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Father Clark
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287 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1970
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October 19, 2022
Father Clark: Or the Pioneer Preacher aka Rev John Clark
This biography tells the fascinating story of a very remarkable man. “Father John Clark” was born in Scotland, forced to aid the British during the Rev War, having been press ganged into Naval service, but eventually escaped, deserted the British military and served on an American ship at the end of the war. The author utilized Father Clark’s journals and hundreds of pages of notes he made interviewing the minister over the last 15 years of Clark’s life. He addresses the evolution of Clark’s theological beliefs over the course of his life. The author had great admiration for the minister and the way he related effortlessly to individuals of all walks of life. I have heard some legends about Rev Clark over the last 30 years but had no idea a well resourced biography had been written by a contemporary and published in 1855 about 22 years after Clark’s death.
This biography tells the fascinating story of a very remarkable man. “Father John Clark” was born in Scotland, forced to aid the British during the Rev War, having been press ganged into Naval service, but eventually escaped, deserted the British military and served on an American ship at the end of the war. The author utilized Father Clark’s journals and hundreds of pages of notes he made interviewing the minister over the last 15 years of Clark’s life. He addresses the evolution of Clark’s theological beliefs over the course of his life. The author had great admiration for the minister and the way he related effortlessly to individuals of all walks of life. I have heard some legends about Rev Clark over the last 30 years but had no idea a well resourced biography had been written by a contemporary and published in 1855 about 22 years after Clark’s death.
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