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H. (Hezekiah) Harvey

1821–1893

An English-born Baptist minister and teacher, he wrote practical books on church life and pastoral work that kept his name in circulation long after the 1800s. His best-known writing speaks in a clear, steady voice shaped by years in the pulpit and the classroom.

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The Pastor: His Qualifications and Duties

The Pastor: His Qualifications and Duties

by H. (Hezekiah) Harvey

About the author

Born in Hulven, England, on November 27, 1821, Hezekiah Harvey later built his career in the United States as a Baptist minister and theological educator. He studied at Madison University, graduating in 1845, and then at Hamilton Theological Seminary, where he finished in 1847.

After his ordination in Homer, New York, in 1849, he served in ministry in Homer and Hamilton. In 1857 he joined Hamilton Theological Seminary as a professor of ecclesiastical history and theology, a role he held for decades, and Colby College awarded him a Doctor of Divinity in 1862.

Harvey is remembered for thoughtful works on Baptist church life and ministry, including The Terms of Communion in the Lord’s Supper, The Christian Use of Wealth, The Church: Its Polity and Ordinances, and The Pastor: His Qualifications and Duties. His writing is especially valued for its practical counsel and its window into 19th-century Baptist thought.