Baron Stow

Baron Stow (1801-1869) was a Boston Baptist minister, writer and editor, who in 1843 with Samuel Francis Smith compiled a Baptist hymnal entitled: "The Psalmist", which for the next thirty years was the most widely used Baptist Hymnal in the United States. [ [http://virtualology.com/apbaronstow/ Baron Stow ] ]

Early life and Education

Baron Stow was born June 16, 1801, in Croydon, New Hampshire and graduated in 1825 from Columbian College, now George Washington University in Washington, D.C.. [ [http://virtualology.com/apbaronstow/ Baron Stow ] ]

Ordained ministry

In 1827 Baron Stow was ordained a minister in a Baptist church in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He left there in 1832 to become pastor of the Baldwin Street Baptist Church in Boston. After 16 years, he left to become pastor of the Rowe Street Baptist Church, from which he retired in 1867. [ [http://virtualology.com/apbaronstow/ Baron Stow ] ]

Death

Baron Stow died December 27, 1869, in Boston. [ [http://virtualology.com/apbaronstow/ Baron Stow ] ]

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NAME= Stow, Baron
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Protestant Christian Minister
DATE OF BIRTH= June 16, 1801
PLACE OF BIRTH= Corydon, New Hampshire, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH= December 27, 1869
PLACE OF DEATH= Boston, Massachusetts