Madison Clinton Peters | |
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| Born | November 6, 1859 |
| Died | October 12, 1918 (aged 58) |
| Education | Franklin and Marshall College and Heidelberg Theological Seminary |
| Religion | Reformed Church and then "free" preacher |
| Church | First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia; Bloomingdale Reformed, New York; Sumner Avenue Baptist, Brooklyn; Immanuel Baptist, Baltimore; and Epiphany (Episcopal), New York |
Madison Clinton Peters (November 6, 1859 – October 12, 1918) was an American clergyman.
Formative years
Born in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in 1859, Peters was educated at Franklin and Marshall College, and at Heidelberg Theological Seminary, Tiffin, Ohio.[1]
In 1880, he entered the ministry of the reformed church, remaining under that church's leadership until 1907 when he gave up a denominational connection to become a "free" preacher. Peters served as pastor of: First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia; Bloomingdale Reformed, New York; Sumner Avenue Baptist, Brooklyn; Immanuel Baptist, Baltimore; and Epiphany (Episcopal), New York.
Death and interment
Peters died on October 12, 1918, in Manhattan, and was interred at the Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.[2]
Bibliography
- Justice to the Jew (1899; new edition, revised, 1910)
- Wit and wisdom of the Talmud (1900)
- The Birds of the Bible (1901)
- Will the Coming Man Marry? (1905)
- Abraham Lincoln's Religion (1909)
- Haym Salomon (1911)
- The Mission of Masonry (1913)
- The Genius of the Jew (1914)
- How to be Happy Though Married (1915)
- The Seven Secrets of Success (1916)
References
- ↑ Herringshaw, Thomas William, ed. (1914). Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography. Vol. IV. American Publishers Association. p. 439. Retrieved July 23, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Dr. Madison C. Peters, Noted Preacher, Died at Home in New York". Lebanon Daily News. New York. October 15, 1918. p. 4. Retrieved July 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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External links
- Works by Madison Clinton Peters at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Madison Clinton Peters at Internet Archive
- "Rev. Madison Peters" (memorial). Salt Lake City, Utah: Find A Grave, retrieved online July 9, 2019.
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