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==Pastoral & Academic Life==
Daniel Steele was born October 5, 1824 in Windham, New York. He graduated from Wesleyan University, with a B.A. in 1848, a M.A. in 1851, and a D.D. in 1868. He served as a tutor for two years in that school. He joined the New England Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1849, and served in pastoral work until 1862.
==Brethren Connection==
From [[Henry Allan Ironside|Ironside]]'s "Historical Sketch of the Brethren Movement" (see Sources): "Another American leader whom Mr. Darby met was Dr. Daniel Steele, the great Methodist divine, and advocate of Wesleyan perfectionism. He was at first greatly delighted with Mr. Darby's downright earnestness of purpose and vast knowledge of the Word and attended many of his readings in Boston. But he could not accept the doctrines of grace and considered Mr. Darby's teaching on the two natures and the believer's eternal security utterly false.
One day when Mr. Darby was expounding 1 John 1:7 showing that the subject dwelt on there is "''where'' you walk, not ''how''," Dr. Steele interrupted with the question, "But, Brother Darby, suppose a real Christian turned his back on the light, what then?" "Then," replied Mr. Darby, "the light would shine upon his back!" Later Dr. Steele wrote a book against the Brethren, called "Antinomianism Revived, or Plymouth Brethrenism Exposed". This was ably answered by F.W. Grant in "Christian Holiness: Its Roots and Fruits", which is now out of print."
==Sources==
* Non-Brethren data adapted from [http://www.craigladams.com/Steele/ Craig L. Adams' page] nearly word for word.
* Brethren material from [[Henry Allan Ironside|Harry Ironside]]'s "[https://www.wholesomewords.org/etexts/ironside/brethren.pdf Historical Sketch of the Brethren Movement].
