Wayland Hoyt (February 18, 1838 – September 27, 1910) was an American

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minister and author.

Early life and education

Born on February 18, 1838 in Cleveland, Ohio.''New-York Observer'', Volume 89, p. 446 (October 6, 1910). He was born the oldest son of Mary Ella Beebee Hoyt and Dr. James Hoyt, a Baptist minister, lawyer, businessman and author. Wayland was one of six children. One of his brothers, Colgate, was in business with his father and another, Elton, practiced law. Hoyt graduated from

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in 1860 and from Rochester Theological Seminary in 1863.

Ministry

He was ordained in

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at a Baptist church. The following year he became pastor of the Ninth Street Baptist Church in

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. In 1867 he moved to Brooklyn where he became minister of the Strong Place Baptist Church. The church, described as a "large and influential church", was where Hoyt "began the development of his powers as a profound thinker, a scholarly writer, and an able preacher." Hoyt left the Strong Place church and was briefly the minister at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in New York and then the Shawmut Baptist Church in

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. He then returned to Strong Place in Brooklyn. In July, 1882, he succeeded Dr. Henson at Memorial, Philadelphia. Seven years later, in December, 1889, he moved to Minneapolis. He thereafter returned to Philadelphia to accept a call to Epiphany. At the Memorial Church in eight years he baptized 319 converts, the chapel was remodeled at a cost of $8,966. Hoyt developed a widespread reputation as a preacher.

American Baptist Church

Hoyt was one of the managers of the

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and served on the Missionary, Publication and Bible Committees. He was a manager on the

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in 1899. Hoyt delivered addresses to young ministers and the Ministers' Union of the

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Causes

Among the causes to which he dedicated himself were the education of freed

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and their descendants, following the

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; the expanding of missions to Native Americans and to Mexico, and the prohibition of

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Publications

Sermons and articles

Many of Hoyts sermons and articles were published in newspapers, such as the ''New York Times, or in books or journals.

Books

The following is a partial list of Hoyt's publications: * * * * * * * * * *

Death

He died at

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoyt, Wayland 1838 births 1910 deaths American Protestant ministers and clergy Religious leaders from Cleveland Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School alumni