Delavan Leonard Pierson (1867–1952) was an American

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pastor, Christian leader, editor and writer. He was educated at

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(B.A., 1890; M.A., 1894) and

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(B.D., 1894), and was licensed by the

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in 1894. He was the first son of

Arthur Tappan Pierson Arthur Tappan Pierson (March 6, 1837 – June 3, 1911) was an American Presbyterian pastor, Christian leader, missionary and writer who preached over 13,000 sermons, wrote over fifty books, and gave Bible lectures as part of a transatlantic p ...

who was an

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pastor, Christian Leader, and missionary to Korea where A. T. Pierson established the Pierson Memorial Bible School (now

Pyeongtaek University Pyeongtaek University (평택대학교, 平澤大學校) is a private research university located in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Originating at Pierson Memorial Union Bible Institute in 1912, Pyeongtaek University is today one of the oldest univ ...

) in Seoul in 1912. He had a distinguished career as a writer and as a Bible school superintendent, and was editor of The Northfield Echoes and of The Missionary Review of the World.

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The Arthur Tappan and Delavan Leonard Pierson Manuscript Collection Princeton Theological Seminary
American evangelicals Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ministers American sermon writers 1867 births 1952 deaths {{US-reli-bio-stub