A. B. Earle
Absalom Backus Earle (1812 – 1895), also known as A. B. Earle, was an American Baptist pastor, evangelist and author, well-known for his public meetings in US and Canada.[1] He was born in Charlton, New York, USA in 1812 and later moved to Amsterdam, New York where he pastored a church for 5 years.[2]
Absalom Backus Earle | |
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![]() Preacher, evangelist and author | |
Born | 1812 Charlton, New York, USA |
Died |
Life and Ministry
Earle was converted in 1828 at the age of 16. In 1830, two years after his conversion, he started preaching and studying the Bible.[3] When he was 21 years, A. B. Earle was ordained at Amsterdam, New York, where he preached for 5 years. Following his pastoral work, he became an evangelist for 58 years, visiting every state in the US, three provinces in Canada and the British Isles.[4] He crossed 325,000 miles, preached 19,780 times, and 150,000 persons professed conversions in his meetings in the United States and Canada.[3] He died at his home in Newton, Massachusetts, on March 30, 1895 at 83 years of age.[3]
Works
- Abiding Peace[5]
- Bringing in the Sheaves[6]
- Evidences of Conversion
- Incidents used by Rev. A. B. Earle in his meetings|[7]
- Rest of Faith[8]
- Revival Hymns[9]
- The Human Will
- Two Sermons[10]
- Winning Souls
- Work of an Evangelist: Review of Fifty Years[11]
References
- "Earle | Christian Hall of Fame". christianhof.org. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- "A.B. Earle, American evangelist. A short biography of A.B. Earle, evangelist in United States and Canada Believersweb.org". www.believersweb.org.
- "A. B. EARLE". breadsite.org. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
- "Absalom Backus Earle - The Morning Hour". www.reformedreader.org. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
- BACKAS., EARLE, ABSALOM (2017). ABIDING PEACE (CLASSIC REPRINT). FORGOTTEN BOOKS. ISBN 9780243215935. OCLC 986589640.
- Earle, A. B. (1869). Bringing in sheaves. J. H. Earle.
- Earle, A. B. (1888). Incidents used by Rev. A. B. Earle in his meetings. J. H. Earle.
- B., EARLE, A (2015). REST OF FAITH (CLASSIC REPRINT). FORGOTTEN BOOKS. ISBN 9781331847106. OCLC 975448887.
- BACKAS., EARLE, ABSALOM (2017). REVIVAL HYMNS (CLASSIC REPRINT). FORGOTTEN BOOKS. ISBN 9780243484713. OCLC 986673030.
- Earle, A. B. (1884). Two sermons. J. H. Earle.
- Earle, Absalom Backas (1881). Work of an Evangelist: Review of Fifty Years. J. H. Earle.