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<p> at first a minister of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, and afterwards of the Presbyterian Church, was born in Middlebush, [[Middlesex]] Co., N.J. After pursuing his classical studies, he studied theology at the Theological Seminary, New Brunswick, in the class of 1827; was licensed and called to the churches of Catskill, Leeds, and Kiskatom, in the [[Classis]] of Greene, in 1828, as colleague to his uncle, the Rev. Dr. Wyckoff; in 1829 took sole charge of [[Leeds]] and Kiskatom; in 1832 accepted a call to Spotswood, N.J., where he opened a classical school, and conducted it successfully for several years (1834-41); was subsequently rector of the Rutgers | John Cannon Van Liew <ref name="term_64532" /> | ||
==References == | <p> at first a minister of the [[Reformed]] [[Protestant]] Dutch Church, and afterwards of the Presbyterian Church, was born in Middlebush, [[Middlesex]] Co., N.J. After pursuing his classical studies, he studied theology at the Theological Seminary, New Brunswick, in the class of 1827; was licensed and called to the churches of Catskill, Leeds, and Kiskatom, in the [[Classis]] of Greene, in 1828, as colleague to his uncle, the Rev. Dr. Wyckoff; in 1829 took sole charge of [[Leeds]] and Kiskatom; in 1832 accepted a call to Spotswood, N.J., where he opened a classical school, and conducted it successfully for several years (1834-41); was subsequently rector of the Rutgers College Grammar-school; pastor at Piffard, Livingston Co., N. Y. (1845-49); principal of the "Temple Hill" [[Academy]] at Genesee, Livingston Co.; pastor at Groveland, N. Y.; Stone [[Arabia]] and Ephratah, Montgomery Co., N.Y.; Berie and Beaver Dams (1856-61); and tinally located in New Jersey, where he died in 1861. Mr. [[Van]] Liew was a "man of decided mental ability, an able advocate in ecclesiastical trials and controversy, a critical linguist, and an excellent preacher." See Wilson, Presb. Hist. Almanac, 1862, p. 300; Corwin, Manual of the Ref. Church in America, s.v. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_64532"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/van+liew,+john+cannon John Cannon Van Liew from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_64532"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/van+liew,+john+cannon John Cannon Van Liew from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:29, 15 October 2021
John Cannon Van Liew [1]
at first a minister of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, and afterwards of the Presbyterian Church, was born in Middlebush, Middlesex Co., N.J. After pursuing his classical studies, he studied theology at the Theological Seminary, New Brunswick, in the class of 1827; was licensed and called to the churches of Catskill, Leeds, and Kiskatom, in the Classis of Greene, in 1828, as colleague to his uncle, the Rev. Dr. Wyckoff; in 1829 took sole charge of Leeds and Kiskatom; in 1832 accepted a call to Spotswood, N.J., where he opened a classical school, and conducted it successfully for several years (1834-41); was subsequently rector of the Rutgers College Grammar-school; pastor at Piffard, Livingston Co., N. Y. (1845-49); principal of the "Temple Hill" Academy at Genesee, Livingston Co.; pastor at Groveland, N. Y.; Stone Arabia and Ephratah, Montgomery Co., N.Y.; Berie and Beaver Dams (1856-61); and tinally located in New Jersey, where he died in 1861. Mr. Van Liew was a "man of decided mental ability, an able advocate in ecclesiastical trials and controversy, a critical linguist, and an excellent preacher." See Wilson, Presb. Hist. Almanac, 1862, p. 300; Corwin, Manual of the Ref. Church in America, s.v.
