William Mackergo Taylor (1829–1895) was an American Congregational minister
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| Born | October 23, 1829 Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Died | February 8, 1895 (aged 65) New York, New York, United States |
| Burial place | Woodlawn Cemetery |
| Education | University of Glasgow |
| Occupation(s) | Clergyman, writer |
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Biography edit
Career edit
William Mackergo Taylor was born at Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland on October 23, 1829.[1] He graduated at the University of Glasgow (1849), and at the divinity hall of the United Presbyterian Church, Edinburgh (1852).
He was pastor of churches in Britain till 1872 (for 17 years one in Liverpool). He entered the United States where he became pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle (Congregational), in New York till 1893 when a paralytic stroke caused his retirement.
Writings edit
He wrote biographies of Rev. Matthew Dickie (1872) and John Knox (1885) and published numerous volumes of sermons and discourses, of which those of a biographical character on Joseph, Moses, David, Elijah, Daniel, and Paul were very popular. He lectured at Yale in 1876 and at Princeton in 1880. He also published The Scottish Pulpit from the Reformation to the Present Day (1887).
Death edit
Taylor died in New York City on February 8, 1895, and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.[2]
Publications edit
- The Life of Our Lord in the Words of the Four Evangelists
- David, King of Israel: His Life and its Lessons (1875)[3]
- Peter the Apostle (1877)[4]
- Daniel the Beloved (1878)[5]
- Moses the Law-Giver (1879)[6]
- The Gospel Miracles in their relation to Christ and Christianity (1880)[7]
- Joseph the Prime Minister (1886)[8]
- The Scottish Pulpit from the Reformation to the Present Day (1887)
- Elijah the Prophet (1903)[9]
References edit
- ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. II. James T. White & Company. 1921. p. 189. Retrieved May 5, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Funeral of the Rev. Dr. Taylor". The New York Times. February 13, 1895. p. 9. Retrieved May 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Taylor, William M. (1875). David, king of Israel: his life and its lessons. University of California Libraries. New York : Harper & brothers.
- ^ Taylor, William M. (1877). Peter, the apostle. Princeton Theological Seminary Library. New York, Harper & brothers.
- ^ Taylor, William M. (1878). Daniel the beloved. Princeton Theological Seminary Library. New York : Harper.
- ^ Taylor, William M. (1879). Moses : the law-giver. Princeton Theological Seminary Library. New York : Harper & bros.
- ^ Taylor, William M. (1880). The Gospel miracles in their relation to Christ and Christianity. Princeton Theological Seminary Library. New York : A. D. F. Randolf and Company.
- ^ Taylor, William Mackergo (January 25, 2020). Joseph the Prime Minister. Counted Faithful. ISBN 978-1-78872-239-1.
- ^ Taylor, William M. (1903). Elijah the prophet. Harold B. Lee Library. New York ; London : Harper and Bros.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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External links edit
- Works by William Mackergo Taylor at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about William Mackergo Taylor at Internet Archive
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