Name John Withrow | ||
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Died 1909, Brookline, Massachusetts, United States | ||
John Lindsay Withrow (1837–1909) was a Presbyterian minister and theologian.
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Early life and education
Withrow was born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania in 1837 to John Mitchell Withrow and Keziah Withrow. As a youth, Withrow studied at Tuscarora Academy and Media Classical Institute. Withrow graduated from Princeton University in 1860 and Princeton Theological Seminary in 1863. He married Anna Judson Hinckel the same year. Withrow later received a D.D. from Lafayette College in 1872 and a LL.D. from Knox College in 1896.
Career
Withrow served successively as pastor of Abington, Pennsylvania's Arch Street Church, Park Street Church in Boston, Massachusetts and Third Presbyterian Church in Chicago for about twelve years. In 1898 Withrow returned to Park Street Church, serving as pastor until 1907. Withrow handpicked Arcturus Conrad as his successor at Park Street, and they served together until Withrow's death.
Withrow also served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in 1896. He served as President of the Chicago's Presbyterian Hospital while residing in that city.
Withrow died in Brookline, Massachusetts of paresis and was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery. He published various works and sermons.