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J. C. (James Calvin) McFeeters
1848–1928
A Presbyterian minister and religious writer, he devoted much of his work to the history, beliefs, and public witness of the Covenanters in America. His books blend church history, moral argument, and a strong sense that faith should shape public life.
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Sketches of the Covenanters
by J. C. (James Calvin) McFeeters
About the author
Born in 1848, James Calvin McFeeters became a minister in the Reformed Presbyterian tradition and later served the Second Reformed Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. He was also chosen as Moderator of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America Synod in 1894.
McFeeters wrote widely on church history, doctrine, and public questions. His best-known book is Sketches of the Covenanters, and other works include The Covenanters in America and America in the Coming Crisis. Across these books, he returned again and again to the story of the Covenanters and to the place of Christian conviction in national life.
He died in 1928. Today, he is remembered mainly for preserving the history and outlook of the Covenanter tradition in clear, earnest prose that still gives modern readers a window into a distinctive strand of American Presbyterian thought.