Isaac Errett (January 2, 1820 in

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– December 19, 1888 in

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) was a

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clergyman and editor who was a leader in the early

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Biography

Errett's parents were converts of Alexander Campbell, and he became a preacher in the

in 1840. He held pastorates in

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; New Lisbon, Warren, and North Bloomfield, Ohio;

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, Muir, and

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, and in

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. He worked with Alexander Campbell on the '' Millennial Harbinger'', and in 1866 he began the publication of the '' Christian Standard'' in

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. He was elected president of Alliance College in

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in 1868, but soon resigned, and established himself in Cincinnati, where he continued the publication of the ''Christian Standard'' which became the foremost weekly periodical of his church. He received the degree of

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from

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in 1886, was corresponding secretary of the Ohio Christian Missionary Society from 1853 until 1856, and president from 1867 until 1870. He was also corresponding secretary of the General Christian Missionary Society from 1857 until 1860, and president from 1874 until 1876, and president of the foreign society from 1875 till 1886.

Selected works

* ''Debate on Spiritualism with Joel Tiffany'' (1855) * ''A Brief View of Missions'' (1857) * ''Walks about

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'' (1871) * ''Talks to Bereans'' (1872) * ''Letters to Young Christians'' (1875) * ''Review of a Tract by Dr. Thomas O. Summers'', entitled "Why I am not a Campbellite" * ''Evenings with the Bible'' (2 vols., 1884 and 1887) He also wrote numerous pamphlets.

Family

His brother Russell was a

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man.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Errett, Isaac 1820 births 1888 deaths 19th-century American clergy Members of Restoration Movement denominations 19th-century American journalists American male journalists 19th-century American male writers 19th-century American Christian clergy