Afternoon classes - that evil invention!

Asked how to say his name he told The Literary Digest "The first syllable is pronounced like May the name of the month. John Gresham Machen (/ˈdʒɒn ˈɡrɛsəm ˈmeɪtʃən/; July 28 1881 – January 1 1937) was an American Presbyterian theologian in the early 20th century. A.