James Oswald Dykes

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James Oswald Dykes (1835-1912) was a Scottish Presbyterian clergyman and educator, born at Port Glasgow. He studied at the universities of Edinburgh, Heidelberg, and Erlangen, and was ordained to the Presbyterian ministry in 1859. In 1861 he became copastor with Dr. Candlish of Free St. George's Church, Edinburgh. In 1869 he was appointed pastor of the Regent Square Church, London. Pastor Dykes was appointed principal of the Theological College of the Presbyterian church of England in 1888. His publications include:

  • From Jerusalem to Antioch (1875)
  • The Law of the Ten Words (1884)
  • The Gospel according to St. Paul (1888)
  • Plain Words on Great Themes (1892)
  • The Christian Minister and his Duties (1908)
  • The Divine Worker in Creation and Providence (1909)