Henry Lyman Morehouse (October 2, 1834 – May 5, 1917) was a

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author and member of the

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of New York. Morehouse was born in 1834 at Stanford New York,

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. He joined the Baptist ministry in 1864 at the age of 30.

Education and career

Morehouse attended the

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and the

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, New York from 1854 to 1858, then moved to

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to study theology in 1861 to 1864. He became pastor at the

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church located in

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serving from 1864 to 1873, in the East Avenue Baptist Church Rochester, New York from 1873 to 1879 and he then in 1879 to 1888 served as the president of the Michigan Baptist State Convention together as secretary of the American Baptist Home Mission Society.

Morehouse college

The

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was founded in 1867 by William Jefferson White as Augusta Institute for educating black people on theology but was later renamed several times by the leaders at the boards. The leadership of John Hope who was the first African American president renamed the college to Morehouse College in 1913 to honor Morehouse who had donated funds to the college but was a white northern-born prominent minister of American Baptist Home Mission Society of

. Morehouse died on May 5, 1917.

Hymns authored

Morehouse authored several hymns including * "''Prayers, Means, and Men for Mexico''," Examiner. Dr Morehouse H. L * ''Led About'', Zion's Advocate, 1887, Dr Morehouse H. L * "No room in thy heart for the Savior of men'', Examiner, Dr Morehouse H. L'' * ''Friend of sinners, hear my plea" 'Pardon desired'. 1883, Good as Gold, Examiner, Dr. Morehouse H.L.''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morehouse, Henry Lyman 1834 births 1917 deaths Baptist ministers from the United States Baptists from New York (state) American Baptist Seminary of the West alumni American Christian theologians 19th-century American theologians Religious leaders from New York (state) People from Stanford, New York