George Dod Armstrong
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George Dod Armstrong was a Presbyterian minister and author born in Mendham, New Jersey
. He was one of ten children by Amzi Armstrong, a Presbyterian pastor, and Polly Dod.
George Armstrong graduated from Princeton University
in 1832 and then taught school until he entered Union Theological Seminary
, Virginia. He became a professor of chemistry and mechanics in 1838 at Washington College in Lexington, Virginia. He held this position for thirteen years when he left to become pastor of the First Presbyterian Church
in Norfolk, Virginia
. He remained here until his death in 1899.
In 1855 his family was nearly destroyed by Yellow Fever
losing 3 children and his wife. In 1856 he authored a personal account of the epidemic: The Summer of the Pestilence.
Mendham, New Jersey
Mendham is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,097.While New Jersey was an English colony, Mendham Township was formed on March 29, 1749 as a new governmental entity, from portions of Hanover Township, Morris Township,...
. He was one of ten children by Amzi Armstrong, a Presbyterian pastor, and Polly Dod.
George Armstrong graduated from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1832 and then taught school until he entered Union Theological Seminary
Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education
Union Presbyterian Seminary, located on the near north side of the city of Richmond, Virginia, is a theological seminary of the Presbyterian Church...
, Virginia. He became a professor of chemistry and mechanics in 1838 at Washington College in Lexington, Virginia. He held this position for thirteen years when he left to become pastor of the First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
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in Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
. He remained here until his death in 1899.
In 1855 his family was nearly destroyed by Yellow Fever
Yellow fever
Yellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease. The virus is a 40 to 50 nm enveloped RNA virus with positive sense of the Flaviviridae family....
losing 3 children and his wife. In 1856 he authored a personal account of the epidemic: The Summer of the Pestilence.
Works
- Politics and the Pulpit 1856
- The Christian Doctrine of Slavery 1857
- Doctrine of Baptism 1857
- The Theology of Christian Experience 1858
- "The Good Hand of Our God Upon Us," a Thanksgiving Sermon Preached on the Occasion of the Victory of Manassas 1861
- The Sacraments of the New Testament as Instituted by Christ 1880
- The Two Books of Nature and Revelation Collated 1886