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Elihu W. (Elihu Whittlesey) Baldwin
1789–1840
A Presbyterian minister, educator, and early American religious writer, he is remembered for leading the young Wabash College as its first president and for publishing sermons and moral tales aimed at ordinary readers. His life joined pastoral work in New York with the work of building churches and schools on the American frontier.
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The National Preacher, Vol. 2 No. 7 Dec. 1827 Or Original Monthly Sermons from Living Ministers, Sermons XXVI. and XXVII.
by Elihu W. (Elihu Whittlesey) Baldwin, Aaron W. (Aaron Whitney) Leland
About the author
Born in Durham, New York, in 1789, Elihu Whittlesey Baldwin became a Presbyterian minister at a time when preaching, teaching, and institution-building often went hand in hand. He later served as the first pastor of the Seventh Presbyterian Church in New York City and went on to become the first president of Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
Baldwin also wrote for print as well as the pulpit. Works connected with him include The Final Judgment, The Five Apprentices, The Young Freethinker Reclaimed, and an inaugural address delivered at Wabash College in 1836. His writing reflects the practical, moral tone common in Protestant literature of the period.
He died in 1840 at the age of 50. A memoir published a few years later, Patient Continuance in Well-Doing, helped preserve the picture of a minister remembered for steady faith, public service, and a strong commitment to education.