Henry Collin Minton (1855–1924) was the chairman of Systematic Theology in the
San Francisco Theological Seminary
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from December 2, 1891 to October 1, 1902. He then became the minister for the First Presbyterian Church in
Trenton, New Jersey
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Washington and Jefferson College
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, where he received his received
B.A.
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in 1879, his
M.A.
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in 1882, his
D.D.
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In the United Kingdom, it is considered an advanced doctoral degree. At the University of Oxford, doctors of divinity are ra ...
in 1892, and his
LL.D.
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in 1902. He graduated from the
Western Theological Seminary
Western Theological Seminary (WTS) is a private seminary located in Holland, Michigan. Established in 1866, it is affiliated with the Reformed Church in America, a mainline Reformed Protestant denomination in Canada and the United States.
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from 1882 to 1883, and Pastor-elect of Second Church,
Baltimore
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, Maryland, in 1882. He moved to
California
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in 1884 and was Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, San Jose, 1885–1891; Pastor-elect of Saint John's Church,
San Francisco
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