Background
Sweet, Louis Matthews was born on October 10, 1869 in Southold, New York, United States. Son of Amos Lewis and Sarah Elizabeth (Benedict) Sweet.
Sweet, Louis Matthews was born on October 10, 1869 in Southold, New York, United States. Son of Amos Lewis and Sarah Elizabeth (Benedict) Sweet.
Bachelor of Arts, Hobart College, 1892, Master of Arts, 1895. Graduate Auburn Theological Seminary, 1895. South.T.D., Hobart, 1907.
Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1918.
Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1895. Pastor Union Springs, New York, 1896-1901, Warsaw, New York, 1901-1904, Canandaigua, New York, 1905-1908, professor Christian theology and apologetics, Biblical Seminary in New York, 1908-1929. Member of faculty Presbyterian Theological Seminary, now McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, since June 1, 1929, professor systematic theology, 1931-1939, now professor emeritus.
Visiting lecturer in theology, Biblical Seminary in New York, 1940-1942.
Interim pastor, 1st Presbyterian Church, Utica, New York, 1942-1943. East Presbyterian Church, Syracuse, New York, 1944-1946.
Author: Birth and Infancy of Jesus Christ, 1906. The Self-Portrayal of Shakespeare, 1906.
Study of the English Bible, 1914.
Roman Emperor Worship, 1919. The Verification of Christianity, 1919. The Makin’ o’ Joe, 1919.
To Christ through Evolution, 1925.
The Head of the Comer, 1931. The Pastoral Ministry In Our Time (with Malcolm Stuart Sweet).
Contributor International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Chicago, 1915. Lecturer on Smyth Foundation, Columbia (South Carolina.) Theological Seminary, 1921-1922.
Member Phi Beta Kappa, Order of Founders and Patriots of America (chaplain general 1937).
Married Margaret Stuart, September 3, 1895. Children: Kenneth Stuart, Margaret Elizabeth, Hogarth Stuart, Malcolm Stuart.