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John Calvin,1504-1564, Founder of Calvinism

John Calvin 1509-1564 Founder of Calvinism. John Calvin, a French scholar who be- came 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 dissatisfied with the...

John Huss, 1369-1415, Bohemian Reformer

John Huss 1369-1415 Bohemian reformer. John Huss was ordained to the priesthood of the Roman Catholic Church in 1401, after receiving the bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Prague. He became a powerful preacher of Roman doctrine, until he...

Oswald Jeffrey Smith, Pastor, Evangelist

Oswald Jeffery Smith BORN: November 8, 1889 Odessa, Ontario, Canada DIED: January 25, 1986 Toronto, Ontario, Canada LIFE SPAN: 96 years, 3 months, 17 daysPASTOR, EVANGELIST, MISSIONARY STATESMAN, author, hymn writer, world traveler, poet, editor–Oswald J. Smith...

Robert Moffat,1795-1883,Missionary to South Africa

Robert Moffat 1795-1883 Missionary to South Africa. Robert Moffat was born in Ormiston, Scotland, of pious but poor parents. The educa- tional advantages afforded him were limited, so, at a young age, he became an apprentice to learn gardening. Upon the completion of...