Dan B. (Dan Brearley) Brummitt

Born in England in 1867, Dan Brearley Brummitt became a Methodist clergyman, writer, and editor whose career was closely tied to church publishing and leadership. Archival records from Baker University say he earned a Master of Arts and a Doctor of Divinity there, was ordained in the Rock River, Kansas, and South Kansas Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and later served as an editor of The Christian Advocate.

Brummitt wrote several books and manuals shaped by the everyday work of church life, especially in connection with the Epworth League, a Methodist young people's movement. Library and public-domain records connect him with works such as John Wesley, Jr.: The Story of an Experiment, The Efficient Epworthian, and other titles focused on devotion, organization, conventions, and mission work.

He died in 1939. Today, his writing offers a window into the practical, energetic side of Protestant church life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when editors and ministers like Brummitt helped guide both worship and community activity through books, newspapers, and study materials.