Arthur Tappan Pierson

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Arthur Tappan Pierson, 1886

Arthur Tappan Pierson (born March 6, 1837 in New York City ; † June 3, 1911 ibid) was an American Presbyterian pastor, missionary and writer who wrote over 13,000 sermons, wrote over fifty books and gave Bible lectures as part of a "transatlantic ministry of preaching" held that made him famous in Scotland, England and Korea.

He was an advisor to the Study Bible of Cyrus I Scofield ( Scofield Bible , 1909) and a friend of Dwight Lyman Moody , George Mueller (whose biography George Mueller of Bristol he wrote), Adoniram Judson Gordon and Charles Haddon Spurgeon . Throughout his career, Pierson held several pulpit positions around the world and was involved in poor relief .

He was also a pioneer of faith missions and determined to evangelize the world in his generation . Prior to 1870, there were only about 2,000 full-time missionaries from the United States, about ten percent of whom were working among the Indians. A large movement of foreign missions began in the 1880s and accelerated into the 20th century, in part due to the work of Pierson. He served as the " elder statesman " of the missionary movement and was the leading evangelical advocate of missions abroad in the late 19th century . After retiring, he visited Korea in 1910. His visit triggered the founding of the Pierson Memorial Union Bible Institute (now Pyeongtaek University) in 1912 .

literature

  • The Crisis of Missions (New York, 1886)
  • Many Infallible Proofs: Chapters on the Evidences of Christianity (1886)
  • Evangelistic Work in Principle and Practice (1887)
  • Keys to the Word: or, Helps to Bible Study (1887)
  • The Divine Enterprise of Missions (1891)
  • Miracles of Missions (4 vols., 1891-1901)
  • The Divine Art of Preaching (1892)
  • From the Pulpit to the Palm-Branch: Memorial of Charles H. Spurgeon (1892)
  • The Heart of the Gospel (sermons; 1892)
  • New Acts of the Apostles (1894)
  • Life Power: or, Character Culture, and Conduct (1895)
  • Lessons in the School of Prayer (1895)
  • Acts of the Holy Spirit (1895)
  • The Coming of the Lord (1896)
  • Shall we continue in Sin? (1897)
  • In Christ Jesus: or, The Sphere of the Believer's Life (1898)
  • Catharine of Siena, an ancient Lay Preacher (1898)
  • George Muller of Bristol and his Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God (1899)
  • Forward Movements of the last half century (1900)
  • Seed Thoughts for Public Speakers (1900)
  • The Modern Mission Century viewed as a Cycle of Divine Working (1901)
  • The Gordian Knot: or, The Problem which baffles Infidelity (1902)
  • The Keswick Movement in Precept and Practice (1903)
  • God's Living Oracles (1904)
  • The Bible and Spiritual Criticism (1906)
  • The Bible and Spiritual Life (1908)
  • Godly Self-control (1909)

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personal data
SURNAME Pierson, Arthur Tappan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American Presbyterian Pastor
DATE OF BIRTH March 6, 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH June 3, 1911
Place of death New York City