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Henry Goodwin Smith (January 8, 1860 in New YorkSmith, Henry Goodwin
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theologian, the son of Henry Boynton Smith. He was pastor of the Freehold (New Jersey) Presbyterian Church in 1886-1896, and from 1897 to 1903 was professor of systematic theology in
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. From notes of his lectures, William S Karr prepared two volumes of Dr. Smith's theological writings, ''Introduction to Christian Theology'' (1883) and ''System of Christian Theology'' (1884). Dr. Smith contributed articles on
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'', and contributed to McClintock and Strong's ''Cyclopaedia''; and was editor of the ''American Theological Review'' (1859 sqq.), both in its original form and after it became the ''American Presbyterian and Theological Review'' and, later, the ''Presbyterian Quarterly and Princeton Review''.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Henry Goodwin 1860 births 1940 deaths American theologians Lane Theological Seminary faculty