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LIFE AND SERMONS OF ELDER JAMES QUINTER, Late editor of Gospel Messenger, President of Brethren's Normal College, and author of "Trine Immersion." By his Daughter.

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LIFE AND SERMONS OF ELDER JAMES QUINTER, Late editor of Gospel Messenger, President of Brethren's Normal College, and author of "Trine Immersion." By his Daughter.

by Quinter, Mary N

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(Donohue & Henneberry, Chicago for) Brethren's Publishing Co., Mt. Morris, IL: ., 1891 426 p. + Frontis portrait. 12 mo. Attractive original full cloth binding, lettered in gold gilt. Very good. James Quinter (1816-1888) joined the German Baptist Brethren Church in 1833, was elected to the ministry in 1838, and ordained an elder in 1856. He was educated at the boarding school, West Bradford, PA and taught school in Montgomery County, PA (1833-1842); and in Fayette County, PA (1842-1856). He served as principal of New Vienna (Ohio) Academy (1861-1864); Huntingdon Normal School; Brethren's Normal College; and Juniata College (1879-1888). He was one of the first Brethren to hold protracted evangelistic meetings. In 1856 he moved to Poland, Ohio to become Assistant Editor of the Gospel Visitor. He soon became co-editor and in 1866 purchased a half share in the publication. In 1873 he became sole owner of the Gospel Visitor and purchased the Christian Family Companion and Gospel Visitor. In 1876 it was renamed the Primitive Christian. In 1877 it was merged with the Pilgrim and Quinter moved to Huntingdon, where he continued as editor and became a senior member of the publishing firm, Quinter and Brumbaugh Brothers. Scarce. L20 0.0. Hardcover.

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Title
LIFE AND SERMONS OF ELDER JAMES QUINTER, Late editor of Gospel Messenger, President of Brethren's Normal College, and author of "Trine Immersion." By his Daughter.
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Quinter, Mary N
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Hardcover
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(Donohue & Henneberry, Chicago for) Brethren's Publishing Co., Mt. Morris, IL: .
Date Published
1891
Keywords
BRETHREN AMERICANA RELIGION THEOLOGY ANABAPTIST CHRISTIAN FAITH
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY / BIOGRAPHY; RELIGION; PENNSYLVANIA-GERMAN;

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Ron Lieberman, has been an antiquarian bookseller, rare book appraiser, and library consultant for Fifty years. His firm, The Family Album, has issued a series of exceptional catalogs and bibliographic references in a variety of fields, including: Incunabula; Pennsylvania-Americana; German-Americana; Fine Book Bindings; Early Photographica; Printing History & Typography; Classics from the Great Scholar / Printers; Etc. He was the instructor for a series of valuable workshops and courses in the history, taste, and technique of book collecting. He frequently lectures before professional groups of librarians and archivists on: the book trade; collection and building security; disaster preparedness; appraisals; and preservation, conservation, and binding. He has also often appeared on radio and television popularizing the pleasant hobby of antique book collecting. His expert opinion on the book collecting market; values of archives and manuscripts; collection preservation & security; historic photographs; and the value of rare books has been sought by sources as diverse as: the Historical & Museum Commission of PA; the PA State Library; the Library of Congress; the Smithsonian Institution; the FBI; American Bible Society; Money Magazine; Kipplinger Magazine; Conservation Centers; Warmans Antique Price Guides; U.S.A. Today; as well as Universities, Colleges, and Historical Societies throughout the United States. As one of the organizers of the World Library Fund, Mr. Lieberman provides professional analyses of library collections, and helps plan library development for public and private institutions in the United States and abroad. He was a Member of the Board of Governors of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (A.B.A.A.), and Chairman of the A.B.A.A. Security Committee. He was a long-time regular member of the Security Committee of the Rare Book and Manuscript Section (RBMS) of the American Library Association (ALA); and was the Past President of the Middle Atlantic Chapter, A.B.A.A. Mr. Lieberman was also, for many years, a consulting editor and contributor to the Haworth Press journal: "College & Undergraduate Libraries" American Library Association (ALA); + ACRL/RBMS [For 35 Continuous Years] // PA Library Association (PLA) // Bibliographical Society of America // Middle Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) // Society for the History of Authorship, Readership, and Publishing (SHARP) // Philobiblon Club // Etc. Etc.

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