Peter Marshall
Peter Marshall biography, was a
Scottish-American preacher and a pastor of
The New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
In Washington D.C. Born in Scotland,
Marshall, had to flee his house due
To his abusive stepfather. He did menial jobs
To support himself and studied
At night college. Even from his childhood,
He was inspired by the life of David
Livingstone and aspired to become
Like him.
Biography:
Birth : 27.05.1902
Home calling : 26.01.1949
Native Place : Coatbridge
Country : Scotland
Place of Vision : United States of America
When a missionary from China appealed
For workers to labor in the mission field,
Marshall immediately obeyed and surrendered
His life to God's work.
Marshall had neither the education required
By the London Missionary Society nor the
Money to pursue studies. But led
By the Holy Spirit, he moved to America.
The first few months in America,
Things proved tougher than he expected.
Peter Marshall ministry in USA
He worked hard for long hours digging ditches
And doing odd jobs. He had no friends nor the
Church. As he contemplated returning
To Scotland, he received an invitation
From a friend to come to Alabama.
There he joined the First Presbyterian
Church, and within few weeks,
He became the teacher of the Men's Bible
Class. Eventually, he graduated
From Columbia Theological Seminary
In 1931 and started serving at Atlanta's
Presbyterian Church.
He then moved to Washington in 1937
And ministered mightily to awaken the
Spiritually asleep Americans.
His sermons had life in them.
He used poetic language to evoke the feelings
Of his listeners and connect those feelings
To Biblical facts. A revival began,
And the church compounds could not hold the
Gathering congregations.
In 1946, Marshall was appointed
As the Chaplain of the US Senate.
Usually, the senators cared less
For the prayers and sermons.
But Marshall's earnest appeals
To God for guidance over the Senate's
Deliberations compelled senators
To cease talking and listen as Marshall
Prayed. Senators used to come early just
To hear him pray.
Thus, wherever he was placed,
Be it a small pastorate in Georgia
Or the US Senate, he served the Lord
Faithfully until his home-calling
In 1949.
Beloved, are you praying and ministering
To awaken the sleeping Christians?
Take away from the article
Lord, help me serve you faithfully in places big and small. Amen!
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