1st Edition
The Life of Alexander Stewart Prisoner of Napoleon and Preacher of the Gospel
196 Pages
by
Routledge
196 Pages
by
Routledge
196 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1948, this book is of a remarkable gentleman, Alexander Stewart, who was born in Kirkaldy, Fifeshire, in 1790, and died in 1874. In middle life he wrote for his children an account of his adventurous youth, when he ran away to sea, was captured by the French, and spent some ten years as a prisoner. On returning home, he took to teaching, but then came a compelling inner... Read more
Preface. 1. Narrative to 1820 2. Training for the Ministry, 1820–1823 3. Beginning at Barnet, 1823–1827 4. Church and School, 1827–1832 5. ‘A Treble Course’, 1832–1841 6. Crisis and Removal, 1841–1847 7. Palmer House, 1847–1869 8. Epilogue. The Halley Stewart Trust. Map (see Support Material).
Biography
Alexander Stewart (1790–1874) was the father of Sir Halley Stewart.
Albert Peel (1887–1949) was a Congregational Minister and Historian.
