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H. Clay (Henry Clay) Trumbull
1830–1903
A driving force in 19th-century Protestant publishing, this American clergyman and editor helped shape the Sunday school movement through energetic writing, teaching, and personal ministry. His work ranged from practical Christian life to travel, history, and biblical study.
6 Audiobooks
The Blood Covenant: A Primitive Rite and its Bearings on Scripture
by H. Clay (Henry Clay) Trumbull
The Threshold Covenant; or, The Beginning of Religious Rites
by H. Clay (Henry Clay) Trumbull
The Covenant of Salt As Based on the Significance and Symbolism of Salt in Primitive Thought
by H. Clay (Henry Clay) Trumbull
Hints on Child-training
by H. Clay (Henry Clay) Trumbull
A Lie Never Justifiable: A Study in Ethics
by H. Clay (Henry Clay) Trumbull
The Captured Scout of the Army of the James A Sketch of the Life of Sergeant Henry H. Manning, of the Twenty-fourth Mass. Regiment
by H. Clay (Henry Clay) Trumbull
About the author
Born in Stonington, Connecticut, in 1830, Henry Clay Trumbull became an American clergyman, editor, and prolific author whose influence spread far beyond his local ministry. He is especially remembered for his work in Sunday school education and for bringing a lively, practical spirit to religious publishing.
Trumbull served as a missionary and later as a Civil War army chaplain, experiences that deepened the personal, pastoral tone of his writing. He went on to become closely associated with The Sunday School Times, where he built a reputation as a widely read editor and speaker.
His books covered a broad range of subjects, including Christian living, Bible lands, and religious history. Readers often found in his work a mix of earnest faith, curiosity, and a gift for making serious subjects feel immediate and approachable.