Elijah Porter Barrows
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Elijah Porter Barrows was an American clergyman and writer.
He was born in Mansfield, Connecticut
. He graduated from Yale
in 1826, and, after teaching school for five years at Hartford, was ordained in 1832. In 1835, he declined a position at Oberlin College
, choosing instead to became pastor of the first free Presbyterian Church in New York City. Here he remained until 1837, when he accepted the professorship of sacred literature in Western Reserve College (1837-52). In 1853 he was appointed professor of Hebrew language
and literature in Andover Theological Seminary, retaining the office until 1866. In 1858, his D.D. was awarded by Dartmouth College
. In 1872 he accepted a like appointment in Oberlin, Ohio, theological seminary.
Besides twenty-five articles in the Bibliotheca Sacra
, he has published "A Memoir of Evertin Judson" (1852); "Companion to the Bible" (1869); and "Sacred Geography and Antiquities" (1872). He has also been one of the editors of the American Tract Society
's "Bible with Notes." He wrote the hymn Hallelujah, Christ is mine which has been translated into several languages. His will left some 70 volumes of his private library to Oberlin College.
Mansfield, Connecticut
Mansfield is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 20,720 at the 2000 census.Mansfield was incorporated in October 1702 from the Town of Windham, in Hartford County. When Windham County was formed on 12 May 1726, Mansfield then became part of that county...
. He graduated from Yale
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in 1826, and, after teaching school for five years at Hartford, was ordained in 1832. In 1835, he declined a position at Oberlin College
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
, choosing instead to became pastor of the first free Presbyterian Church in New York City. Here he remained until 1837, when he accepted the professorship of sacred literature in Western Reserve College (1837-52). In 1853 he was appointed professor of Hebrew language
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
and literature in Andover Theological Seminary, retaining the office until 1866. In 1858, his D.D. was awarded by Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
. In 1872 he accepted a like appointment in Oberlin, Ohio, theological seminary.
Besides twenty-five articles in the Bibliotheca Sacra
Bibliotheca Sacra
Bibliotheca Sacra is the theological journal published by Dallas Theological Seminary. First published in 1844, it is the oldest theological journal in the United States. It originally was published by Union Theological Seminary in 1843, moved to Andover Theological Seminary in 1844, to Oberlin...
, he has published "A Memoir of Evertin Judson" (1852); "Companion to the Bible" (1869); and "Sacred Geography and Antiquities" (1872). He has also been one of the editors of the American Tract Society
American Tract Society
The American Tract Society is a nonprofit, nonsectarian but evangelical organization founded on May 11, 1825 in New York City for the purpose of publishing and disseminating Christian literature. ATS traces its lineage back through the New York Tract Society and the New England Tract Society to...
's "Bible with Notes." He wrote the hymn Hallelujah, Christ is mine which has been translated into several languages. His will left some 70 volumes of his private library to Oberlin College.
External links
("Companion to the Bible" (1869)- "Sacred Geography and Antiquities" (1872), the full text, University of Michigan Library.