Re: French Merritts
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Re: French Merritts
Phillip Hunt 9/08/01
Here is some more info on the Rev. Timothy Merritt.This is from Virtual American Biographies.Merritt, timothy, clergyman, born Barkhamsted, Litchfeild County, Connecticut, in Oct 1775; died in Lynn, Mass, 2 May, 1845.He begain preaching in 1794, and served as a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal church in various parts of New England.While at Malden, Mass, in 1831 he was an editor of ,"Zion's Herald," published in Boston, and from 1832 til 1835 he resided in New York City as Assistant editor of"The Christian Advocate and Journal."While in Boston he established a monthly entitled" A Guide to Christian Perfection."Mr. Merritt was an able writer, an eloquent preacher, an accomplished debater, and occupied a high place among the Methodist ministers of his time.....he published "Christian Manual"(New York, 1824); "Memoir of Miss S.H. Bunting'(1833); "Convert's Guide and Preacher's Assistant"(1841) and other books and lectures.