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Barnas was born on his father's farm at Sandisfield, Berkshire County, Massachussets, on November 19, 1802. The son of Paul and Rachel (Granger) Sears, one of ten children. He was a descendant of Richard Sears who emigrated from England to Plymouth, Massachussets, sometime before 1633, later moving to Marblehead, and from there to Yarmouth.
By building stone walls in the summer and teaching in the winter Barnas Sears secured funds for his education, and was able, after a period in the University Grammar School, Providence, to enter the class of 1825 at Brown University. After graduation he spent two years at Newton (Massachussets) Theological Institution.
On July 11, 1827 Sears was ordained pastor of the First Baptist Church, Hartford, Connecticut. A bronchial affection led him to resign in the spring of 1829, and in the fall he became professor of languages in Hamilton (New York) Literary and Theological Institution (now Colgate University).
From 1833 to 1835 he studied in Germany and France, returning to Hamilton to occupy the chair of Biblical theology. In less than a year, however, he was called to Newton Theological Institution to be professor of Christian theology. He was now fully launched on an educational career, which, marked by considerable variety, was to continue until his death.
He taught at Newton from 1836 to 1848, and from 1839 was president of the institution. During this period he was for a time, 1838-41, editor of the Christian Review, to which, as well as to the Bibliotheca Sacra, he contributed important articles. He also published A Grammar of the German Language (1842), based upon C. H. F. Bialloblotzky's eighth English edition of Georg Heinrich Noehden's work; The Ciceronian: or the Prussian Method of Teaching the Elements of the Latin Language (1844); and was the principal author of Classical Studies: Essays on Ancient Literature and Art (1843), his collaborators being Bela B. Edwards and Cornelius C. Felton.
In 1848 he entered the field of public-school education, succeeding Horace Mann as secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education. This position he held for seven years, during which time he won favor for the reforms Mann had initiated and gave them permanence. Called to the presidency of Brown University in 1855, he again succeeded a notable educator, Francis Wayland.
In 1867 George Peabody established the Peabody Education Fund for the promotion of education in the South. The chairman of the trustees, Robert C. Winthrop, asked Sears to draw up a statement of his views as to how the Fund should be administered. The outline which he presented so impressed the trustees that they invited him to become general agent. The possibilities of the work appealed to him, and though he was happy in his position at Brown, his old bronchial trouble had returned and he welcomed the chance to live in the South. Accordingly, he accepted the invitation and in September 1867 moved to Staunton, Virginia.
To the heavy demands of his office he devoted himself vigorously almost up to the time of his death, which occurred at Saratoga, New York.
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Sears had administrative ability, imperturbable temper and genial personality. His personal characteristics made him extremely popular with the students. His dignity and courtesy, his emotional stability, his sagacity and determination, gave him favor with men, made him an effective administrator.
On July 6, 1830, Sears married Elizabeth Griggs Corey of Brookline, Massachussets; five children were born to them.
