HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN Eng lish Nonconformist divine, was born at Maidstone on May 22, 1816. He was educated at University college, London, and at Highbury college, and was then appointed pastor of the Albion Congregational Church, Hull. At Hull Newman Hall first began his active work in temperance reform, and in defence of his position wrote The Scriptural Claims of Teetotalism. In 18J4 he became pastor of Surrey chapel, London, which was superseded by Christ church, Westminster Bridge Road, for the building of which Newman Hall raised the money. He held his charge for nearly 40 years, resigning in 1892 to devote himself to general evangeli cal work. Newman Hall visited the United States during the Civil War, and did much to promote a friendly understanding between England and America. A Liberal in politics, and a keen admirer of John Bright, few preachers of any denomination have exercised so far-reaching an influence as the "Dissenters' Bishop," as he came to be termed. He died on Feb. 18, 1902.
See his Autobiography (1898).