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For the British colonial administrator, see Alexander Frederick Whyte Rev Alexander Whyte D.D.,LL.D. (13 January 1836 – 6 January 1921) was a Scottish divine. He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland in 1898. Life He was born in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire to Janet Thomson, an unmarried girl. Janet declined to marry Alexander's father, John Whyte, who thereafter went to America. She did however give Alexander his father's surname. His mother joined the Free Church of Scotland at the Disruption of 1843. In 1848 he began an apprenticeship as a cobbler. In 1854 he took on a role as schoolteacher at Padanaram in Forfar and the following year moved to teach in Airlie. In Airlie the local minister taught him Latin and Greek, enabling him to apply for university He studied divinity at the University of Aberdeen and then at New College, Edinburgh graduating in 1866. This was in part funded by his estranged father. His half-sister, Elizabeth Whyte, came to join him from America to help him keep house. There she met his colleague, Rev Thomas Macadam, whom she married. Whyte entered the ministry of the Free Church of Scotland and after serving as colleague in Free St John's, Glasgow (1866–1870), removed to Edinburgh as colleague and successor to Rev Dr Robert Candlish at Free St George's. In 1909 he succeeded Dr Marcus Dods as principal, and professor of New Testament literature, at New College, Edinburgh. He was an active educator and author and published widely on subjects ranging from John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress to St. Teresa of Avila, John Law, and Jakob Böhme. He was also an ecumenicist, maintaining a cordial correspondence with Cardinal Newman and publishing a selection of his work. He became a member of the general committee of the recently established Edinburgh Social Union in 1885. Whyte lived in a huge townhouse 7 Charlotte Square, in Edinburgh's First New Town. The house is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland and open to the public as The Georgian House, Edinburgh. He retired from the ministry of Free St George's in 1916, and from his position as principal of New College in 1918. He lived in Buckinghamshire from around 1915 and died there. However he was returned to Edinburgh for burial. He is buried near the north-west corner of the first northern extension to Dean Cemetery. A memorial to Whyte in St George's Free Church in Edinburgh was designed by Sir Robert Lorimer. Family In 1881 he was married to Jane Elizabeth Barbour (1861-1944). Their son Robert Barbour Whyte was killed in the First World War. Their eldest son (Alexander) Frederick Whyte was a journalist and politician who received a knighthood. Their daughter Janet Chance was a feminist author and campaigner for sex education, birth control, and access to abortion. Honours In December 1909, the Town Council of Edinburgh awarded him Freedom of the City. Artistic recognition He was portrayed by John Moffat and by Sir James Guthrie. Works (1883). A Commentary on the Shorter Catechism. (1893). Characters and Characteristics of William Law. (1893–1908). John Bunyan Characters [4 Vols.] (1894). Samuel Rutherford and Some of His Correspondents. (1895). An Appreciation of Jacob Behmen. (1895). Lancelot Andrewes and his Private Devotions (1895). The Four Temperaments. (1896–1902). Bible Characters [6 vols.] (1897). Santa Teresa. (1898). Father John of the Greek Church. (1898). The Principles of Protestantism. (1898). Sir Thomas Browne, an Appreciation. (1898). An Appreciation of Browne's Religio Medici. (1901). Newman: An Appreciation in Two Lectures. (1903). Bishop Butler. (1903). The Apostle Paul. (1905). The Walk, Conversation and Character of Jesus Christ Our Lord. (1911). James Fraser, Laird of Brea. (1915). Thirteen Appreciations. References Sources Barbour, G.F. (1923). The life of Alexander Whyte. London: Hodder & Stoughton. OCLC 1652290 Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Whyte, Alexander" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 617. Macaulay, A. B.; Matthew, H. C. G. "Whyte, Alexander (1836–1921)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/36886. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.) External links Biography and works of Alexander Whyte at the Christian Classics Ethereal Library Works by Alexander Whyte at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Alexander Whyte at Internet Archive Works by Alexander Whyte at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks) Works by Alexander Whyte at Hathi Trust. Discover the Alexander Whyte popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Alexander Whyte books.
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Works of Alexander Whyte
Alexander Whyte6 works of Alexander Whyte Scottish divine (18361921) This ebook presents a collection of 6 works of Alexander Whyte. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the...
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My Italian Bulldozer
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Enough
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