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Benjamin L. Agnew (October 2, 1833 – March 7, 1919) was an American Presbyterian minister born in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, who was ordained in 1858 and served long pastorates in Johnstown, Westminster Church and North Church in Philadelphia, and East Liberty Church in Pittsburgh, helping build congregations and lift church debts while uniting over 900 members under his care.

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He was deeply involved in denominational leadership, serving on the Board of Publication and the Board of Education (including as president), as well as acting as Stated Clerk of the Presbytery of Philadelphia Central and Moderator of the Synod of Philadelphia.

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Later in life he became Secretary Emeritus of the Board of Ministerial Relief in Philadelphia, a respected author and church administrator, and was widely honored at his death for his decades of faithful service to the Presbyterian Church.

John Holmes Agnew (May 9, 1804 – October 12, 1865) was an American Presbyterian clergyman, scholar, and educator who graduated from Dickinson College and Princeton Seminary before serving briefly as a pastor and then moving into academia as a professor of languages at institutions including Washington College, Marion College, and the University of Michigan. He was notable as the first editor of The Eclectic Magazine and The Knickerbocker, authored A Manual on the Christian Sabbath, assisted in translating Winer’s Grammar of the New Testament, and later led Maplewood Female Seminary in Massachusetts, reflecting his breadth of influence in religious and literary circles. Agnew was widely respected for his scholarly gifts and genial character, and at his death in Peekskill, New York, he was remembered as a generous and learned figure in both church and education.

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