Daniel Smith
Dan Smith (1907-1988) lived a life remarkable for its variety. Born in England of Scottish stock, he carried the gospel to remote mountains in China, India, and Sri Lanka. He preached extensively in England, Australia, New Zealand, and North America....
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George Wishart
Three years before Patrick Hamilton was burned at the stake outside St. Andrews Castle, young David Beaton, nephew of the Archbishop James Beaton, sailed over from France to work under his uncle. David had studied at the Scottish University in...
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Patrick Hamilton
The Scotland of today was at one time the poorest and most backward nation of Europe, bullied and bantered over by France and England. No one could appreciate the changes in Scotland, spiritually or otherwise without recognizing the Protestant Reformation...
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Harold St. John
Harold St. John (1876-1957) preferred to have his name pronounced sin-jun, feeling that the title of "saint" was too superior sounding. But if anyone wanted an example of saintliness, they could have pointed in Harold St. John's direction. His father had...
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William Sloan
We think that Irish monks came to the Faroe Islands before the Vikings. These 21 islands of the North Atlantic are in the middle of a triangle between Scotland, Iceland, and Norway. There the Irish brought their livestock to graze...
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Patrick
On the coast of Britain there were small fishing villages peopled by Britons who had earlier been conquered by the Romans. There Christianity had gained a foothold, but the Romans had not penetrated Scotland or crossed the narrow sea to...
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James Harington Evans
One man seldom mentioned in connection with the so-called Brethren movement is James Harington Evans (1785-1849), the mentor of Robert C. Chapman. The son of an Anglican clergyman, Harington Evans had graduated from Oxford University. Conforming to his father's desire,...
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Thomas Newberry
The Englishman, Thomas Newberry (1811-1901) could thank God for a mother and older sister who were both spiritually atuned and able to communicate the gospel clearly. Through their consistent Christian testimony, he was tutored in the holy Scriptures from childhood....
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Peter Waldo & the Waldenses
Fattening itself along the trade routes of southern Europe sat Lyons, France, a center of the silk trade in the region. Fattening his own fortunes there was a wealthy young banker and merchant named Peter Waldo (?-1217). In 1160, he was...
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