19 April 1865 AD: Dr. Phineas Gurley, Abraham Lincoln & White House Funeral
19 April 1865 AD: Dr. Phineas Gurley, Abraham Lincoln & White House Funeral The PCA historians tell this story. The story bespeaks Mr. Lincoln’s saving faith. However, we believe this is disputed. Nontheless, here’s how they tell the story. We also meet with the influence of Princeton Seminary http://www.thisday.pcahistory.org/2014/04/april-19/ A Funeral in the White House The memorial service in the East Room of the White House began with the solemn reading of Holy Scripture by the Presbyterian clergyman. Dr. Phineas Gurley, pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. obviously wished to set the tone of God’s place in this whole tragedy. What was that tragedy which prompted their gathering on April 19, 1865? Nothing less than the assassination of the President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Dr. Gurley was the pastor of the church where the President and his family...