George Duffield (minister, born 1794)
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George Duffield (July 4, 1794 - June 26, 1868) was a leading nineteenth-century
Presbyterian
minister who bore the same name as his father and grandfather. His evolution from unconventional doctrinal leanings to more orthodox and standard ones typified the moderation on both sides which led to reunion with the Old School Presbyterians in 1870.
Duffield's grandfather,
George Duffield V
.
Duffield graduated from the
Old School-New School Controversy
that split the church in 1837.
Duffield was called as minister to Fifth Presbyterian Church in
Charles Finney, he accepted a call to the First Presbyterian Church in Detroit, Michigan, then called the "Protestant" church. There he grew disenchanted with the revivalist techniques of Finney and began to oppose his ministry. In 1847 he led the Detroit Presbytery to adopt a statement which censured Finney, entitled "A Warning Against Error." In 1848, Finney published his 47 page response, "A Reply to Dr. Duffield's Warning Against Error."[2]
Duffield also was a leading Presbyterian premillennialist, and in 1842 authored, Dissertations on the prophecies relative to the second coming of Jesus Christ.[3]
He was appointed to the
Board of Regents of the University of Michigan
on which he served ten years. His influence extended over the whole state of Michigan and made use of the press as well as the pulpit. He was learned in Latin, Greek, Hebrew, French, and German as well as English. He was a master of the sciences and had an unfailing memory.
Duffield died as he had wished, "in the harness," two days after addressing the 1868 International Convention of the
Young Men's Christian Association at Detroit, where he paused suddenly, in the midst of his address, and fell with a cry of distress into the arms of those standing near him. His death was mourned throughout Detroit
.
Bibliography
- Presbyterian Reunion: A Memorial Volume (1837–1871), DeWitt C. Lent & Company, 1870.
- Hambrick-Stowe, Charles E., Charles G. Finney and the Spirit of American Evangelicalism, 1996.
- Duffield, George, Regeneration, 1832.
References
- ^ "Funeral Address of Mrs. Isabella Graham Duffield". 1872. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Finney, Charles (1848). A Reply to Dr. Duffield's Warning Against Error. Oberlin: J.M. Fitch. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Duffield, George (1842). Dissertations on the prophecies relative to the second coming of Jesus Christ. New York: Dayton & Newman. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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