of Divinity from the University at which he graduated. In 1806, he was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. In 1811, Dr. Rodgers, who had been united with him in the pastorate nearly twenty years, was removed by death; and, two years after, his Biography, written by Dr. Miller, appeared, in an octavo volume, full of interesting details of the History of the American Presbyterian Church. In 1813, he was elected to the chair of Ecclesiastical History and Church Government in the Theological Seminary at Princeton. This appointment he thought it his duty to accept, though, in doing so, he had to abandon a field of usefulness, which had become endeared to him by many sacred associations.

Here Dr. Miller continued, accomplishing a work of the highest interest to the Church, during the period of thirty-six years. Besides attending to his stated duties in the Seminary with great fidelity, he performed a large amount of literary labor, the results of which are now in the possession of the Church, and will form a rich legacy to posterity.

After tendering the resignation of his office to the General Assembly, which was accepted with the warmest expressions of respect and gratitude, in May, 1849, his health, which had been waning for some time, became more and more feeble, until his ability for all active exertion was gone. He lingered in this condition several weeks, fully aware that the time of his departure had nearly come, but in the possession of a triumphant faith, that not only cast out all fear, but seemed to bring Heaven down to earth. He died on the 7th of January, 1850, and an appropriate commemorative dis

course was preached at his funeral, by his venerable colleague, the Rev. Dr. Archibald Alexander.

Dr. Miller was married, in the autumn of 1801, to Sarah, daughter of the Hon. Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant, a distinguished lawyer and member of Congress, of Philadelphia. They had ten children, but only six survived him. One of his daughters was married to the Rev. Dr. John Breckinridge, and another to the Hon. John F. Hageman, of Princeton. Of the sons, two became ministers of the gospel, one a surgeon in the navy, and one a lawyer, practising in Philadelphia.

Dr. Miller was one of the most voluminous writers which our Presbyterian Church has ever produced. Beside the works already mentioned, he published more than a dozen volumes on various subjects, and upwards of forty pamphlets, containing sermons and addresses. Several of his works are controversial, two of them being devoted to a vindication of Presbyterianism against the claims of Episcopacy. His controversial writings are clear, fair, earnest, and marked by uncommon abil ity.

It has already been intimated that Dr. Miller possessed a large measure of personal attraction. He was of about the middle size, and had a face expressive at once of high intelligence, and of all that was gentle and kindly and genial. There was a sort of graceful formality about his movements, but nothing to create reserve or embarrassment. His mind was remarkable for the admirable proportion in which its faculties existed; all acting in perfect symmetry, and therefore with great power. His heart was full of benevolence and generos. ity, and no one knew better than he how to render good

for evil. His presence in the social circle was always met with a cordial welcome, and always diffused an air of cheerfulness, while yet not a word fell from his lips. that was not consistent with the dignity of a minister of the Gospel. As a Preacher, he was justly regarded as among the more eminent of his day. His sermons were written with great care, and so simple and logical in their arrangement as easily to be remembered, while yet they were uncommonly rich in evangelical truth, and were delivered with a simplicity and unction, well fitted to impress them on the mind and heart. As a As a Pastor, he was always ready to meet the needs of his people, and he moved about among them so kindly and tenderly, that they could almost forget that he was not a father or a brother. As a Professor in the Theological Seminary, he was always punctual in the observance of every duty, delivered luminous and well-digested lectures, treated the students with marked attention and respect, and was a model in everything pertaining to social manners and habits. As a member of Ecclesiastical Courts, he was watchful, firm, and yet condescending; he would not tolerate what he believed to be gross error, while yet he would not make a man an offender for a word. He was strongly attached to the Presbyterian Church, regarding it as more strictly conformed to the scriptural standard than any other; but he was ready to open his arms and his heart to all whom he recog nized as holding the fundamental truths of the Gospel. He was an earnest and a resolute patriot, and possibly, at one time, sympathized more deeply in the political movements of the day than was most conducive to his usefulness as a Christian minister; but, during his latter

years, especially, his patriotism never took on a parti san aspect. His life was a blessed testimony to the power of the truth, and a freewill offering to the glory of God and the great interests of humanity.

ELIPHALET NOTT, D.D., LL.D.

ELIPHALET NOTT, a son of Stephen and Deborah Nott, was born at Ashford, Conn., June 25th, 1773. His parents, who were persons of great moral worth, had previously lived in Saybrook, but, in consequence of the burning of their house, their circumstances became straitened, and they removed to Ashford in the hope of improving them. Having one of the best of mothers, this son began very early to be instructed in the truths of religion, and at the age of four years he had read through the Bible, and committed considerable portions of it to memory. His youthful days he passed principally in laboring with his father on the farm; but his thirst for knowledge was insatiable, and, under his mother's direction, he was constantly adding to his acquisitions from every source within his reach. He passed two winters in his youth with two of his sisters, living in different places, and spent a short time with his brother, the Rev. Samuel Nott, of Franklin. At one time he was strongly inclined to become a physician, and was actually taking the incipient steps towards the medical profession; but a severe surgical operation, at which he was present, proved an overmatch for his nervous system, and gave a different direction to his life.

After the death of his mother, which occurred in October, 1788, he returned to Franklin, the residence of

his brother, who had been settled there a few years in the ministry. For two or three years he worked on his brother's farm during the summer, and in the winter taught a district school, and prosecuted his studies under his brother's tuition. At sixteen, he taught a school at Portapaug, and was there two successive winters. In 1793, he took charge of the Plainfield Academy, at the same time pursuing his classical and mathematical studies, under the Rev. Dr. Benedict. On leaving Plainfield, he became a member of Brown University, and remained there for one year, during which time he held the highest rank as a scholar; but it seems, from the college catalogue, that his graduation, which was in the year 1795, was out of the regular course. He studied theology under the direction of his brother, about six months, and was then licensed to preach, by the New London Association, and was immediately sent on a mission by the same Association, to an almost desolate region, the part of New York bordering upon Otsego Lake. On his arrival at Cherry Valley, which was, to some extent, inhabited, he was very favorably impressed with the appearance of the country; and, after laboring a couple of months in different places in that region, he accepted an invitation to return to Cherry Valley, in the double capacity of a preacher and a teacher. Here he established a flourishing acad emy, and had the charge of it as long as he lived in the place.

After having remained two or three years in Cherry Valley, he was on a journey to visit his friends in New England, and stopped at Schenectady to pass the night. One of the ministers of the place, having fallen in with