John Brown

June 29, 1803 (age 64)

New London, Connecticut, United States

In 1824 John Brown was ordained to the Baptist ministry at Buffalo, New York, and he preached there for a year before going to New England for his principal pastorates. In 1827 Brown was settled at Malden, Massachussets, and two years later went to Exeter, New Hampshire, for a ministry of nearly ten years. During that time he compiled a single-volume religious encyclopedia, Fessenden and Company's Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge (1837). It has been superseded by later and larger works, but for a time it was used widely. In 1838 Brown's scholarly attainments brought him the appointment of professor of theology and church history in the Academical and Theological Institution of New Hampton, in central New Hampshire, where he remained for seven years. In 1845 ill health sent Brown south, and he became pastor at Lexington, Virginia, for four years. At the end of that time he was made editorial secretary of the American Baptist Publication Society, and also editor of their journals, the Christian Chronicle and National Baptist. A number of books notable in their time were published under his direction, including the works of the English Baptists, Bunyan and Fuller, and Fleetwood's Life of Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ (1866). Nearly a century earlier the Philadelphia Association of Baptist churches had adopted a confession based on a seventeenth-century confession of English Baptists, which itself was adapted from the famous Westminster Confession of the English Presbyterians. This was strongly Calvinistic in character, and, while it suited most of the American Baptist churches, it was not entirely satisfactory as an expression of Baptist theology, especially where the Baptists were in contact with the Freewill Baptists of northern New England. Brown was appointed one of a committee to draw up a briefer statement which would be more moderately Calvinistic. This was accepted by the New Hampshire convention as a satisfactory declaration, and came into general use in the North by a denomination that has had little liking for creeds. Brown's part in the work appears to have been most constructive, and his name remains associated with its history. The New Hampshire Confession has been characterized as "like the mild Dr. Brown. "

Back to Profile

Photos
Works

book

Modern Infidelity Considered: With Respect To Its Influence On Society (1853)

(This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of th...)

The Life And Times Of Menno, The Celebrated Dutch Reformer (1853)

(This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of th...)

Religious Denominations of the World: Comprising a General View of the Origin, History, and Condition of the Various Sects of Christians, the Jews, an

(This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. T...)

History of the American Baptist Publication Society: From its origin in 1824 to its 32nd anniversary in 1856

Das Leben Und Zeitalter Mennos: Des Beruhmten Hollandischen Reformators (1854) (German Edition)

(This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of th...)

Das leben und zeitalter Menno's, des berühmten holländischen reformators (German Edition)

Emily: And Other Poems

(This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)

Religious denominations of the world : comprising a general view of the origin, history, and condition of the various sects of Christians, the Jews, ... sketches of the founders of various relig

(This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)

Memorials of Baptist Martyrs: With a Preliminary Historical Essay

(This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curat...)

Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States, Vol. 5: Leaming Newton (Classic Reprint)

(Excerpt from Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United...)

The Apocalypse: A Poem Delivered Before the Literary Fraternity of Waterville College, at Their Ninth Anniversary, Aug. 2, 1836

( This work has been selected by scholars as being cultur...)

Bunyan's Inviting Works;

( This work has been selected by scholars as being cultur...)

Das Leben Und Zeitalter Menno's, Des Berühmten Holländischen Reformators (German Edition)

(This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)

The Baptismal Balance (1853)

(This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of th...)

John Newton Brown

Edit Profile

clergyman

Background

John Newton Brown was the son of Charles and Hester (Darrow) Brown. His early home was in New London, Connecticut, where he was born on June 29, 1803.

Education

John graduated from Madison College (now Colgate) in 1823, standing at the head of his class.

Career

In 1824 John Brown was ordained to the Baptist ministry at Buffalo, New York, and he preached there for a year before going to New England for his principal pastorates.

In 1827 Brown was settled at Malden, Massachussets, and two years later went to Exeter, New Hampshire, for a ministry of nearly ten years. During that time he compiled a single-volume religious encyclopedia, Fessenden and Company's Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge (1837). It has been superseded by later and larger works, but for a time it was used widely.

In 1838 Brown's scholarly attainments brought him the appointment of professor of theology and church history in the Academical and Theological Institution of New Hampton, in central New Hampshire, where he remained for seven years.

In 1845 ill health sent Brown south, and he became pastor at Lexington, Virginia, for four years. At the end of that time he was made editorial secretary of the American Baptist Publication Society, and also editor of their journals, the Christian Chronicle and National Baptist. A number of books notable in their time were published under his direction, including the works of the English Baptists, Bunyan and Fuller, and Fleetwood's Life of Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ (1866).

Nearly a century earlier the Philadelphia Association of Baptist churches had adopted a confession based on a seventeenth-century confession of English Baptists, which itself was adapted from the famous Westminster Confession of the English Presbyterians. This was strongly Calvinistic in character, and, while it suited most of the American Baptist churches, it was not entirely satisfactory as an expression of Baptist theology, especially where the Baptists were in contact with the Freewill Baptists of northern New England.

Brown was appointed one of a committee to draw up a briefer statement which would be more moderately Calvinistic. This was accepted by the New Hampshire convention as a satisfactory declaration, and came into general use in the North by a denomination that has had little liking for creeds. Brown's part in the work appears to have been most constructive, and his name remains associated with its history. The New Hampshire Confession has been characterized as "like the mild Dr. Brown. "

Achievements

John Brown was a dedicated Baptist minister, however, he is mostly remembered for his editorial ventures working as an editorial secretary for the American Baptist Publication Society, and also as an editor for their journals, the Christian Chronicle and National Baptist. A number of books notable in their time were published under his direction, including the works of the English Baptists, Bunyan and Fuller, and Fleetwood's Life of Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ (1866). Brown was also the author of Emily and Other Poems (1840), and he translated the medieval hymn Dies Irae. His most permanent work was the preparation of the New Hampshire Confession of Faith in 1833. Brown was one of the authors of the New Hampshire Confession of Faith in 1833, which was a more moderate expression of the more Calvinistic Baptist beliefs that existed at the time, and was widely accepted in the northern United States. His name has become the one most associated with this work.

Works

Modern Infidelity Considered: With Respect To Its Influence On Society (1853) Modern Infidelity Considered: With Respect To Its Influence On Society (1853)

The Life And Times Of Menno, The Celebrated Dutch Reformer (1853) The Life And Times Of Menno, The Celebrated Dutch Reformer (1853)

Religious Denominations of the World: Comprising a General View of the Origin, History, and Condition of the Various Sects of Christians, the Jews, an Religious Denominations of the World: Comprising a General View of the Origin, History, and Condition of the Various Sects of Christians, the Jews, an

History of the American Baptist Publication Society: From its origin in 1824 to its 32nd anniversary in 1856 History of the American Baptist Publication Society: From its origin in 1824 to its 32nd anniversary in 1856

Das Leben Und Zeitalter Mennos: Des Beruhmten Hollandischen Reformators (1854) (German Edition) Das Leben Und Zeitalter Mennos: Des Beruhmten Hollandischen Reformators (1854) (German Edition)

$Das leben und zeitalter Menno\'s, des ber\u00FChmten holl\u00E4ndischen reformators (German Edition) Das leben und zeitalter Menno\'s, des ber\u00FChmten holl\u00E4ndischen reformators (German Edition)$ Emily: And Other Poems Emily: And Other Poems

Emily: And Other Poems Emily: And Other Poems

Memorials of Baptist Martyrs: With a Preliminary Historical Essay Memorials of Baptist Martyrs: With a Preliminary Historical Essay

$Lamb\'s Biographical Dictionary of the United States, Vol. 5: Leaming Newton (Classic Reprint) Lamb\'s Biographical Dictionary of the United States, Vol. 5: Leaming Newton (Classic Reprint)$ The Apocalypse: A Poem Delivered Before the Literary Fraternity of Waterville College, at Their Ninth Anniversary, Aug. 2, 1836 The Apocalypse: A Poem Delivered Before the Literary Fraternity of Waterville College, at Their Ninth Anniversary, Aug. 2, 1836

The Apocalypse: A Poem Delivered Before the Literary Fraternity of Waterville College, at Their Ninth Anniversary, Aug. 2, 1836 The Apocalypse: A Poem Delivered Before the Literary Fraternity of Waterville College, at Their Ninth Anniversary, Aug. 2, 1836

$Bunyan\'s Inviting Works; Bunyan\'s Inviting Works;$ $Das Leben Und Zeitalter Menno\'s, Des Ber\u00FChmten Holl\u00E4ndischen Reformators (German Edition) Das Leben Und Zeitalter Menno\'s, Des Ber\u00FChmten Holl\u00E4ndischen Reformators (German Edition)$ The Baptismal Balance (1853) The Baptismal Balance (1853)

The Baptismal Balance (1853) The Baptismal Balance (1853)

book
- Emily: And Other Poems
  (This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)
- Religious denominations of the world : comprising a general view of the origin, history, and condition of the various sects of Christians, the Jews, ... sketches of the founders of various relig
  (This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)
- Das Leben Und Zeitalter Menno's, Des Berühmten Holländischen Reformators (German Edition)
  (This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)
- The Apocalypse: A Poem Delivered Before the Literary Fraternity of Waterville College, at Their Ninth Anniversary, Aug. 2, 1836
  ( This work has been selected by scholars as being cultur...)
- Bunyan's Inviting Works;
  ( This work has been selected by scholars as being cultur...)
- Memorials of Baptist Martyrs: With a Preliminary Historical Essay
  (This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curat...)
- Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States, Vol. 5: Leaming Newton (Classic Reprint)
  (Excerpt from Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United...)
- Modern Infidelity Considered: With Respect To Its Influence On Society (1853)
  (This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of th...)
- The Life And Times Of Menno, The Celebrated Dutch Reformer (1853)
  (This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of th...)
- Das Leben Und Zeitalter Mennos: Des Beruhmten Hollandischen Reformators (1854) (German Edition)
  (This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of th...)
- The Baptismal Balance (1853)
  (This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of th...)
- Religious Denominations of the World: Comprising a General View of the Origin, History, and Condition of the Various Sects of Christians, the Jews, an
  (This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. T...)
- History of the American Baptist Publication Society: From its origin in 1824 to its 32nd anniversary in 1856
- Das leben und zeitalter Menno's, des berühmten holländischen reformators (German Edition)

Religion

In his religious affiliation John Brwon was a Baptist, so he started his priesthood preaching in the Baptist ministry at Buffalo, New York. He preached there for a year before going to New England for his principal pastorates.

Views

Never very robust in body or in spirit, he was inclined to mysticism in his religion.

Membership

John Brown was a member of the American Baptist Publication Society.

Connections

Father:: Charles Brown
Mother:: Hester (Darrow) Brown

References

A Genetic History of Baptist Thought: With Special Reference to Baptists in Britain and North America by William H Brackney (2004-09-29)

Main Photo

John Brown

School period

College/University

Career

Achievements

Membership

Awards

Other Photos

Connections

Connections

book

Modern Infidelity Considered: With Respect To Its Influence On Society (1853)

The Life And Times Of Menno, The Celebrated Dutch Reformer (1853)

Religious Denominations of the World: Comprising a General View of the Origin, History, and Condition of the Various Sects of Christians, the Jews, an

History of the American Baptist Publication Society: From its origin in 1824 to its 32nd anniversary in 1856

Das Leben Und Zeitalter Mennos: Des Beruhmten Hollandischen Reformators (1854) (German Edition)

Das leben und zeitalter Menno's, des berühmten holländischen reformators (German Edition)

Emily: And Other Poems

Religious denominations of the world : comprising a general view of the origin, history, and condition of the various sects of Christians, the Jews, ... sketches of the founders of various relig

Memorials of Baptist Martyrs: With a Preliminary Historical Essay

Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States, Vol. 5: Leaming Newton (Classic Reprint)

The Apocalypse: A Poem Delivered Before the Literary Fraternity of Waterville College, at Their Ninth Anniversary, Aug. 2, 1836

Bunyan's Inviting Works;

Das Leben Und Zeitalter Menno's, Des Berühmten Holländischen Reformators (German Edition)

The Baptismal Balance (1853)

John Newton Brown

Background

Education

Career

Achievements

Works

book

Religion

Views

Membership

Connections

References

Born

Died

Nationality

Religion