Allen, Edwin Halsted

Allen, Edwin Halsted an English Congregational minister, was born at Chichester, June 17, 1836. Surrounded by the influences of a holy parentage, he was one of those who grow up "as children of the kingdom." In 1859 Mr. Allen entered Spring Hill College; but college duties proved too much for his strength, and he was compelled to return home, where he died, Sept. 1, 1860. See (Lond.) Cong. Year-book 1861, p. 198.