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American minister
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Male
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Birth:
1 January 1859
Death:
1 January 1925
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Biography
Introduction
Samuel Zane Batten (1859–1925) was a Baptist minister.
Biography
He served as a Baptist minister in Morristown, New Jersey, where he preached against alcohol consumption and gambling. He was an adamant proponent of democracy for its Christian appeal. In 1908, he established the Commission on Social Service of the American Baptist Association.
He was a member of the Brotherhood of the Kingdom.