Author: Oswald J. Smith
Smith, Oswald Jeffrey. (Odessa, Ontario, November 8, 1889--January 25, 1986, Toronto, Canada). Presbyterian. Attended Manitoba College, Winnipeg, 1909-1910; Toronto Bible College, 1907-1908, 1910-1912; McCormick Theological Seminary, 1912-1915; further study at Knox College, Toronto; several honorary doctorates. Pastorates in Toronto, 1915-1958; frequently conducted evangelistic meetings and crusades elsewhere. In 1928 he organized the virtually autonomous People's Church, which combines a vigorous evangelistic program in Toronto with an enviable overseas missionary network; in 1958 he relinquished its guidance to his son Paul, but remained its highly active minister emeritus. He published some 35 devotional and inspirational books, which h…
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Eduardo Palcaci was a Salvationist officer, of Peruvian origin, born in Lima, Peru in 1884. He served in the Salvation Army for almost 50 years. He was a notable preacher, writer, poet, and an exquisite translator of innumerable songs from the Salvation Army and other denominations. He died in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1961.
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