Talk:Joshua Levering

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The source for this Wikipedia entry is "Temperance Movement Groups and Leaders in the U.S.," from which the material in bold was taken. Omission of the proper source reference has now been corrected.David Justin 02:02, 29 March 2007 (UTC)Reply

Joshua Levering (1845-????) was a prominent Baptist leader . He was president of the trustees of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, vice-president of the Southern Baptist Convention, co-founder of the American Baptist Educational Society, and co-founder of the Layman's Missionary Movement.

A strong supporter of the temperance movement, Levering became the presidential condidate of the Prohibition Party in the election of 1896 and received 132,007 votes.

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