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Balfour, Robert D.D.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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a Scotch divine, was born in Edinburgh about 1747, and was educated in that city. After being licensed to preach, he was presentt 1 to the parish of Lecropt, where he officiated for about five years; and in 1779 he was removed to the Outer High-Church, in the city of Glasgow, which charge he held till his death, Feb. 13, 1818. Dr. Balfour was a man'of sterling piety, of kind disposition, and of much power in the pulpit. During a long life he maintained an unblemished reputation, and discharged his duties as a Christian minister with rare fidelity. See The Christian Herald (New York), 1818, p. 694.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Balfour, Robert D.D.'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​b/balfour-robert-dd.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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