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Nathaniel N. Whiting

Nathaniel N. Whiting

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This article is about Baptist preacher. For the Dedham mill owner, see Nathaniel Whiting (mill owner).

Nathaniel N. Whiting (June 19, 1792 – June 18, 1872) was a Baptist Preacher in New York. He was a professor of Biblical Languages at Lexington College and worked on Bible translation.[1] He supported the work of William Miller[citation needed], but shied away from fixing a particular date for Christ's return.[2] For a time he was editor of The Williamsburg Daily Gazette.[3] It is said that he was the first man who ever reported a sermon for a newspaper.[4]

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  1. [1]
    Paul, William E. (2003). English language Bible translators. McFarland & Company. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-7864-1425-3.
  2. [2]
    Rowe, David L. (2008). God's strange work: William Miller and the end of the world. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-8028-0380-1.
  3. [3]
    Stiles, Henry Reed (1870). A history of the city of Brooklyn, Volume 3. p. 933. OCLC 445742996.
  4. [4]
    Halsey, Lewis (1879). History of the Seneca Baptist Association. Ithaca, NY: Journal Association and Job Printing House. p. 259.


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