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E. E. (Enoch Edwin) Byrum
1861–1942
A leading voice in the early Church of God movement, this Indiana-born minister and editor wrote warmly about faith, prayer, healing, and Christian living. His books reflect both pastoral care and the energy of a growing religious publishing movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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About the author
Born in Randolph County, Indiana, on October 13, 1861, Enoch Edwin Byrum became a minister, editor, and religious writer closely connected with the Church of God movement centered in Anderson, Indiana. Sources about his life describe him as educated in Indiana schools and at Otterbein University before entering the ministry in the 1890s.
Byrum is especially remembered for his long association with the Gospel Trumpet, an influential Church of God periodical, and for helping build the publishing work around it. He also wrote a number of devotional and religious books, including works on prayer, healing, and the life of Christ, bringing a practical and encouraging tone to readers.
He died in Anderson, Indiana, in January 1942. For modern readers, Byrum’s work offers a window into American holiness preaching and religious publishing at a time when printed sermons, testimonies, and spiritual instruction reached homes across the country.