Daniel Allen
Daniel Allen (1824-1892) was a Strict and Particular Baptist preacher. He served as pastor for the churches meeting at Melbourne and Sydney, Australia.
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Daniel Allen: Pastor And Pioneer
There is a class of early settlers of whom Australia is justly proud today. They pursued new avenues of discovery, lent their names to mountains and deserts, and set the standards by which their successors were judged. They possessed qualities of vision, energy, courage, and determination: the ‘true grit’ character which opened up the continent. These were the pioneers. To attempt to include Daniel Allen within this class might be rejected as presumptuous and inappropriate. A pastor he was indeed, looked upon as a father in Christ by many; but a pioneer also? Surely an extravagant claim! Nevertheless, consider the description given above, and compare the following features to determine what spirit he was of. He pioneered, not in opening up a new country, but…
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The Life And Ministry Of Daniel Allen
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The Life And Ministry Of Daniel Allen
Our departed brother Daniel Allen, of blessed memory, many years the beloved pastor of the Particular Baptist Church, A, Sydney, and whose death we recorded in our last issue, was born of humble parents in the parish of Wilbey, Suffolk, in the year 1824. About the year 1843 he left his native place for the colonies of Australia, and after arriving at Tasmania he removed in the course of a few years to Victoria, and rendered good service as a missionary in the goldfields. Subsequently, he was appointed to the charge of one of the Baptist Churches, and with the exception of a year spent in Launceston, continued as pastor of the Melbourne Church till 1870, when he settled at Sydney, and became the pastor…
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Daniel Allen: Pastor And Pioneer
