Elijah Porter Barrows (5 January 1807 – 14 September 1888) was an American clergyman and writer. He was born in

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Background

Barrows graduated from

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in 1826, and, after teaching school for five years at

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, was ordained in 1832. In 1835, he declined a position at

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, choosing instead to become pastor of the first free Presbyterian Church in New York City. Here Barrows remained until 1837, when he accepted the professorship of sacred literature in Western Reserve College (1837–52). In 1853, he was appointed professor of

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and literature in

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, retaining the office until 1866. In 1858, Barrows' D.D. was awarded by

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. In 1872, he accepted a like appointment at the

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. Besides twenty-five articles in the ''

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'', Barrows has published ''A Memoir of Evertin Judson'' (1852); ''Companion to the Bible'' (1869); and ''Sacred Geography and Antiquities'' (1872). He has also been one of the editors of the

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's ''Bible with Notes''. Barrows wrote the hymn "Hallelujah, Christ is mine", which has been translated into several languages. Barrows' will left some 70 volumes of his private library to Oberlin College.

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''Sacred Geography and Antiquities''
(1872), the full text, University of Michigan Library. 1807 births 1888 deaths People from Mansfield, Connecticut American Presbyterian ministers Yale University alumni Andover Newton Theological School faculty Case Western Reserve University faculty Oberlin College faculty American religious writers American male non-fiction writers 19th-century American clergy {{Calvinism-stub