Baron Stow
Encyclopedia
Baron Stow was a Boston
Baptist
minister, writer and editor, who in 1843 with Samuel Francis Smith
compiled a Baptist hymnal
entitled: The Psalmist, which for the next thirty years was the most widely used Baptist Hymnal in the United States
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and graduated in 1825 from Columbian College, now George Washington University
in Washington, D.C.
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. He left there in 1832 to become pastor of the Baldwin Street Baptist Church in Boston
. After 16 years, he left to become pastor of the Rowe Street Baptist Church, from which he retired in 1867.
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
Baptist
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
minister, writer and editor, who in 1843 with Samuel Francis Smith
Samuel Francis Smith
Samuel Francis Smith, , Baptist minister, journalist and author, is best known for having written the lyrics to "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", which he entitled America.-Early life:...
compiled a Baptist hymnal
Hymnal
Hymnal or hymnary or hymnbook is a collection of hymns, i.e. religious songs, usually in the form of a book. The earliest hand-written hymnals are known since Middle Ages in the context of European Christianity...
entitled: The Psalmist, which for the next thirty years was the most widely used Baptist Hymnal in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Early life and education
Baron Stow was born June 16, 1801, in Croydon, New HampshireCroydon, New Hampshire
Croydon is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 764 at the 2010 census.- History :Incorporated in 1763, the town takes its name from Croydon, a suburb of London, England.- Geography :...
and graduated in 1825 from Columbian College, now George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
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Ordained ministry
In 1827 Baron Stow was ordained a minister in a Baptist church in Portsmouth, New HampshirePortsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in the United States. It is the largest city but only the fourth-largest community in the county, with a population of 21,233 at the 2010 census...
. He left there in 1832 to become pastor of the Baldwin Street Baptist Church in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
. After 16 years, he left to become pastor of the Rowe Street Baptist Church, from which he retired in 1867.