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Benjamin Franklin
1812–1878
A forceful 19th-century preacher and editor, he became one of the best-known voices in the American Restoration Movement. His writing mixed religious debate, plainspoken conviction, and a tireless drive to shape public belief.
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A Book of Gems, or, Choice selections from the writings of Benjamin Franklin
by Benjamin Franklin
About the author
Born in Ohio in 1812, he grew into an influential minister within the Disciples of Christ and related Restoration circles. He is especially remembered as the founder and longtime editor of the American Christian Review, a paper that helped spread his conservative views across a wide readership.
Alongside preaching, he wrote and edited extensively, using print as his main platform for argument, persuasion, and instruction. A later biography, The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin, reflects how strongly he was identified with religious journalism and church controversy in the 19th century.
He died in 1878. Today he is remembered less as a literary celebrity than as a determined religious writer whose sermons, editorials, and debates left a clear mark on American Protestant history.