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Pratt, John Wood, 1827-1888

Pratt, John Wood, 1827-1888

 
Pratt was born in Georgia, studied for the ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary, and served in Cincinnati, Louisville, and Memphis. His work in Appalachia included teaching English literature at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa; pastoring churches in Lexington, Virginia and Richmond, Kentucky; and serving as president of Central University, a Presbyterian school in Richmond (now the site of Eastern Kentucky University).

Additional information can be found in C. A. Stillman’s Biographical Sketch, published in Given to Christ and Other Sermons (New York: Anson D. F. Randolph & Company, 1889).

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  • Pratt User Guide by Robert H. Ellison

    Pratt User Guide

    Robert H. Ellison

    The User Guide for the Library of Appalachian Preaching is a Google Sheet that can be searched, sorted, and downloaded for offline use.

    This part of the Guide provides information about Pratt's sermons and addresses. It includes the title, scripture text, date and place the discourse was delivered (if known), and so on. This information is available in the master list of sermons as well.

  • Given to Christ and Other Sermons by John Wood Pratt

    Given to Christ and Other Sermons

    John Wood Pratt

    This collection of 24 sermons was compiled by M. W. Pratt (perhaps John’s second wife). According to the Preface, they were published “just as they were prepared for the various congregations to which he preached; with the daily prayer that God will use them” (p. 3).

  • Address Delivered before the Society of the Alumni of the University of Alabama, July 8th, 1850 by John Wood Pratt

    Address Delivered before the Society of the Alumni of the University of Alabama, July 8th, 1850

    John Wood Pratt

    Pratt delivered this address during his first year of teaching at the University of Alabama. It is not a sermon, but it is included in the Library to help paint a complete picture of his oratory.

 
 
 

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