John Ker (minister)

John Ker (1819–1886) was a Scottish ecclesiastical writer and minister in the United Presbyterian Church.

Biography[]

Ker was born in Tweedmuir 1819. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh, he then spent some time in Germany in post-graduate work. He became pastor of East Campbell Church, Glasgow, in 1851; and in 1876 was appointed professor of practical training in the . He died in 1886.^[1]

Memorials[]

A marble bust of Ker, sculpted by Charles McBride, stands in New College in Edinburgh^[2]

Works[]

Among his published works are:^[1]

• Sermons (1868–88)
• The Psalms in History and Biography (1886)
• Scottish Nationality (1887)
• The History of Preaching (1888)
• Letters (1890)

Notes[]

References[]

• Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Ker, John" . Encyclopedia Americana.

Further reading[]

• Johnstone, Thomas Boston (1892). "Ker, John (1819-1886)" . Dictionary of National Biography. 31. p. 52.