Charles E
Jefferson
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Charles Jefferson was a gifted preacher and scholar from Ohio who taught at Ohio Wesleyan and Ohio State University. He pastored the Broadway Tabernacle in Manhattan for more than 30 years, where Charles Finney had labored before him. He was called the "greatest American preacher" by some and was profoundly influenced by Phillips Brooks. He was simple and direct in his style and was penetratingly serious about the ministry and the craft of preaching. His sermons lasted around an hour and were extemporaneous. As the theological wars raged between liberalism and the historic Christian faith, Jefferson found himself in the middle and tried to be a peacemaker. As he aged, his compromise became more and more evident. He began with a sentimental attachment to the old paths, but gradually drifted from complete orthodoxy.
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