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Arthur St. John Ryan (18 July 1935 [1] – 8 July 2019) was an Irish businessman who was the founder, chairman, and chief executive of Primark. The business was founded as Penneys and continues to trade under that name in the Republic of Ireland .
In 2021, Primark unveiled a sustainability strategy that sets targets to reduce textile waste, halving CO 2 emissions and improving the life of Primark workers. [35] On 15 December 2022, Primark opened its first shop in Romania, in Bucharest. [36] [37] On 20 June 2023, Primark opened its second store in Bucharest.
A Scriptural, Ecclesiastical, and Historical View of Slavery was a pamphlet written in 1861 by John Henry Hopkins, and addressed to Bishop Alonzo Potter of Pennsylvania. The pamphlet claimed that the Bible did not forbid slavery, and although some might find it reprehensible, it cannot be deemed a sin. Hopkins concedes that slavery could be ...
Philip Henry was born at Whitehall, London on 24 August 1631 and named after, Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke, in whose service his father, John Henry had been. Philip Henry was the eldest son of John Henry, keeper of the orchard at Whitehall Palace. His father's work as a courtier provided a stable income for the family. His mother was ...
He became a voluminous writer in the fields of theology and ecclesiastical history, and had published among other works an annotated edition of the Prayer Book (1867), a History of the English Reformation (1868), a Book of Church Law (1872), A Key to the Knowledge and Use of the Holy Bible (1873), as well as a Dictionary of Doctrinal and Historical Theology (1870).
Cornelius Van Alan Van Dyck was born at Kinderhook, New York and educated at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, from which he graduated as M.D. in 1839. [2] [3]In 1840, he was sent to Lebanon by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions as a medical missionary for the Dutch Reformed Church, and he was stationed at Beirut, Abeih, Sidon, and Mount Tabor.
The Bible Collectors, or Principles in Practice, 1854. Leaves from Life, 1855. The Missing Link, or Bible Women in the Homes of the London Poor, 1859. (Online copy of 1860 New York ed.) Second edition in 1875 as Nurses for the needy, or Bible-women nurses in the homes of the London poor; Life Work, or the Link and the Rivet, 1861.
Dr. John Thomas (12 April 1805 – 5 March 1871) was a British religious leader and founder of the Christadelphians. He was a dedicated Bible expositor, and author of Elpis Israel , the first major writing to bring to light the subject of "God Manifestation" and the hope of Israel for future generations.