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** founder in 1931 of (KLC) [[Grace & Truth Press, Danville, IL|Grace & Truth]] in Danville, [[Illinois]], today one of the largest distributors of free Christian literature to the third world, publishing gospel and ministry tracts and booklets in twelve languages, producing about 18 million tracts annually. They also publish a monthly periodical ''Grace & Truth Magazine'' (1933-present) that circulates in 71 countries with devotional and doctrinal articles to encourage and edify believers. | ** founder in 1931 of (KLC) [[Grace & Truth Press, Danville, IL|Grace & Truth]] in Danville, [[Illinois]], today one of the largest distributors of free Christian literature to the third world, publishing gospel and ministry tracts and booklets in twelve languages, producing about 18 million tracts annually. They also publish a monthly periodical ''Grace & Truth Magazine'' (1933-present) that circulates in 71 countries with devotional and doctrinal articles to encourage and edify believers. | ||
| − | ==Howard== | + | ==Howard== |
| − | * | + | * Luke Howard '''1837-1864''' (1772-1864) contributed a nomenclature system for clouds in 1802 to the Askesian Society, and is oft referenced as the "namer of the clouds" and the "father of meteorology". See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Howard Luke's wiki] & [https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-13928 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]. |
| − | * | + | * Maria Bella Eliot Howard '''1837-1852''' (1769-1852) |
| − | ** | + | ** Robert Howard '''1837-1871''' (1801-1871) manufacturing chemist. |
| − | ** | + | ** John Eliot Howard '''1837-1883''' (1807-1883) conducted pioneering work with the development of quinine, and author of volumes in scientific, historical and theological realms. See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Eliot_Howard John's wiki]. |
| − | Luke Howard and two of his sons John and Robert were co-founders of the | + | Luke Howard and two of his sons John and Robert were co-founders of the |
| − | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brook_Street_Chapel Brook Street Chapel] in Tottenham, North London, [[England]], meeting initially in the home of Mrs. Sands at what is now Stoneleigh Road in 1838, until the Brook Street Chapel's present location was constructed in 1839. | + | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brook_Street_Chapel Brook Street Chapel] in Tottenham, North London, [[England]], meeting initially in the home of Mrs. Sands at what is now Stoneleigh Road in 1838, until the Brook Street Chapel's present location was constructed in 1839. Other notable members of the assembly have included James Von Summer (founder of the ''Echoes of Service'' missions magazine), and Edmund Gosse, who taught in the S.S. Some of the brethren who taught or visited this assembly in the early years include [[John Nelson Darby]], [[Anthony Norris Groves]], [[George Muller]], [[James Hudson Taylor]], [[Thomas Barnardo]] and Philip Gosse (Edmund's father). This assembly remained with the Open Brethren (OB) thru the OB/EB divide a decade later, and is still active in 2022. |
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Latest revision as of 02:27, 13 January 2022
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Hadley
- Elmo Clair "E.C." Hadley (1894-1981)
- founder in 1931 of (KLC) Grace & Truth in Danville, Illinois, today one of the largest distributors of free Christian literature to the third world, publishing gospel and ministry tracts and booklets in twelve languages, producing about 18 million tracts annually. They also publish a monthly periodical Grace & Truth Magazine (1933-present) that circulates in 71 countries with devotional and doctrinal articles to encourage and edify believers.
Howard
- Luke Howard 1837-1864 (1772-1864) contributed a nomenclature system for clouds in 1802 to the Askesian Society, and is oft referenced as the "namer of the clouds" and the "father of meteorology". See Luke's wiki & Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- Maria Bella Eliot Howard 1837-1852 (1769-1852)
- Robert Howard 1837-1871 (1801-1871) manufacturing chemist.
- John Eliot Howard 1837-1883 (1807-1883) conducted pioneering work with the development of quinine, and author of volumes in scientific, historical and theological realms. See John's wiki.
Luke Howard and two of his sons John and Robert were co-founders of the Brook Street Chapel in Tottenham, North London, England, meeting initially in the home of Mrs. Sands at what is now Stoneleigh Road in 1838, until the Brook Street Chapel's present location was constructed in 1839. Other notable members of the assembly have included James Von Summer (founder of the Echoes of Service missions magazine), and Edmund Gosse, who taught in the S.S. Some of the brethren who taught or visited this assembly in the early years include John Nelson Darby, Anthony Norris Groves, George Muller, James Hudson Taylor, Thomas Barnardo and Philip Gosse (Edmund's father). This assembly remained with the Open Brethren (OB) thru the OB/EB divide a decade later, and is still active in 2022.
