Born: May 22, 1868, Savannah, Ohio. Died: April 1, 1956, DeLand, Florida. Buried: Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Spring Lake Road, Fruitland Park, Florida (near Leesburg). |
Newell graduated from Wooster College, Ohio, in 1891, then attended Princeton and Oberlin Seminaries. After ordination, he became pastor of Bethesda Congregational Church in Chicago, Illinois. In 1895, he became assistant superintendent of the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. He was also known for his Biblical commentaries on Romans, Hebrews, and the Book of Revelation. Newell moved to Leesburg, Florida, in 1910, and for some time pastored the Presbyterian church there.
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