Reverend Dr. Peter Marshall (27 May 1902 - January 26, 1949) twice served as Chaplain of the United States Senate. May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... // Job description and selection Among his or her duties, the chaplains job is to open each session of the United States Senate with a prayer. ...

Born in Coatbridge (North Lanarkshire), Scotland, he was a penniless immigrant when he landed at Ellis Island in New York in 1927 when he was 24. He graduated from Columbia Theological Seminary in 1931, when he became the pastor of Covington Presbyterian Church, a small, rural church in Covington, Georgia. After a brief pastorate, he accepted a call to Atlanta's Westminster Presbyterian Church in 1933. It was in Atlanta that he met his future wife, Catherine Wood, a student at Agnes Scott College whom he married in 1936. He became pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. in 1937 and was appointed twice as U.S. Senate Chaplain, serving from January 4, 1947 until his sudden death just over two years later. He was 47 years old. Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity(English) Wha daur meddle wi me? (Scots)[1] Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots[2] Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... Ellis Island,at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor, was at one time the main immigration port for immigrants entering the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ... NY redirects here. ... Columbia Theological Seminary is one of the ten official Presbyterian Church (USA) seminaries. ... Covington is a city in Newton County, Georgia, United States. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... Buttrick Hall Looking across the quad McCain Library at dusk Agnes Scott College is a liberal arts womens college in Decatur, Georgia, near Atlanta. ... The New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church (USA). ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...

Dr. Peter Marshall is buried at Ft. Lincoln Cemetery (Section C, Lot 344, Site 1) in Bladensburg, Prince George's County, Maryland. He was survived by his wife, Catherine Woods Marshall, and one son, Peter John Marshall. Biography Catherine Marshall was a Christian author and the wife of well-known Presbyterian minister Peter Marshall. ...

Catherine Marshall later married widower Leonard LeSourd, editor of Guideposts Magazine. She wrote over 20 books, including the best-selling novel Christy based on her mother's experiences as a young Appalachian teacher, which became a television series. Peter Marshall's life was the subject of her book A Man Called Peter, which was later made into an Oscar-winning film, A Man Called Peter (1955) directed by Henry Koster and featuring Richard Todd as Peter Marshall.^[1]. Catherine died in 1983 and was buried next to her first husband, Peter Marshall. Guideposts is a monthly, small-format interfaith magazine focusing on inspirational, first-person stories. ... Christy (released in 1967) is a novel by Christian author Catherine Marshall set at the fictional Appalachian village of Cutter Gap, Tennessee, in 1912. ... It has been suggested that Poverty in Appalachia be merged into this article or section. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Henry Koster (May 1, 1905-September 21, 1988) was born Herman Kosterlitz in Berlin, Germany. ... Richard Todd (born June 11, 1919) is a British actor. ...

Peter John Marshall followed his father into the Presbyterian clergy and now runs a national ministry from Orleans, Massachusetts. The younger Peter Marshall has also authored many books on the Christian faith in the United States. Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ...   Settled: 1693 â€“ Incorporated: 1797 Zip Code(s): 02653 â€“ Area Code(s): 508 / 774 Official website: http://www. ...

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External links

• His son's website
• Portrait on In Touch