I can't die now, I have so much work to do.

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.