The James W. Clarke Manuscript Collection

Collection

Identifier: SCM 044

Staff Only

Scope and Content

This collection includes sermons, notes, and radio addresses of Dr. Clarke. They are organized alphabetically as Dr. Clarke left them, beginning with "Advent."

Dates

1920 - 1970

Language of Materials

English

Access:

There are no special restrictions to access of this collection. It may be examined by library patrons under the normal rules and conditions of Special Collections.

Preferred Citation

The following is the acceptable citation for publication: The James W. Clarke Manuscript Collection. Special Collections, Princeton Theological Seminary Library.

Chronology

1890 September 13
: Born, Glasgow, Scotland
1920-1923
: Student, McGill University
1923 August 22
: Ordained, Presbytery Church of Canada
1941-1955
: Professor of Homiletics, McCormick Theological Seminary
1955-1960
: Professor of Homiletics, Princeton Theological Seminary
1960-1965
: Pastor, Second Church, Richmond, Virginia
1965-unknown
: Pastor emeritus, Second Church, Richmond, Virginia
1976 September 6
: Died, Memphis, Tennessee

Biographical Information

The Rev. Dr. James W. Clarke was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1890. He studied at the University of Glasgow, and at the age of 19, left for Canada to become a missionary to the lumberjacks in the Manitoba province. He attended seminary at the Presbyterian College of McGill University, where he was President of the student body for two years. During World War I he served Canada as a Captain overseas for four years. Twice wounded in the war, he was awarded the Military Cross at the Battle of Amians.

James Clarke was called to McCormick Seminary in Chicago as Professor of Homiletics in 1941. For many years in the late 1940s and early 1950s, he preached every Sunday over radio station KSD in St. Louis, Missouri. From 1955 to 1960 he taught homiletics at Princeton Seminary. Dr. Clarke died in Memphis, Tennessee, September 6, 1976.