词条 | James McFarlane Mathews |
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Mathews grew up in the Associate Reformed Church, and in 1807 he was licensed and subsequently ordained by its New York Presbytery. Upon his accepting a call from the South Dutch church and his consequent departure from the Associate Reformed communion, a question arose in the latter church regarding Mathews' finances, as he had been largely supported by church funds while a seminarian. The question was referred to General Synod, which unanimously ruled that in future cases comparable to Mathews', no minister should be permitted to depart until he had arranged for the repayment of the assistance that he had received from the church.[2] From 1840 until his death, Mathews held no pastorate, but was active in ecclesiastical affairs, devoted much time to the cause of education, and delivered a series of lectures to students. He was a founder of the University of New York, and its first chancellor, holding office in 1831-1839. He organized and presided over the Christian union council, which met in New York in 1870, and his exertions in its behalf hastened his death. He was in official life for more than fifty years, and was a successful teacher and preacher. He received the degree of D.D. from Yale in 1823. Dr. Mathews was the author of What is Your Life? (New York, 1840); The Bible and Men of Learning (1855); The Bible and Civil Government (1858); and Fifty Years in New York (1858). His daughters, Joanna H. and Julia, also wrote Sunday-school and juvenile books.[1] References1. ^1 Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography: MATHEWS, James McFarlane. {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Mathews, James McFarlane}}2. ^Scouller, James B. Manual of the United Presbyterian Church of North America 1751-1881. Harrisburg: Patriot, 1881, 444-445. 10 : 1785 births|1870 deaths|19th-century Calvinist and Reformed theologians|American Calvinist and Reformed theologians|American members of the Dutch Reformed Church|American Presbyterian ministers|Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church|Clergy from New York City|People from Salem, New York|Seminary academics |
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