Brewer was known to amaze people on the television program "Know Your Bible" with his arcane knowledge of the Bible. His style as a lecturer and preacher was less contentious than that of his more famous brother, G. C. Brewer. According to one of his former students, who received his help in planting a congregation in Syracuse, New York, Brewer "was very willing to go anywhere to plant a church, even if it was small, because he was so zealous to help people become Christians" [http://tccnet.org/Irene_book/03Chapter%203%20-20Childhood%20to%20Wedding.htm].