12 April 1867 A.D. Birth of Samuel Zwemer, Reformed Missionary & Professor at Princeton Theological Seminary.
12 April 1867 A.D. Birth of Samuel Zwemer, Reformed Missionary & Professor at Princeton Theological Seminary. Wikipedia carries this story. Samuel Marinus Zwemer (April 12, 1867 – April 2, 1952), nicknamed The Apostle to Islam , was an American missionary , traveler, and scholar. He was born at Vriesland, Michigan . In 1887 he received an A.B. from Hope College , Holland, Mich. , and in 1890, he received an M.A. from New Brunswick Theological Seminary , New Brunswick, N. J. . His other degrees include a D.D. from Hope College in 1904, a L.L.D. from Muskingum College in 1918, and a D.D. from Rutgers College in 1919. After being ordained to the Reformed Church ministry by the Pella, Iowa Classis in 1890, he was a missionary at Busrah , Bahrein , and at other locations in Arabia from 1891 to 1905. He was a member of the Arabian Mission (1890–1913). Zwemer served in Egypt from 1913–1929. He also traveled widely in Asia Minor , and he was elected a fellow of ...