Walter Scott
Life and Times of Walter Scott:
1796 – Born in County Dumfrieshire, Scotland (Oct. 31st)
1817 – Graduated from the University of Edinburgh.
1818 – Immigrated to the United States, arriving in New York on July 7th
1819 – Relocated to Pittsburgh to work as a teacher
Became convinced that immersion is the New Testamentform of baptism and was immersed.
1820/1821 – Scott first meets Alexander Campbell in Pittsburgh – They became lifelong friends.
1826 – Moved to Steubenville, Ohio to open an academy.
1827-1830 – Employed as evangelist on the Western Reserve of Ohio by the Mahoning Baptist Association.
Nominated by Alexander Campbell to serve as evangelist.
Had great success – Baptized over 1,000 people per year for three years.
Implemented his “Five-Finger Exercise” as an evangelistic tool.
1832-1844 – Published a monthly periodical, The Evangelist.
1836 – Served as first president of Bacon College, the first college of the RestorationMovement.
1849 – Hired as minister of the May’s Lick, Kentucky, Church.
April 23, 1861 – Died and Buried in May’s Lick, Kentucky.
“Next to my father, he was the most cordial and indefatigable co-laborer in the origin and progress of the present Reformation. … I knew him well, I knew him long. I loved him much.”
Alexander Campbell, upon learning of Scott’s death