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BAKER, Daniel, clergyman, born in Midway, Liberty County, Georgia, 17 August 1791; died in Austin, Texas, 10 December 1857. He was graduated at Princeton in 1815, studied theology in Winchester, and on 5 March 1818, was ordained pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg, Virginia This charge he resigned in 1821, and soon afterward went to Washington, District of Columbia, where he remained until 1828. He gained such a reputation as an effective preacher that his services were in demand as a revivalist. After 1830 he continued as an evangelist, traveling in the south, and at last settled in Austin, Texas, where he founded a College and became its first president. Among his published works are "A Scriptural View of Baptism" ;" An Affectionate Address to Mothers," and one to" Fathers" ; "Baptism in a Nutshell," and "Revival Sermons." His memoirs, prepared by his son, were published in Philadelphia in 1859.
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