NAHSTE: Sermons

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Sermons
Series Summary
Reference Code	GB 0237 John Walker
Date(s)	1758-1790
Extent and medium of the unit of description	1 handwritten volume
Name of creator	Walker \| John \| 1731-1803 \| professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh and clergyman
Biographical History
Biographical History	Walker studied for Presbyterian in Edinburgh University, was licensed to preach in 1754, and took charge of his first parish in 1758. He delivered occasional sermons even after his appointment to the Natural History chair in Edinburgh in 1779.
Scope and Content
Scope and Content	Sermons consists of: Preacher's notes. Sermons include two for formal days of thanksgiving, 1758 and 1759, one on the death of the king, November 1760, and one delivered before the General Assembly of 1790.
Index
Subjects	Politics Religion
Businesses and Organisations	Church of Scotland
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