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Allen, Nathan a Presbyterian minister, was born at Lansing, N.Y., March 9, 1820. In 1842 he entered Western Reserve College, where he remained until 1844, when he went to Hamilton College and completed his college course. In 1847 he entered Auburn Theological Seminary, and he spent two years in that institution. Having completed his studies, … Continue reading “Allen, Nathan”

Allen, Moses a minister of the Protestant Episcopal Church, was born in Northampton, Massachusetts, September 14, 1748. He was educated at Princeton, where he graduated in 1772. He was ordained at Christ’s Church parish, about twenty miles from Charleston, S. C., March 26, 1775. In 1777 he removed to Midway, Georgia. The British army from … Continue reading “Allen, Moses”

Allen, Morrill a Unitarian minister, was born at Dover, Mass., April 3, 1776, and was a graduate of Brown University in the class of 1798. Having studied theology, he was ordained as pastor of the First Congregational Church and Society at Pembroke, Mas., and there remained from Dec. 9, 1801, to Dec. 9, 1841. After … Continue reading “Allen, Morrill”

Allen, Lorenzo Bickford, D.D. a Baptist minister, was born at Jefferson, Me., June 4, 1812, and was a graduate of Waterville College in the class of 1835. For the next four years he was engaged in teaching, a part of the time at Richmond and a part of the time at Waterville. He pursued his … Continue reading “Allen, Lorenzo Bickford, D.D.”

Allen, Lemuel Q a minister, in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was born in Habersham County, Ga., June 1, 1825. He experienced conversion in 1849; received license to preach in 1851, and in 1852 united with the North Georgia Conference. He was not equipped with any of the aids that early culture and mental discipline … Continue reading “Allen, Lemuel Q”

Allen, Laban Wheaton a Congregational minister, was born at Pelham, N. H., Dec. 11, 1843. After a preparatory course at Phillips Academy at Andover, he entered Amherst College, at which he graduated in 1866, and three years afterwards graduated at Andover Theological Seminary. In 1869 he was ordained pastor at South Braintree, Mass., but left … Continue reading “Allen, Laban Wheaton”

Allen, Jonathan a Congregational minister, was born at Braintree, Mass. He graduated at Harvard in 1774; studied theology with Rev. Ephraim Judson, of Taunton; was ordained over the First Church in Bradford June 8, 1781; and died March 6, 1827. See Cong. Quarterly, 1859, p. 47; Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, 2, 483. Fuente: … Continue reading “Allen, Jonathan”

Allen, John D an English Wesleyan missionary, entered the ministry in 1813, and was appointed to the island of Nevis, W. I. He labored with much zeal until June, 1817, when he was compelled to return to his native land to save his life. But it was too late. He gradually sank until he died, … Continue reading “Allen, John D”

Allen, John (1476-1534) Archbishop of Dublin, canonist, and Chancellor of Ireland. He was educated at Oxford and Cambridge, graduated in the latter place, and spent some years in Italy, partly at Rome, for studies and for business of Archbishop Warham of Canterbury. He was ordained priest 25 August, 1499, and held various parochial benefices until … Continue reading “Allen, John (1)”

Allen, James Wilburn M.A. a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was born in Virginia, Jan. 10, 1804. He was converted in 1822, and in the same year united with the Tennessee Conference. In 1827. he located on account of ill-health; but was again admitted into Conference in 1847, though unable to do any … Continue reading “Allen, James Wilburn M.A.”