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Timothy Williston
d. 1893
A 19th-century Presbyterian minister whose books range from Bible instruction to antislavery argument, he wrote in a plain, earnest style meant for everyday readers. His surviving works offer a small but revealing window into American religious thought before and after the Civil War.
1 Audiobook
Three Prize Essays on American Slavery
by R. B. (Richard Bowers) Thurston, A. C. (Abraham Chittenden) Baldwin, Timothy Williston
About the author
Timothy Williston was an American religious writer and Presbyterian minister who died in 1893. Library and bookseller records identify him as the son of Rev. Seth Williston, educated at Williams College, and later ordained as an evangelist.
His published work shows a strong interest in practical Christian teaching. Among the books associated with him are Talks to My Bible Class (1875) and Christ's Millennial Reign and Second Appearing, a volume of sermons and essays focused on biblical interpretation and Christian belief.
Williston is also remembered as one of the contributors to Three Prize Essays on American Slavery (1857), a collection that argued against slavery from a Christian perspective. That combination of pastoral writing and moral debate makes his work a useful glimpse into how some 19th-century Protestant authors engaged both personal faith and the public questions of their time.