John Charles Carlile
British Baptist minister, social reformer and editor of the 'Baptist Times' (circa 1861-1941)
About John Charles Carlile
Lived 1861 – 1941 (aged 79–80). John Charles Carlile was a British christian minister.
The Reverend John Charles Carlile, CH, CBE (c. 1861 – 16 August 1941) was a prominent British Baptist minister, author, and journalist.
Born in London of Scottish parentage, he trained for the ministry at Spurgeon's College. He was minister of the Baptist Church on Abbey Street, Bermondsey from 1884 to 1893, in which year he was elected minister of Trinity Baptist Church, Marylebone.
During the First World War, Carlile went to France five times to organize lectures for troops, and was one of the original members of the United Army and Navy Board. In 1929 he was appointed a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour "for public and social services".
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British Baptist minister, social reformer and editor of the 'Baptist Times' (circa 1861-1941)
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John Charles Carlile was born in 1861.
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John Charles Carlile died on 16 August 1941.
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