Robert Moffat

Robert Moffat Robert Moffat 1795-1883 Missionary to South Africa. Robert Moffat was born in Ormiston, Scotland, of pious but poor parents. The educational advantages afforded him were limited, so, at…

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Robert Greene Lee

Robert Greene Lee Robert Greene Lee 1886-1978 Robert G. Lee began his career on a farm near Fort Mill, South Carolina, where he was born of poor but deeply religious…

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Richard Baxter

Richard Baxter Richard Baxter 1615-1691 English minister. Richard Baxter was born in Rowton, England. His parents were very poor. Therefore, his early education was limited. He later attended school at…

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Reuben Archer Torrey

Reuben Archer Torrey Reuben Archer Torrey 1856-1928 Congregationalist minister. R.A. Torrey was educated at Yale University and Leipzig and Erlangen Universities in Germany. In 1889 he was called to Chicago…

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Quintus Florens Tertullian

Quintus Florens Tertullian Quintus Florens Tertullian 160-220 North African defender of the faith. Tertullian was born of heathen parents in Carthage, Africa. He studied law and lived an exceedingly sinful…

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Polycarp

Polycarp Polycarp 69-155 Polycarp was born in Smyrna and later became bishop there. He was a disciple of the Apostle John and also a friend of Ignatius. He was a…

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Peter Cartwright

Peter Cartwright Peter Cartwright 1785-1872 American Methodist circuit rider. Peter Cartwright was born in Amherst County, Virginia. His father was a colonial soldier in the War of Independence. Shortly after…

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Paul Rader

Paul Rader Paul Rader 1879-1938 American evangelist and pastor. Paul Rader was born in Denver, Colorado. The son of a Methodist minister, he was converted to Christ as a boy…

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Patrick

Patrick Patrick 389-461 Missionary to Ireland. Patrick was born in Scotland. His father was a Roman centurion and also a deacon in a local New Testament church. Patrick was captured…

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