James Baldwin Brown
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James Baldwin Brown was a British Congregational minister.
In 1839 he was one of the first to graduate from London University. He was Minister in Derby
, in 1843, at Claylands Chapel, Clapham Road, in 1846, and at Brixton Independent Chapel, Brixton Road
, from 1870 until his death.
He was famous at the time for his liberal philosophical views both in the pulpit and in the press, and the numerous religious works that he published.
He lived at 5 The Paragon, in Streatham Hill, and died at Coombe House, Kingston Hill, Surrey, on 23 June 1884. Married to a sister of the sculptor Henry Leifchild, they were parents of Gerard Baldwin Brown
, the art historian. He was buried at West Norwood Cemetery, where his memorial was large Celtic cross, listed Grade II.
In 1839 he was one of the first to graduate from London University. He was Minister in Derby
Derby
Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...
, in 1843, at Claylands Chapel, Clapham Road, in 1846, and at Brixton Independent Chapel, Brixton Road
Brixton Road
Brixton Road is a road in the London Borough of Lambeth , leading from the Oval at Kennington to Brixton, where it forms the high street and then forks into Effra Road and Brixton Hill at St Mathews church at the crossroads with Acre Lane and Coldharbour Lane...
, from 1870 until his death.
He was famous at the time for his liberal philosophical views both in the pulpit and in the press, and the numerous religious works that he published.
He lived at 5 The Paragon, in Streatham Hill, and died at Coombe House, Kingston Hill, Surrey, on 23 June 1884. Married to a sister of the sculptor Henry Leifchild, they were parents of Gerard Baldwin Brown
Gerard Baldwin Brown
Gerard Baldwin Brown was a British art historian.Brown was born in London, the son of church minister James Baldwin Brown and his wife, a sister of the sculptor Henry Leifchild. He studied at Oriel College, Oxford and became a Fellow at Brasenose College in 1874...
, the art historian. He was buried at West Norwood Cemetery, where his memorial was large Celtic cross, listed Grade II.
Selected writings
- The Divine Life in Man (London, 1859)
- The Soul's Exodus and Pilgrimage (1862)
- The Divine Treatment of Sin (1864)
- The Home Life in the Light of its Divine Idea (1866)
- Idolatries, Old and New, their Cause and Cure (1867)
- The First Principles of Ecclesiastical Truth (1871)
- The Higher Life, its Reality, Experience, and Destiny (1874)
- The Doctrine of Annihilation in the Light of the Gospel of Love (1875)
- Home, its Relation to Man and Society (1883)