Absalom Backus Earle | |
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Born | 1812
Charlton, New York, USA |
Died |
Absalom Backus Earle (1812–1895), also known as A. B. Earle, was an American Baptist pastor, evangelist and author, well-known for his public meetings in US and Canada. [1] He was born in Charlton, New York, USA in 1812 and later moved to Amsterdam, New York where he pastored a church for 5 years. [2]
Earle was converted in 1828 at the age of 16. In 1830, two years after his conversion, he started preaching and studying the Bible. [3] When he was 21 years, A. B. Earle was ordained at Amsterdam, New York, where he preached for 5 years. Following his pastoral work, he became an evangelist for 58 years, visiting every state in the US, three provinces in Canada and the British Isles. [4] He crossed 325,000 miles, preached 19,780 times, and 150,000 persons professed conversions in his meetings in the United States and Canada. [3] He died at his home in Newton, Massachusetts, on March 30, 1895, at 83 years of age. [3]
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Absalom Backus Earle | |
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Born | 1812
Charlton, New York, USA |
Died |
Absalom Backus Earle (1812–1895), also known as A. B. Earle, was an American Baptist pastor, evangelist and author, well-known for his public meetings in US and Canada. [1] He was born in Charlton, New York, USA in 1812 and later moved to Amsterdam, New York where he pastored a church for 5 years. [2]
Earle was converted in 1828 at the age of 16. In 1830, two years after his conversion, he started preaching and studying the Bible. [3] When he was 21 years, A. B. Earle was ordained at Amsterdam, New York, where he preached for 5 years. Following his pastoral work, he became an evangelist for 58 years, visiting every state in the US, three provinces in Canada and the British Isles. [4] He crossed 325,000 miles, preached 19,780 times, and 150,000 persons professed conversions in his meetings in the United States and Canada. [3] He died at his home in Newton, Massachusetts, on March 30, 1895, at 83 years of age. [3]
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