Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans
Volume 3 page 132
Henry Darling, educator, was born in Reading, PA.,
Dec. 27,
1823; son of the Hon. William and Margaretta VAUGHAN
(Smith) Darling. He was graduated at Amherst in
1842;
studied theology at Union theological seminary,
1842-43;
at Auburn theological seminary, 1843-45; was ordained
by
the presbytery of Columbia Dec. 30, 1847; was pastor
at
Hudson, N.Y., 1846-53; at Clinton Street Church,
Philadel-
phia, PA., 1853-61; was an invalid in Philadelphia,
1861-64;
had charge of the 4th Presbyterian Church in Albany,
N.Y.,
1864-81; and was president of Hamilton College,
Clinton,
N.Y., 1881-91.
He was permanent clerk of the Presbyterian General
Assembly,
1854-63, and moderator of the General assembly,
1881. He
received from Amherst the degree of M.A. in 1852;
from Union
that of D.D. in 1860, and from both Hamilton and
Lafayette
that of LL.D. in 1881.
His published works include:
The Closer Walk (1862);
Slavery and the War (1863);
Difficulties of Revelation (1864);
Conformity to the World (1873);
Doing Nothing - but Receiving (1875);
Preaching and Modern Skepticism (1881).
See memorial of his life and work published Byson,
Richard
W. Darling. He died at Hamilton College, Clinton,
N.Y., April
20, 1891.
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corrections and/or additional
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