Madison Clinton Peters (November 6, 1859 – October 12, 1918) was an American clergyman.
Madison Clinton Peters | |
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| Born | November 6, 1859 |
| Died | October 12, 1918 (aged 58) |
| Education | Franklin and Marshall College and Heidelberg Theological Seminary |
| Religion | Reformed Church and then "free" preacher |
| Church | First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia; Bloomingdale Reformed, New York; Sumner Avenue Baptist, Brooklyn; Immanuel Baptist, Baltimore; and Epiphany (Episcopal), New York |
Formative years
editBorn in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in 1859, Peters was educated at Franklin and Marshall College, and at Heidelberg Theological Seminary, Tiffin, Ohio.[1]
In 1880, he entered the ministry of the reformed church, remaining under that church's leadership until 1907 when he gave up a denominational connection to become a "free" preacher. Peters served as pastor of: First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia; Bloomingdale Reformed, New York; Sumner Avenue Baptist, Brooklyn; Immanuel Baptist, Baltimore; and Epiphany (Episcopal), New York.
Death and interment
editPeters died on October 12, 1918, in Manhattan, and was interred at the Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.[2]
Bibliography
edit- Justice to the Jew (1899; new edition, revised, 1910)
- Wit and wisdom of the Talmud (1900)
- The Birds of the Bible (1901)
- Will the Coming Man Marry? (1905)
- Abraham Lincoln's Religion (1909)
- Haym Salomon (1911)
- The Mission of Masonry (1913)
- The Genius of the Jew (1914)
- How to be Happy Though Married (1915)
- The Seven Secrets of Success (1916)
References
edit- ^ Herringshaw, Thomas William, ed. (1914). Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography. Vol. IV. American Publishers Association. p. 439. Retrieved July 23, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Dr. Madison C. Peters, Noted Preacher, Died at Home in New York". Lebanon Daily News. New York. October 15, 1918. p. 4. Retrieved July 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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External links
edit- Works by Madison Clinton Peters at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Madison Clinton Peters at the Internet Archive
- "Rev. Madison Peters" (memorial). Salt Lake City, Utah: Find A Grave, retrieved online July 9, 2019.