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Tuesday, December 9, 1794 - Thursday, October 17, 1844
Born: September 24, 1793, near Jonesboro, Tennessee.
Died: October 17, 1844, near Quincy, Illinois.
Buried: Oakland Cemetery, near Quincy, Illinois.
Nelson graduated from Washington College, Virginia, in 1819, and earned his medical degree in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1812. During the War of 1812 he served as a surgeon in a regiment from Kentucky, but in 1823, he gave up medicine for the ministry. He was ordained in 1825 at Rogersville, Tennessee. He pastored in Danville, Kentucky and Marion County, Missouri, and held several posts. He also founded two manual labor colleges, one at Greenfields, Marion County, Missouri; and the other near Quincy, Illinois (where he had moved due to opposition to his anti-slavery views). He eventually became president of Presbyterian Theological Seminary at Quincy.
Died: October 17, 1844, near Quincy, Illinois.
Buried: Oakland Cemetery, near Quincy, Illinois.
Nelson graduated from Washington College, Virginia, in 1819, and earned his medical degree in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1812. During the War of 1812 he served as a surgeon in a regiment from Kentucky, but in 1823, he gave up medicine for the ministry. He was ordained in 1825 at Rogersville, Tennessee. He pastored in Danville, Kentucky and Marion County, Missouri, and held several posts. He also founded two manual labor colleges, one at Greenfields, Marion County, Missouri; and the other near Quincy, Illinois (where he had moved due to opposition to his anti-slavery views). He eventually became president of Presbyterian Theological Seminary at Quincy.
The last 10 hymns uploaded.
- # 1 - Bring Your Vessels, Not A Few (TTBB) (uploaded on Mar 11, 2023)
- # 2 - Songs Of Praises (TTBB) (uploaded on Mar 10, 2023)
- # 3 - Something For Thee (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 25, 2023)
- # 4 - The Blessedness Of Prayer (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 17, 2023)
- # 5 - Give Thy Blessing (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 08, 2023)
- # 6 - Come, Let Us, Who In Christ Believe (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 07, 2023)
- # 7 - God Of Our Life (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 06, 2023)
- # 8 - I Will Strive (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 05, 2023)
- # 9 - Be Strong In The Lord (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 04, 2023)
- #10 - Thee We Adore, Eternal Lord (TTBB) (uploaded on Feb 04, 2023)