Background
Wylie was born in Kirriemuir, Scotland on 9 August 1808, and his father, James Aitken, was an Auld Licht Anti-burgher minister in the Original Secession Church.
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James Wylie
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Wylie was educated at Marischal College, University of Aberdeen, where he stayed for three years before studying at Saint Andrews under Thomas Chalmers.
Career
He followed his father"s example, entering the Original Secession Divinity Hall, Edinburgh in 1827, and was ordained in 1831. He became sub-editor of the Edinburgh Witness in 1846. He published his book The Papacy: its History, Dogmas, Genius, and Prospects in 1851, winning a prize of a hundred guineas from the Evangelical Alliance.
He continued in this role until his death in 1890, publishing in 1888 his work The Papacy is the Antichrist.
He died with his History of the Scottish Nation taken forward to 1286. Aberdeen University awarded him an honorary doctorate (Doctor of Laws) in 1856.
lieutenant has received praise from a number of influential figures, including Ian Paisley.
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Religion
Protestant