Walter Scott

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Walter Scott was a prominent early 19th-century American Restoration Movement evangelist whose preaching and methods significantly shaped the development of the Stone–Campbell religious tradition.

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Walter Scott canonical 4

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instanceOf American evangelist
Restoration Movement leader
Stone–Campbell Movement figure
person
activeYearsEnd 1861
activeYearsStart 1820
associatedWith Disciples of Christ (Stone–Campbell Movement)
Mahoning Baptist Association
birthDate 1796-10-31
birthPlace Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
centuryOfActivity 19th century
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1861-04-23
denomination Disciples of Christ
educatedAt University of Edinburgh
era Second Great Awakening
familyName Scott
genre religious writing
givenName Walter
hasPartIn early Disciples of Christ organization
immigratedTo United States of America
immigrationYear 1818
influenced Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
linked to: Churches of Christ

Stone–Campbell Movement evangelistic methods
influencedBy Alexander Campbell
Barton W. Stone
Thomas Campbell
knownFor “five-finger exercise” method of teaching the gospel
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Restoration Movement
Stone–Campbell Movement
notableFor development of the Stone–Campbell religious tradition
early 19th-century evangelism in the Restoration Movement
notableIdea emphasis on baptism by immersion for remission of sins
simple New Testament Christianity
occupation evangelist
preacher
placeOfDeath Mays Lick, Kentucky, United States
positionHeld evangelist for the Mahoning Baptist Association
religion Christianity
spouse Sarah Whitsett
theologicalFocus restoration of New Testament church
unity of Christians based on the Bible alone
workLocation Kentucky, United States
linked to: Kentucky

Ohio, United States
linked to: Ohio

Western Reserve, Ohio, United States
wrote The Gospel Restored

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Wilfrid Wycliffe hasCreator Walter Scott
Godfrey Bertram creator Walter Scott
Peter Pattieson creator Walter Scott