Birt, Caleb Evans, son of the Rey. Isaiah Birt, was born at Devonport, England, on March 11, 1795.

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Post by Jim Curran Birt, Caleb Evans, son of the Rey. Isaiah Birt, was born at Devonport, England, on March 11, 1795. In his seventeenth year he entered Cam- bridge University with a view of studying for the bar. His conscience was aroused and agitated by. the prospective necessity of signing the articles of the Church of England. ‘The conflict of mind ended in his abandonment of the plan of life he had cherished, and he determined to devote him- self to the ministry of the gospel among his own people, the Baptists. He was baptized by his brother, the Rey. John Birt, then pastor of the Baptist church at Hull, and made his first pulpit efforts in that neighborhood. Soon after he was entered at Bristol College as a ministerial student, whence he proceeded to Edinburgh University. At the close of his studies, in 1816, he was invited to become pastor of a church in Derby, and was or- dained in the following year. After ten years’ labor in Derby he removed to Portsea, where he labored until 1837, when he was invited to Broad- mead church, Bristol. In 1844 he removed to Wantage, and held the pastoral charge of the church there until his death, Dec. 13, 1854, aged sixty years. His high character and fervent piety, together with the advantages of a liberal education, — qualified him for eminent usefulness. In Portsea particularly his ministry was remarkably success- ful, and his memory is affectionately cherished throughout the community. From the Baptist Encyclopedia- photo from Findagrave