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<p> an English Congregational missionary, was born in 1771. He left England, May 5, 1800, and arrived at Tahiti, Polynesia, July 10, 1801, when the island was sunken in barbarism and idolatry. On account of the fierce war that broke out in [[Tahiti]] in 1808, he was obliged to retire to Huaheine, after remaining there a year, went to Port Jackson, which he reached February 17, 1810; returned to Tahiti in September 1811; but in 1818 again removed to Huaheine, and thence to Papara in 1820, where he labored till his death in 1856. See (Lond.) Cong. Year-book, 1857, page 175. </p>
<p> an English Congregational minister, was born in Piccadilly, London, March 4, 1792. He studied at Hoxton College; was first settled at Bath, but soon accepted an invitation to Rodborough, Gloucestershire, where he remained a considerable period; was for many years pastor of the [[Reverend]] [[George]] Whitefield's chapel in Bristol; resigned on account of ill-health; remained some years without a charge, and then accepted a co-pastorate at Taunton. He afterwards settled at Oswestry, where he remained six or seven years, and then became pastor of the Independent chapel at Welshpool, where he died in March 1851. See (Lond.) Cong. Year-book, 1851, page 213. </p>


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<ref name="term_36873"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/davies,+john+(5) John Davies from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_36875"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/davies,+john+(3) John Davies from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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John Davies [1]

an English Congregational minister, was born in Piccadilly, London, March 4, 1792. He studied at Hoxton College; was first settled at Bath, but soon accepted an invitation to Rodborough, Gloucestershire, where he remained a considerable period; was for many years pastor of the Reverend George Whitefield's chapel in Bristol; resigned on account of ill-health; remained some years without a charge, and then accepted a co-pastorate at Taunton. He afterwards settled at Oswestry, where he remained six or seven years, and then became pastor of the Independent chapel at Welshpool, where he died in March 1851. See (Lond.) Cong. Year-book, 1851, page 213.

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