Nathan Perkins

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Nathan Perkins

1748–1838

A longtime Connecticut Congregational minister, he preached through the Revolutionary era and kept serving the same West Hartford church for more than six decades. His printed sermons and religious writings give a vivid window into early American faith and public life.

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Twenty-four Discourses On Some of the Important and Interesting Truths, Duties, and Institutions, of the Gospel, and the General Excellency of the Christian Religion; Calculated for the People of God of Every Communion, Particularly for the Benefit of Pious Families, and the Instruction of All in the Things Which Concern Their Salvation

Twenty-four Discourses On Some of the Important and Interesting Truths, Duties, and Institutions, of the Gospel, and the General Excellency of the Christian Religion; Calculated for the People of God of Every Communion, Particularly for the Benefit of Pious Families, and the Instruction of All in the Things Which Concern Their Salvation

by Nathan Perkins

About the author

Born in Lisbon, Connecticut, on May 12, 1748, Nathan Perkins studied at the College of New Jersey, graduating in 1770. He was ordained in West Hartford on October 14, 1772, and remained pastor there until his death on January 18, 1838.

Perkins became known for an unusually long ministry and for sermons that connected religious life with the events of his time. Among the works associated with him are a 1775 sermon preached to soldiers from West Hartford and later published religious discourses and letters.

Nineteenth-century biographical sketches remember him as an influential New England pastor whose career stretched across the early republic. His work is especially interesting to readers who enjoy sermons, memoirs, and firsthand writing from the religious culture of early America.