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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1837. Excerpt: ... BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF WILLIAM NEVINS, D. D. William Nevins was born in Norwich, Connecticut, October 13th, 1797. His parents had twelve children, of whom he was the youngest. His father, David Nevins, who was an officer in that tedious war which established our national independence, still lives, having attained to nearly ninety years of age. His mother, whose maiden name was Mary Hubbard, was an estimable woman, and very attentive to the religious instruction of her children, teaching them, besides other things, that excellent summary of christian doctrine, the Westminster Assembly's Catechism. The benefits of this instruction were with thankfulness acknowledged by her youngest son, during all his public life. This lady died in the year 1820. Twelve years after her death, he says, "The year 1820 is mournful in the retrospect. Our dear mother left us that year. But it was according to the course of nature, that our mother should go before us to eternity, and she sank to the grave by a gradual decline and full of years, having served her generation by the will of God." His parents were not professors of religion when he first embraced the gospel. His solicitude for them was great, yet always marked with high respect and unfeigned filial affection. And it is a matter of interest and encouragement, that his conversation and correspondence were not without their effect on at least one of his parents; the other being led by other means to a knowledge of the truth. About the age of fourteen years, William came to New York, and entered a counting room. But though he was manifestly not indolent, yet it was soon apparent that his heart was not there. The fire of the love of knowledge was shut up in his bones. He remained, however, for one year. At the expiration ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1837. Excerpt: ... BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF WILLIAM NEVINS, D. D. William Nevins was born in Norwich, Connecticut, October 13th, 1797. His parents had twelve children, of whom he was the youngest. His father, David Nevins, who was an officer in that tedious war which established our national independence, still lives, having attained to nearly ninety years of age. His mother, whose maiden name was Mary Hubbard, was an estimable woman, and very attentive to the religious instruction of her children, teaching them, besides other things, that excellent summary of christian doctrine, the Westminster Assembly's Catechism. The benefits of this instruction were with thankfulness acknowledged by her youngest son, during all his public life. This lady died in the year 1820. Twelve years after her death, he says, "The year 1820 is mournful in the retrospect. Our dear mother left us that year. But it was according to the course of nature, that our mother should go before us to eternity, and she sank to the grave by a gradual decline and full of years, having served her generation by the will of God." His parents were not professors of religion when he first embraced the gospel. His solicitude for them was great, yet always marked with high respect and unfeigned filial affection. And it is a matter of interest and encouragement, that his conversation and correspondence were not without their effect on at least one of his parents; the other being led by other means to a knowledge of the truth. About the age of fourteen years, William came to New York, and entered a counting room. But though he was manifestly not indolent, yet it was soon apparent that his heart was not there. The fire of the love of knowledge was shut up in his bones. He remained, however, for one year. At the expiration ...
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