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| <p> Brown, [[Richard]] ( 2), D.D. </p> <p> a Presbyterian minister, was born at Wellsburg, West Virginia, February 1, 1796. He graduated at Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, in 1822. He entered [[ Princeton]] Seminary the same year, and graduated in 1826. During 1824-25 he was agent for the Western Missionary Society. He was licensed to preach December 29, 1824, by the [[ Washington]] Presbytery, and ordained by the same in 1827 at Wheeling, Virginia. His first settlement was over the united charge of Congress, Mount Hope, and Rehoboth; he afterwards changed to Jeromeville, Ohio, where he was installed by the [[ Presbytery]] of Richland in 1829, In 1832 he was made pastor of Three [[ Springs]] Church, Virginia. In 1836 he was installed pastor at New Hagerstown, Ohio, where he worked twenty-two years. He then went to [[ Oak]] Ridge, and remained until 1861. In 1862 he returned to New Hagerstown, where he supplied different churches until his death. He made a missionary trip to the Indians at Maumee, and another along the New York and [[Pennsylvania]] line for the Ladies' Missionary Society of Princeton, N.J. He was appointed agent of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. He died April 12, 1879. Dr. [[Brown]] led a blameless and consistent life. He was a model pastor, excellent in counsel, and fondly loved by all classes. See Necrological [[Report]] of Princeton Theol. Seminary, 1880, page 13. </p> | | <p> Brown, [[Richard]] ( 1), D.D. </p> <p> an English clergyman, was a canon of Christ Church, and became regius professor of [[Hebrew]] at Oxford University, November 12, 1774. He died March 20, 1780. He published, Job's [[ Expectation]] of a [[ Resurrection]] (1747): '''''—''''' and The [[ Case]] of [[ Naaman]] [[ Considered]] (1750). See Le Neve, Fasti; Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s. v. </p> |
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| <ref name="term_27877"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/brown,+richard+(2),+d.d. Richard Brown from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | | <ref name="term_27884"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/brown,+richard+(1),+d.d. Richard Brown from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> |
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Richard Brown [1]
Brown, Richard (1), D.D.
an English clergyman, was a canon of Christ Church, and became regius professor of Hebrew at Oxford University, November 12, 1774. He died March 20, 1780. He published, Job's Expectation of a Resurrection (1747): — and The Case of Naaman Considered (1750). See Le Neve, Fasti; Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v.
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