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Breyfogel, Sylvanus C

clergyman, bishop, author, was born July 20, 1851, near Pleasantville, Pa. He served as a pastor for fourteen years; as a presiding elder for five years; and since 1891 has been a bishop in the Evangelical association.

Since 1895 he has also been president of the Evangelical School of Theology. For several years he was editor of a homiletical monthly magazine; and is the author of a work entitled Evangelical Landmarks. He has visited Europe and Japan in the performance of his episcopal duties; and traveled extensively in the United States and Canada preaching, lecturing, and presiding over ecclesiastical conferences.