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<p> Allen, [[Richard]] (2), </p> <p> a minister of the denomination of Friends, was born at Cork, [[Province]] of Munster, Ireland, in 1786. He was one of the first pupils admitted into the [[Waterford]] School, and for many years was connected with that institution. His services were not limited to the education of the young, but for upwards of half a century he was a useful minister among the Friends. He often travelled as a messenger of Christ through his own country and Great Britain, and once visited Canada. He died Jan. 5, 1873. See Annual Monitor, 1874, p. 1. </p>
<p> first bishop of the African [[Methodist]] Episcopal Church, was born in 1760. After 17 years' service in the Methodist ministry, to which he had been ordained by [[Bishop]] Asbury, he was elected bishop of the newly-formed "African Methodist Episcopal Church" (q.v.) in 1816. He died in Philadelphia, March 26,1831. '''''—''''' Gorrie, Churches and Sects, p. 54. </p>


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<ref name="term_18974"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/allen,+richard+(2) Richard Allen from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_18976"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/allen,+richard Richard Allen from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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