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... seminary in 1834 , afterward continuing his theological studies in Germany . He was a tutor at Amherst , 1831-32 , and in 1835 accepted the chair of Latin and Greek languages and literature . He was transferred to the chair of Hebrew ...
... seminary in 1834 , afterward continuing his theological studies in Germany . He was a tutor at Amherst , 1831-32 , and in 1835 accepted the chair of Latin and Greek languages and literature . He was transferred to the chair of Hebrew ...
Page 1873
... seminary , being advanced to the chair of Hebrew in 1862 . He was professor of Hebrew at Yale in 1861. In 1864 he volunteered to join the U.S. sanitary commission and was sent to City Point , Va . , where he was taken ill with a fever ...
... seminary , being advanced to the chair of Hebrew in 1862 . He was professor of Hebrew at Yale in 1861. In 1864 he volunteered to join the U.S. sanitary commission and was sent to City Point , Va . , where he was taken ill with a fever ...
Page 1879
... seminary and pastor of the University Place church , Chi- cago , 1869-70 ; was pastor of the First Baptist church , Orange , N.J. , 1870-74 ; travelled in Eu- rope , 1874-76 , and was pastor at Wollaston Heights , Mass . , 1877-87 . He ...
... seminary and pastor of the University Place church , Chi- cago , 1869-70 ; was pastor of the First Baptist church , Orange , N.J. , 1870-74 ; travelled in Eu- rope , 1874-76 , and was pastor at Wollaston Heights , Mass . , 1877-87 . He ...
Page 1881
... seminary , B.D. , 1831. He was ordained a deacon in the Protes- tant Episcopal church in 1831 , and a priest in 1833 ; was rector of St. Peter's church , New York , 1831- 34 ; of St. Paul's , Cincinnati , Ohio , 1834-37 , and of All ...
... seminary , B.D. , 1831. He was ordained a deacon in the Protes- tant Episcopal church in 1831 , and a priest in 1833 ; was rector of St. Peter's church , New York , 1831- 34 ; of St. Paul's , Cincinnati , Ohio , 1834-37 , and of All ...
Page 1883
... seminary and Iowa agri- cultural college and was graduated from the law department , Simpson Centenary college , Indian- ola , Iowa , in 1876. He engaged in the practice of law in Aurora , Neb . He was a Republican repre- sentative from ...
... seminary and Iowa agri- cultural college and was graduated from the law department , Simpson Centenary college , Indian- ola , Iowa , in 1876. He engaged in the practice of law in Aurora , Neb . He was a Republican repre- sentative from ...
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