Enoch Cobb Wines
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Enoch Cobb Wines was an American
Congregational
minister
and prison reform
advocate. He was born at Hanover Township, New Jersey
, and graduated at Middlebury College
in 1827. After teaching for some years he studied theology
and began to preach in 1849. He served in a number of widely different positions in his lifetime. The foremost of them were: pastor
at Cornwall, Vermont
and East Hampton, Long Island
; professor of languages in Washington College, Pennsylvania
(1853); and president of St. Louis University
in 1859. In 1862 he became secretary of the New York Prison Association, and of the National Prison Association in 1870. In 1871-72 he organized in London
the first international congress on prison discipline. Amongst his publications are:
United States
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Congregational
Congregational church
Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs....
minister
Minister of religion
In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform functions such as teaching of beliefs; leading services such as weddings, baptisms or funerals; or otherwise providing spiritual guidance to the community...
and prison reform
Prison reform
Prison reform is the attempt to improve conditions inside prisons, aiming at a more effective penal system.-History:Prisons have only been used as the primary punishment for criminal acts in the last couple of centuries...
advocate. He was born at Hanover Township, New Jersey
Hanover Township, New Jersey
Hanover Township is a Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 12,898...
, and graduated at Middlebury College
Middlebury College
Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, USA. Founded in 1800, it is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States. Drawing 2,400 undergraduates from all 50 United States and over 70 countries, Middlebury offers 44 majors in the arts,...
in 1827. After teaching for some years he studied theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
and began to preach in 1849. He served in a number of widely different positions in his lifetime. The foremost of them were: pastor
Pastor
The word pastor usually refers to an ordained leader of a Christian congregation. When used as an ecclesiastical styling or title, this role may be abbreviated to "Pr." or often "Ps"....
at Cornwall, Vermont
Cornwall, Vermont
Cornwall is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. It was founded November 3, 1761. The population was 1,136 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
and East Hampton, Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
; professor of languages in Washington College, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
(1853); and president of St. Louis University
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is one of 28 member institutions of the...
in 1859. In 1862 he became secretary of the New York Prison Association, and of the National Prison Association in 1870. In 1871-72 he organized in London
London
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the first international congress on prison discipline. Amongst his publications are:
- Two Years and a Half in the Navy (1832)
- Hints on Popular Education (1838)
- Commentaries on the Laws of the Ancient Hebrews (1852)
- The Prisons and Reformatories of the United States and Canada (1867)
- State of Prisons and Child-Saving Institutions (1880)