SCOTT, John James Walter, Rev (1887-1963)
Assembly memorial minute 1963
After a ministry of over 40 years, the Rev. John James Walter Scott died suddenly on May 12th, 1963, in the Manse at Warragul, where he was acting as supply minister. His last sermon was on the 23rd Psalm ’’And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever”.
Born on November 24th, 1887, Jack Scott attended the University of Melbourne and the Ormond College Theological Hall, and was ordained at Cobden on June 22nd, 1922.
Three years later, he was called to Learmonth, where he spent eleven happy years. In his love for country ministerial work, he was called to Warracknabeal in March, 1936, where he exercised an influential ministry, and at the time of leaving that district he was Clerk of the Presbytery of Wimmera.
His next charge was Berwick, where he was inducted in 1948, and remained till his resignation in 1951. Thereafter, he did an important work as a supply minister (including four months at Burnley), until he was again called to exercise a full-time ministry/Drouin, where his induction took place on April 5th, 1954. So effective was his ministry that a new church was built, and the parish greatly strengthened.
Failing health compelled his resignation on September 30th, 1961, but loving his work for Christ, he resumed activity as a supply minister as soon as possible.
The Assembly thank God for his faithful ministry, his effective and evangelistic message, his earnestness in pastoral care and his vital interest in the work of the Presbytery and Assembly, and extend to his widow and son their sincere sympathy in their loss, commending them to the God of all Grace.
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