Zachariah A. Mudge
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Zachariah Atwell Mudge was an American
Methodist
Episcopal clergy
man and author, nephew of Enoch Mudge
. He was born at Orrington
, Me.
, and was educated at Wesleyan University
. He entered the ministry in 1840 and held various pastor
ates in Massachusetts
. For three years he was editor of the Guide to Holiness. He was the author of:
United States
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Methodist
Methodism
Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
Episcopal clergy
Clergy
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man and author, nephew of Enoch Mudge
Enoch Mudge
Enoch Mudge was the first Methodist minister reared in New England. He was born at Lynn, Mass., was converted under Jesse Lee, the pioneer of Methodism in New England, and entered the ministry in 1793. He labored as an itinerant preacher in Maine until 1799, when his health gave way and he was...
. He was born at Orrington
Orrington, Maine
Orrington is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,526 at the 2000 census.-History:Orrington was originally part of Condustiegg Plantation, which also included the present-day cities of Bangor and Brewer. Orrington was incorporated as a town in 1788 with its major...
, Me.
Maine
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, and was educated at Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
. He entered the ministry in 1840 and held various pastor
Pastor
The word pastor usually refers to an ordained leader of a Christian congregation. When used as an ecclesiastical styling or title, this role may be abbreviated to "Pr." or often "Ps"....
ates in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. For three years he was editor of the Guide to Holiness. He was the author of:
- Memoir of Cyrus Shepherd (1848)
- Views from Plymouth RockPlymouth RockPlymouth Rock is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620. It is an important symbol in American history...
(1861) - The Christian StatesmanStatesmanA statesman is usually a politician or other notable public figure who has had a long and respected career in politics or government at the national and international level. As a term of respect, it is usually left to supporters or commentators to use the term...
: A PortraitPortraitthumb|250px|right|Portrait of [[Thomas Jefferson]] by [[Rembrandt Peale]], 1805. [[New-York Historical Society]].A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness,...
ure of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (1865) - The Forest Boy: The Sketch of the Life of A. LincolnAbraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
(1867) - Footprints of Roger WilliamsRoger Williams (theologian)Roger Williams was an English Protestant theologian who was an early proponent of religious freedom and the separation of church and state. In 1636, he began the colony of Providence Plantation, which provided a refuge for religious minorities. Williams started the first Baptist church in America,...
(1871) - Arctic Heroes (1875)
- North Pole Voyages (1875)
- An Easy Lesson Book for Infant Scholars, the sale of which reached into the hundreds of thousands. It was translated into the Urdu language by James MudgeJames MudgeJames Mudge was an American Methodist Episcopal clergyman and writer, nephew of Zachariah Mudge. He was born at West Springfield, Mass., and graduated from Wesleyan University in 1865 and from Boston University School of Theology in 1868. The same year he entered the ministry, joining the New...
, who also wrote a Memorial of his uncle.