Background
Burrell, David James was born on August 1, 1844 in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of David and Elizabeth (Felgar) Burrell.
Burrell, David James was born on August 1, 1844 in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of David and Elizabeth (Felgar) Burrell.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1867. Graduate Union Theological Seminary, New York City, 1870. Doctor of Divinity, Parsons College, 1883, and Rutgers College, 1916.
Doctor of Laws, Hope College, 1900.
Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1872. Missionary, Chicago, 1872-1876. Pastor 2d Church, Dubuque, Iowa, 1876-1887, Westminster Church, Minneapolis, 1887-1891, Marble Collegiate Church, New York, since 1891(church founded 1628).
Author: The Religions of the World.
A Quiver of Arrows, 1902. The Lure of the City, 1908.
The Sermon. Its Construction and Delivery, 1913.
The Church in the Upper Room, 1913. Why I Believe the Bible, 1917.
The Laughter of God, 1918. Home: Madison, New Jersey.
Married Clara De Forest, October 18, 1871.