James Isaac Good (1850–1924) was an American

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clergyman and historian.

Formative years

Good was born in

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on December 31, 1850. He graduated from

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in 1872 and from

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in 1875.

Career

For thirty years (1875-1905), his ministered to congregants in Pennsylvania and later held a position at the Central Theological Seminary (

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). He was also elected as president of the

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of the

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Death

Good died in

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on January 22, 1924.

Works

*''Life Pictures of John Calvin for Young and Old'', with George R. Richards (1909) * ''The Origin of the Reformed Church in Germany'' (new edition, 1913) * ''Life of Rev. Benjamin Schneider, D. D., a Missionary of the reformed Church in the United States through the American Board at Broosa and Aitab, Turkey, 1834-1877.

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* ''The History of the Reformed Church in Germany'' (1894) * ''Rambles Around Reformed Lands; History of the Reformed Church in the United States'' (1899) * ''Famous Places of the Reformed Churches'' (1910) * ''History of the Reformed Church in the United States in the Nineteenth Century'' (1911) * ''History of the Swiss Reformed Church since the Reformation'' (1913) * ''The Heidelberg Confession in its Newest Light'' (1914)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Good, James Isaac American Christian clergy Historians from Pennsylvania Lafayette College alumni 1850 births 1924 deaths Writers from York, Pennsylvania Writers from Dayton, Ohio Reformed Church in the United States ministers Historians from Ohio