. Reminiscences and memorials of men of the revolution and their families . lain in the Revolutionary Warfrom 1776 until the end of the contest. He wasa son of John H., and Jerusha (Kirkland) was born in Utica, New York, October 13,1804,and graduated at Harvard College in 1825. Hewas ordained over the Second Church in Dover,New Hampshire, February 18, 1829 ; and, June 18,1834, was installed pastor of the Brattle StreetChurch, Boston. He received the degree of D. Harvard College in 1852 ; was a member ofthe Board of Overseers of Harvard College fiom1847 to 1854; is a member of
. Reminiscences and memorials of men of the revolution and their families . lain in the Revolutionary Warfrom 1776 until the end of the contest. He wasa son of John H., and Jerusha (Kirkland) was born in Utica, New York, October 13,1804,and graduated at Harvard College in 1825. Hewas ordained over the Second Church in Dover,New Hampshire, February 18, 1829 ; and, June 18,1834, was installed pastor of the Brattle StreetChurch, Boston. He received the degree of D. Harvard College in 1852 ; was a member ofthe Board of Overseers of Harvard College fiom1847 to 1854; is a member of the MassachusettsHistorical Society, and the author of a Life ofSamuel Kirkland in Sparkss American Biogra-phy, a History of Brattle Street Church, 1851,and Proceedings of an Ecclesiastical Council inthe case of Rev. John Pierpont, 1841, beside many 156 KEMINISCENCES AND MEMORIALS. articles in the reviews of the day, and sermonsand addresses. Classmates in Harvard DivinitySchool from 1825 to 1828, we have enjoyed an un-interrupted friendship through our DOROTHY HANCOCKS RECEPTION. CHAPTER X. E L L E R Y FAMILY. The names of William Ellery and WilliamEllery Channing are properly placed in consecu-tive chapters. The men they imite stood, in morethan one aspect, in a kindred relation to eachother. Believing firmly in the doctrine of hered-ity, I have placed them in juxtaposition. Manyof the traits of Dr. Channing may be traced tosrerms found in his distins-uished ancestor. Theone was born early in the same century which pro-duced the other. They were alike in many oftheir qualities of character, in their deep andsteadfast patriotism, in their devotion to truth andto liberty, and their faith in and loyalty to thatgreat Being, the God of nature, of reason, and ofrevelation. Dr. Channing, it is true, stood pre-eminent in his genius as a writer and speaker, asa man to be marked throug-li centuries for his rareintellect and his moral and spiritual both
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