William Mackergo Taylor

William Mackergo Taylor (1829–1895) was an American Congregational minister

For other people with the same name, see William Taylor.

William Mackergo Taylor
Born(1829-10-23)October 23, 1829
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
DiedFebruary 8, 1895(1895-02-08) (aged 65)
New York, New York, United States
Burial placeWoodlawn Cemetery
EducationUniversity of Glasgow
Occupation(s)Clergyman, writer
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Biography

Career

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

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

Taylor died in New York City on February 8, 1895, and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.[2]

Publications
  • 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
  1. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. II. James T. White & Company. 1921. p. 189. Retrieved May 5, 2021 – via Google Books.
  2. "Funeral of the Rev. Dr. Taylor". The New York Times. February 13, 1895. p. 9. Retrieved May 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. David, king of Israel: his life and its lessons by Taylor, William M. (William Mackergo), 1829-1895, Archive.org, https://archive.org/details/davidkingofisrae00tayliala
  4. Peter, the apostle by Taylor, William M. (William Mackergo), 1829-1895, Archive.org, https://archive.org/details/peterapostle00tayl
  5. Daniel the beloved by Taylor, William M. (William Mackergo), 1829-1895, Archive.org, https://archive.org/details/danielbeloved00tayl
  6. Moses: the law-giver by Taylor, William M. (William Mackergo), 1829-1895, Archive.org, https://archive.org/details/moseslawgiver00tayl
  7. The Gospel miracles in their relation to Christ and Christianity by Taylor, William M. (William Mackergo), 1829-1895, Archive.org, https://archive.org/details/gospelmiraclesin00tayl
  8. Joseph the Prime Minister by William Mackergo Taylor, Google Books, https://books.google.com/books?id=zFEEEAAAQBAJ
  9. Elijah the prophet by Taylor, William M. (William Mackergo), 1829-1895, Archive.org, https://archive.org/details/elijahprophet00tayl
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