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Allen, Jacob

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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a Congregational minister, was born at Columbia, Conn., Aug. 18,1781. When about twenty-three he went to North Coventry, where he was converted, and where he studied under Rev. E. T. Woodruff. After teaching, he entered Dartmouth College, graduating in 1811; studied theology with Dr. Burton of Thetford, Vt.; was ordained pastor at Tunbridge, Vt.; labored there and at Eastbury, Conn., at Voluntown, Sterling, and Preston; in 1851 he returned to Voluntown, preaching there until his death, March 13, 1856. Rev. Henry Robinson, in a sermon at his funeral, described him as "a sound and able theologian, an earnest and instructive preacher; eminently gifted in prayer; a faithful and devoted pastor, a wise and safe counsellor," etc. Mr. Allen was a frequent contributor to periodicals. See Cong. Quarterly, 1861, p. 261.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Allen, Jacob'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/allen-jacob.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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