---
title: 'Antiquary: James Henley Thornwell’s First Pastoral Ministry at the Waxhaw Presbyterian Church'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Barry Waugh'
date: 2012-01-01
collection: 'Confessional Presbyterian Journal'
subcollection: 'Issue 8 (2012)'
topics:
- 'Old School-New School Division'
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 20'
- 'Psalms 23'
- 'Hebrews 13'
url: https://confessional.org/journal/issue-8/waugh-2012-antiquary-james-henley-thornwells-first-pastoral-ministry-at-the-waxhaw-presbyterian-church
---

# Antiquary: James Henley Thornwell’s First Pastoral Ministry at the Waxhaw Presbyterian Church

Brief biography of James H. Thornwell’s first pastorate in Lancaster, SC, his family hardships, and his participation in the contentious 1837 General Assembly (Old School vs New School).

[Download](https://media.confessional.org/journal/waugh-2012-antiquary-james-henley-thornwells-first-pastoral-ministry-at-the-waxhaw-presbyterian-church.pdf)

