Walker, George (3), a Dissenting minister, was born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, in 1734. He became pastor of a body of Dissenters at Durham in 1757; of another, at Great Yarmouth, in 17(J1 ; and of another, at Nottingham, in 1774; was tutor in mathe- matics at Warrington from 1772 to 179G; and tutor in various branches at Manchester in 1796. He died in London in 1807. Amons his published works are. Doc- trine of the Sphere, etc. (1775) : — Dissenter's Plea ar/aiiist the Test Laws (1790): — Sermons on Various Subjects (eod.): — Kssar/s on Various Subjects, with a Life of the Author (1809,' 2 vols.).
"Walker, George (4), an English clergyman, was born in 1796. He became minister of Trinity Church, Leeds; head master of the Leeds Grammar-school in 1818; and rector of Papworth St. Everard in 1820. He died at Leeds in 1830. Among other works, he publish- ed. Sermons on the Hnmiliation and ExaUa1io7i of the Son of God (Lond. 1824) : — Specimens of Eiu/lish Poetry (1827). See Gentleman's Magazine (Lond. i830), i, 649. "Walker, George "W., a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Frederic County, Md., Nov. 26, 1804, of Koman Catholic parents. When he was quite young his father, through curiosity, brought into his family a Bible, which was soon the means of con- verting them all. But George was led astray by gay company, and was soon far from the fold of Christ. Through the instrumentality of his pious sister he was brought back; and, after much struggling, he yielded to the ministerial call, and in 1826 entered the Ohio Conference. Soon after entering the ministry, he was sent to Jlichigan, than which there was then open no harder tield for the itinerant. But no swollen river, dismal swamp, or dangerous fen could daunt the lion- hearted George Walker. In 1839 he took charge of the Lebanon District, O., where he remained four years. Thence he went to Cincinnati, where he spent three years. He next served a full term upon the Dayton District. His last appointment was to the Hillsborough District, where he died, July 31, 1856. Mr. Walker was remarkable for his manliness, intelligence, and devoted- ness. As a preacher he was powerful, both in argument and declamation. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1856, p. 155.
"Walker, James (1), D.D.. the venerable primns of the Scottish Church, Inshop of Edinburgh, and Pan- tonian professor of divinity. No record remains of his birth or early life. He took a regular Scottish college course, graduated at the University of Cambridge, and in 1793, returning to his native country, devoted him- self to literature as sub-editor of the third edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica. In 1830 he was elected bishop of Edinburgh ; also president, or primus, of the ministeri-
al body to which he belonged. He died in 1841. Bishop Walker was highly instructive, amiable, and revered by all who knew him. See Christian Rtmenihrancer, 1841, p. 319.
"Walker, James (2), D.D., an American Unitarian clergyman, was born at Burlington, Mass., then a part of Woburn, Aug. Iti, 1794. He graduated at Harvard College in 1814, and studied theology at Cambridge; was pastor of the Unitarian Church in Cliarlestowii from 1818 to 1839; editor of the Christian Examintr from 1831 to 1839; was Alford professor of intellectual and moral philosopliy from 1839 to 1853; and president of Harvard College "from 1853 to 1860. He died at Cambridge, Dec. 23, 1874. Among his published works are, Sermons Preached in the Chapel of Harvard Col- lege (1861) •.—Memoir ofjosiah Quincy (1867). He was also editor of Stewart's A ctive and Moral Powers (1849), and Reid's Intellectual Powers (1850).
"Walker, James McCulloch, a Presbyteriaii minister, was born near Charlotte, N. C, Nov. 1, 1829. He graduated with honor at Davidson College, N. C, in 1847 ; studied theology at the Erskine Associate Reformed Presbyterian Seminary, Due West, S. C. ; was licensed by the First Presbytery of the Associate Re- formed Synod of the South in September, 1849 ; spent two years as a missionary in Kentucky; was ordained pastor of Sardis Church, N. C, May 9, 1851 ; and sub- sequently preached in Lancasterville and Waxhaw churches, S. C., and Philadelphia Church, N. C. He died April 15, 1860. Mr. Walker possessed a vigorous intellect; was well versed in theology, science, and gen- eral literature; an excellent preacher; a ready writer, contributing largely to the religious press of the day. A Sermon on Temperance, and a tract entitled Griece not the Holy Spirit, have been published. See Wilson, Presh. Hist. A hnanac, 186 1 , p. 1 10. (J. L. S.)
"Walker, Jason, a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Asliby, JNIass., Feb. 17, 1793. He was con- verted when about seventeen years of age; successfully tilled the offices of class -leader, exhorter, and local preacher, till in June, 1813, when he was received on trial in the travelling connection. He labored as fol- lows: Wetherstield, 1813; Barre, 1814; Bristol, Somer- set, and Rhode Island, 1815; Mansfield, 1816; Warwick Circuit, 1818. He died .at Smithfield, R. I., April 10, 1819. Humility, zeal, and patience were his character- istics. See Minutes <f A nnual Conferences, 1859, p. 328. "Walker, Jeremiah, a Baptist minister, was born in Bute County, N. C, about the year 1747. He is said to have been a lad of remarkable precocity, and was dis- tinguished for his love of books and his desire for men- tal imjirovement. When comparatively young, he be- came a hopeful Christian, and in due time began to preach. His associations with his brethren, who, how- ever, were good men, and in many respects well fitted to the spheres in which they were called to labor, did not help him much in his mental development. But, as his biographer tells us, " the invincible energies of his gen- ius towered above every obstruction." For some time he preached in the neighborhood of his native place and in Pittsylvania County, Ya. In 1769 he became the pastor of a newly formeil (Miurch in Amelia County. Here he entered upon a career of great usefidness. In a few years, with the assistance which he had from oth- ers, especially a number of young preachers who had been trained by him, he established between thirty and forty churches south of James River. In these churches there were not a few persons of character and influence, who afterwards became distinguished as ministers of the Gospel. As a preacher, ISIr. Walker was equalled by few of any denomination. He suffered persecution, as did so many of the Virginia Baptist ministers, and was thrown into prison. W'hen released, he continued to preach with great success for some time. But he came under a cloud, overtaken by temptation; and although, after having passed through discipline, he was restored,