , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Charlestown Village, Chester County, Pa., October 2, 1762; studied medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and commenced practice about…Andrew PARKER, Congress, PA (1805-1864)
PARKER Andrew , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Cumberland County, Pa., May 21, 1805; attended the common schools; was graduated from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., in 1824;…George Robbins ROBBINS, Congress, NJ (1808-1875)
ROBBINS George Robbins , a Representative from New Jersey; born near Allentown, Monmouth County, N.J., September 24, 1808; received a good literary education; was graduated from the Jefferson…Isaac SMITH, Congress, NJ (1740-1807)
SMITH Isaac , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Trenton, N.J., in 1740; was graduated from Princeton College in 1755; teacher in that institution 1755-1758; studied medicine and…Trending
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