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The Presbyterian Guardian was a monthly conservative Presbyterian magazine. Founded by conservative theologian John Gresham Machen in 1935, it acted as the de facto publication of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, whose members made up most of its readership, despite being officially unaffiliated with... In 1979, it merged with The Presbyterian Journal, which had a significantly larger circulation and similar conservative theological stances.[1] On 7 October 1935, Rev. John Gresham Machen established The Presbyterian Guardian to serve as the voice of conservative Presbyterianism in the United States, the main denomination of which, the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, had... James T.

Dennison Jr., compiler of a cumulative index to the magazine, wrote that The Presbyterian Guardian was "conceived in controversy."[2] Machen had been encountering significant theological disagreements with Dr. Samuel G. Craig, editor of Christianity Today (1930–1949) (not to be confused with Christianity Today, the magazine founded in 1956). In response to perceived modernism in the magazine, Machen began publishing The Guardian with a small group of conservative ministers and laymen, hiring Rev. H. McAllister Griffiths as the first Editor.[2]

The magazine saw eight more editors during its tenure, including Machen himself, as well as Revs. Ned Stonehouse, Charles Woodbridge, and Paul Woolley. Machen's name was proudly displayed on the masthead of the magazine from January 1938 until 1979, reading: "J. Gresham Machen, Editor 1936-37." In April 1978, the Board of Trustees asked J. Cameron Fraser, a native Scot who was then a graduate student at Westminster Seminary to take the position of Managing Editor for 14 months while they contemplated the newspaper's future.

On 30 August 1979, the Board voted to merge The Presbyterian Guardian with The Presbyterian Journal. Fraser's term as Managing Editor was extended into autumn and the final issue was published in October 1979. The Presbyterian Journal ceased publication in 1987, and in the same year the magazine World was created by Joel Belz. World, unlike its predecessor, is not explicitly Presbyterian, but of the same conservative Protestant slant.[3] The following made up the last Board of Trustees of The Presbyterian Guardian: "Holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict."

One correction, Seth. No charges have been filed against TE White or myself. We have been accused by the sessions of Christ Church Mankato and Good Shepherd, respectively. The accusations have led to an investigation. The investigating committees are tasked with determining whether or not there is merit to the accusations and to recommend whether or not we should be charged and tried. The language is technical and precise.

Accusation is not the same thing as charges. Thank you, Pastor Carpenter. I have corrected my post. Great post, Seth. I enjoyed the cartoons and especially the reminder about the WLC and the 9th commandment.One question: you linked the PCA blogs, but in the same sentence you referenced those who would wish to silence... Do you have any info/links on this?

Tim: No official charges have been filed against the writers at ARPTalk, that I know of; however, one only needs to read the comments on that site to understand that there are plenty of...

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