September 25, 1929 - Westminster Theological Seminary Begins

After trying to prevent Princeton from becoming more and more liberal in its theology, Westminster Theological Seminary was formed in Pennsylvania by Gresham Machen.  On September 25, 1929 Machen addressed the first 50 students and guests at the first session of classes by saying, “No, my friends, though Princeton Seminary is dead, the noble tradition of Princeton Seminary is alive. Westminster Seminary will endeavor by God’s grace to continue that tradition unimpaired.”