Leroy J. Halsey
Leroy Jones Halsey | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1812 |
| Died | 1896 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Preacher Author |
| Relatives | (brother) |
Leroy Jones Halsey (1812-1896) was an American Presbyterian scholar and author.
Biography[]
Career[]
He worked as a Professor of Historical and Pastoral Theology at the McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago.[1][2]
Although he was living in Chicago during the American Civil War of 1861-1865, he was directly affected by the war through his direct family. Indeed, in a letter addressed to Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), who served as the 17th President of the United States from 1865 to 1869, sent on September 26, 1865, Presbyterian minister (1808-1880) explained that Leroy's brother, (1815-1887), had been ruined by Union troops, who took over his factory in Alabama.[2] As a result, Leroy was the only one left to support his brother's family in the vanquished South.[2] Junkin asked Johnson to have the factory returned to Henry Halsey, making it possible for him to earn his livelihood again.[2]
He is credited for first coining the sobriquet "Athens of the South" to refer to Nashville.[3] The phrase was later promoted by Reverend Philip Lindsley (1786–1855), a Presbyterian minister who founded the University of Nashville.[3] He went on to edit a volume of Lindsley's publications. Additionally, he wrote a memoir about Reverend Lewis W. Green (1806-1863), another Presbyterian minister who served as the President of Hampden-Sydney College from 1849 to 1856, of Transylvania University from 1856 to 1857, and of Centre College from 1857 to 1863.[4]
Death[]
He died in 1896.
Bibliography[]
As an author[]
- The Literary Attractions of the Bible (R. & R. Clark, 1858).[5]
- A Sketch of the Life and Educational Labors of Philip Lindsley, D.D., Late President of the University of Nashville (1859).
- The Beauty of Immanuel (1860).
- Memoir of the Life and Character of Reverend Lewis Warner Green, D.D., With a Selection From His Sermons (New York, 1871).
- Scotland's influence on civilization (1885).
As an editor[]
- The Works of P. Lindsley. Edited by Le Roy J. Halsey. With Introductory Notices of His Life and Labours. (1866).[6]
References[]
- ^ Minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1873, p. 578 [1]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Paul H. Bergeron (ed.), The Papers of Andrew Johnson: September 1865-January 1866, Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press, 1991, p. 133 [2]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Christine M. Kreyling, Wesley Paine, Charles W. Warterfield, Susan Ford Wiltshire, Classical Nashville: Athens of the South, Nashville, Tennessee: Vanderbilt University Press, 1996, p. xiii
- ^ John D. Wright, Jr., Transylvania: Tutor to the West, Louisville, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 2006, p. 181 [3]
- ^ Google Books
- ^ Google Books
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