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Amos, James R.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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a Presbyterian minister, was born in Chester County, Pa., July 31,1822. He was educated at the Presbyterian High-school of Philadelphia. He studied theology in the Ashmore Institute, Oxford, Pa. He was ordained by the New Castle Presbytery in 1859, and sailed for Africa as a missionary in 1860. His health failed, and he returned to America in 1863. He died at Reading, Pa., Nov. 17, 1864. See Wilson, Presb. Hist. Almanac, 1866, p. 90.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Amos, James R.'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/amos-james-r.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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