Dr.
Peter Marshall
Scottish-American preacher and was appointed as Chaplain of the United
States Senate
Peter Marshall (May 27,
1902 – January 26, 1949) was a Scottish-American preacher, pastor of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., and was
appointed as Chaplain of the United States Senate.
He is remembered
popularly from the success of A Man Called Peter (1951), a biography
written by his widow, Catherine Marshall, and the book's 1955 film
adaptation, which was nominated for an Academy Award for its
cinematography.
Born in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, a poverty-stricken
coal-mining community, where he was reared by his mother and stepfather.
From 1916-1921 he studied electrical engineering at Coatbridge Technical
School. He enrolled in evening classes to study for the ministry, while
working in the mines by day, but his progress was slow. In 1927, a
cousin offered to pay Peter's way to the U.S., where he could receive
proper ministerial training. He graduated from Columbia Theological
Seminary in 1931.
He was called as the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, a small,
rural church in Covington, Georgia. After a brief pastorate, Marshall
accepted a call to Atlanta's Westminster Presbyterian Church in 1933.
In 1937, Marshall became pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church in Washington, D.C. In 1946 he was appointed as US Senate
Chaplain, serving from January 4, 1947, until his sudden death of a
heart attack just over two years later, at age 46.
Peter Marshall Speaks: Two
Sermons
Trial By Fire and Trumpet Of The Morn
Buy or rent
Richard Todd delivers a thoroughly winning performance as Peter
Marshall, the Scottish-born minister who became Chaplain of the U.S.
Senate. While still a boy, Peter wants only to go to sea. But as a young
man he experiences a profound awakening which leaves him with the
unwavering conviction that he has been called upon to do the Lord's
work. He completes his religious training in the United States, where he
presides over several congregations. A compelling speaker who believes
religion should be fun, Marshall inspires young people to renew their
interest in the church, and his ministries prosper...
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