Linguist. Theologian. President of Union College, Schenectady, NY, Son of theologian Jonathan Edwards.
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"Union's second president, like his famous father, was not afraid to speak his mind. His liberal thinking on the problems of negro slavery made many enemies for him. His strict orthodoxy, dividing his parish in New Haven, Conn., recalls the division which beset the Northampton church president over by Jonathan Edwards, the elder.
He was born in Northampton, lived for some time with his father in Stockbridge among the Mohican Indians, where he learned their language. The 30 years of his pastorate were devoted 'to the development of doctrine by the keenest and most uncompromising logic.'
In 1799 Jonathan Edwards began his short career as president of Union college. Father and son each died within two years of assuming their college duties; each of them chose for the first sermon he preached in that year, the text, 'This year thou shalt die.'" ["Schenectady Gazette" (Schenectady, NY), Friday, May 10, 1946, p. 14]
Linguist. Theologian. President of Union College, Schenectady, NY, Son of theologian Jonathan Edwards.
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"Union's second president, like his famous father, was not afraid to speak his mind. His liberal thinking on the problems of negro slavery made many enemies for him. His strict orthodoxy, dividing his parish in New Haven, Conn., recalls the division which beset the Northampton church president over by Jonathan Edwards, the elder.
He was born in Northampton, lived for some time with his father in Stockbridge among the Mohican Indians, where he learned their language. The 30 years of his pastorate were devoted 'to the development of doctrine by the keenest and most uncompromising logic.'
In 1799 Jonathan Edwards began his short career as president of Union college. Father and son each died within two years of assuming their college duties; each of them chose for the first sermon he preached in that year, the text, 'This year thou shalt die.'" ["Schenectady Gazette" (Schenectady, NY), Friday, May 10, 1946, p. 14]
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EDWARDS
President/Jonathan Edwards/Born October 5 1703/Died March 22 1758
Sarah Pierpont/His Wife/Born January 9 1709/Died October 2 1758//
Children of/Jonathan and Sarah Edwards
Sarah/Born August 25 1728/Died May 15 1805
Jerusha/Born April 26 1730/Died February 14 1748
Esther/Born February 13 1732/Died April 7 1758
Mary/Born April 4 1734/Died February 28 1807//
Children of/Jonathan and Sarah Edwards
Jonathan/Born May 26 1745/Died August 1 1801
Elizabeth/Born May 6 1747/ Died January 1 1762
Pierpont/Born April 8 1750/Died April 5 1826
C O Burnham/Hartford CT//
Children of/Jonathan and Sarah Edwards
Lucy/Born August 31 1736/Died October 18 1786
Timothy/Born July 25 1738/Died October 27 1813
Susanna/Born June 20 1740/Died May 2 1803 Eunice/Born May 9 1743/Died September 9 1822
