Walker, James Mcculloch

Walker, James McCulloch a Presbyterian 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 Reformed 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 subsequently 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 general literature; an excellent preacher; a ready writer, contributing largely to the religious press of the day. A Sermon on Temperance, and a tract entitled Grieve not the Holy Spirit, have been published. See Wilson, Presb. Hist. Almanac, 1861, p. 110. (J. L. S.)