Brouner, Rev. Jacob H., was born in the city of New York, Jan..1, 1791

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Admin  · 2h  · Daily Baptist Encyclopedia Post by Jim CurranBrouner, Rev. Jacob H., was born in the city of New York, Jan..1, 1791. In the fifteenth year of his age he was baptized into the fellowship of the First Baptist church by the pastor, Rev. Wil- liam Parkinson. It was evident to the members of the church that the lad. possessed. promising gifts for the work of the ministry. He. received from. the church, while yet quite young, an in- formal license to preach. He labored with his friend, Rey. C. G. Sommers, for some time as a missionary among the destitute. He was ordained in the Tabernacle church by Rev. Archibald Maclay, D.D., and others, in 1812. His first pas- torate was at Sing Sing, N. Y., which lasted four- teen years. In 1828 he accepted the pastorate of the North Baptist church, New York, which ter- minated only with his death, after twenty years of successful labor. During the time a commodious house of worship was built, and 330 converts were baptized. His son for the last. twelve years has filled the same post with marked success. From the Baptist Encyclopedia by William Cathcart