Jesse Lyman Hurlbut

Who was Jesse Lyman Hurlbut?

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut was an American Methodist Episcopal clergyman. He was born in New York City, graduated at Wesleyan University in 1864, and held pastorates at Newark, Montclair, Paterson, Plainfield, Hoboken, Morristown, Orange, and Bloomfield, New Jersey After 1879 he was connected with the Sunday-school and tract work of his denomination. He was secretary of the Epworth League in 1889–1892 and for some time was associated with J. H. Vincent in the direction of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle. From 1909 until his retirement in 1914 he was district superintendent of the Newark District. Among his works are:

Manual of Biblical Geography

Outlines in Old Testament History

Our Church

Story of the Bible

Outline Studies in the New Testament

Teacher Training Lessons

Organizing and Building up the Sunday School

Traveling in the Holy Land through the Stereoscope

The Superintendent's Helper

Life of Christ for Young and Old

The Story of Chautauqua

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Thurston, H. T.; Moore, F., eds.. "". New International Encyclopedia. New York: Dodd, Mead.