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An American clergyman; born at Detroit, Mich., Feb. 19, 1802; died in New Haven, Conn., Dec. 24, 1881. He graduated at Yale in 1820, after which he studied theology at Andover, Mass. In 1825 he became pastor of the First Congregational Church m New Haven, a position which he held officially, though not always actively, until his death. He was professor of didactic theology in Yale (1866-71). He was throughout his life an active opponent of slavery. In 1847 he joined with Drs. Storrs and Thompson to found the New York Independent, in the joint editorship of which he continued for 16 years. Besides a vast number of reviews and pamphlets, he published many theological and historical works.