Samuel Blair (pastor)
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Children | Samuel Blair |
Parent | Samuel Blair |
Relatives | John Blair (brother) |
Samuel Blair (June 14, 1712 – July 5, 1751) was a
Life
Blair was born in
In 1739, he was called to Fagg's Manor, Pennsylvania but deferred to the Presbytery which advised him to accept.[3] He returned to Pennsylvania 1739 and founded the Faggs Manor Presbyterian church and associated classical school in Londonderry Township. Many prominent Presbyterian clergy were trained there, including Samuel Davies who became the fourth President of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University).[3]
It was during this time that Blair participated in the "
Blair became ill while traveling to meet with the trustees of the College of New Jersey. He died in Faggs Manor on July 5, 1751, and is buried in the church cemetery.[6][7][3]
Legacy
In 1754, his principal writings (seven important sermons), an elegy by Samuel Davies, and eulogy by Reverend Samuel Finley (fifth President of the College of New Jersey) were published in Philadelphia by his brother, John Blair who took over at the Faggs Manor church.
References
- ISBN 978-0-7385-0107-9.
- ^ "Chester's old schools – active historians". Reading Eagle. October 21, 1911. p. 6. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g Sprague, William Buell (1858). Annals of the American Pulpit: Presbyterian. Rober Carter & Brothers. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- JSTOR 23324747. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ Choiński, Michał, "Sermons that "Cut like a sword" : Samuel Blair's rhetoric during the Great Awakening" (PDF), Polish Journal of American Studies, 10. Retrieved March 4, 2017
- ^ Weis, Frederick Lewis. Colonial Clergy of the Middle Colonies, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania 1628–1776 (PDF). American Antiquarian Society.
- ^ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Vol. 16. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society. October 1862. p. 360. Retrieved March 4, 2017.