BIO:John Calvin 1509-1564 Founder of Calvinism. John Calvin, a French scholar who became a leading preacher and dominant force in the Reformation of the 16th Century, studied at the University of Paris and at the University of Orleans. He became...
BIO:John Bunyan 1628-1688 English Baptist preacher and writer. John Bunyan was born in Elstow, England, near Bedford, where he spent most of his life. Although today he is regarded as a literary genius, he had little formal education. At the age of...
BIO:Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892 English Baptist pastor and writer.His ancestors were Huguenots. He was converted to Christ at the age of 16 and immediately began preaching. He preached in the streets and in the fields before he was 21. In his...
BIO:John Wesley 1703-1791 Founder of Methodism. John Wesley wasconverted to Christ at the age of 35. Before his conversion, he had done missionary work among the American Indians as an Anglican minister. He was cast out of the Anglican Church and...
Bascom Ray Lakin 1901-1984 B.R. Lakin was born on a farm near Fort Gay, West Virginia. Although his parents were devout Christians, it was not until he was 16 that he was converted to Christ during a revival. The minister who baptized him was the...
Amzi Clarence Dixon 1854-1925 American pastor and author. Born June 6, 1854, A.C. Dixon was reared in North Carolina, attended Wake Forest College (class of 1875) and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and was ordained in 1876. He held...
Henry, Patrick The American political leader Patrick Henry was the most celebrated orator of the American Revolution. He was born on May 29, 1736, in Hanover County, Virginia. Henry failed as both a storekeeper and a farmer before being admitted...
Hancock, John John Hancock, b. Jan. 23, 1737, d. Oct. 8, 1793, was an American Revolutionary statesman and the first signer of the Declaration of Independence. Born in Braintree (now Quincy), Mass., he was educated at Harvard and trained for...
Peter Cartwright 1785-1872 American Methodist circuit rider. Peter Cartwright was born in Amherst County, Virginia. His father was a colonial sol- dier in the War of Independence. Shortly after the War, the family moved to Kentucky, which was then...