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<p> a colored [[Methodist]] Episcopal minister, was born a slave at Norfolk, Virginia, in 1821. He was taught to sing hymns by his first master, who was a minister; experienced conversion at the age of sixteen; was sold twice, and finally liberated by the declaration of emancipation; became a member of the [[Louisiana]] Conference, and in it labored faithfully and successfully for many years, dying. at his post in 1879. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1880, page 8. </p>
<p> an. Irishman, was bishop of [[Cork]] and Ross, to which sees he was promoted in 1709, and died August 25, 1735. He left many works, among them A [[Reply]] to the [[Infidel]] Toland (Dublin, 1697, 8vo): '''''—''''' On the [[Custom]] of [[Drinking]] to the [[Memory]] of the Dead, in reply to a divine who justified the practice (ibid. 1715, 12mo): '''''—''''' On the Evil qf Drinking Healths (1716, 1722). He also wrote remarks on a work of the bishop of Raphoe, entitled A [[Clear]] and [[Easy]] Method, by means of which a man of moderate capacity may attain to a satisfactory knowledge of the things which belong to his eternal salvation (ibid. 1716). See Ware, Irish Bishops (ed. Harris). Landon, Eccles. Dict. s.v. </p>


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<ref name="term_27880"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/brown,+peter+(2) Peter Brown from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_27881"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/brown,+peter+(1) Peter Brown from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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Peter Brown [1]

an. Irishman, was bishop of Cork and Ross, to which sees he was promoted in 1709, and died August 25, 1735. He left many works, among them A Reply to the Infidel Toland (Dublin, 1697, 8vo): On the Custom of Drinking to the Memory of the Dead, in reply to a divine who justified the practice (ibid. 1715, 12mo): On the Evil qf Drinking Healths (1716, 1722). He also wrote remarks on a work of the bishop of Raphoe, entitled A Clear and Easy Method, by means of which a man of moderate capacity may attain to a satisfactory knowledge of the things which belong to his eternal salvation (ibid. 1716). See Ware, Irish Bishops (ed. Harris). Landon, Eccles. Dict. s.v.

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