ALBERT BARNES
\ˈalbət bˈɑːnz], \ˈalbət bˈɑːnz], \ˈa_l_b_ə_t b_ˈɑː_n_z]\
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An American Presbyterian minister and religious writer; born at Rome, N. Y., Dec. 1, 1798; died at Philadelphia, Dec. 24, 1870. For thirty-seven years pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia; he was best known by his "Notes" on the New Testament (of which over a million volumes are said to have circulated), Isaiah, Job, Psalms, etc. He wrote also "The Church and Slavery" (1857); "Life at Threescore and Ten" (1869); etc. His heterodox views caused the formation of the New School of Presbyterian theology (1837).
By Charles Dudley Warner
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