David Gregg was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to David and Mary M. Gregg on March 25, 1846.[1] He attended public schools until the age of thirteen when he attended Allegheny City College and at fifteen years enrolled in Washington and Jefferson College graduating in 1865. Next he graduated from the Iron City Commercial College in Pittsburgh in 1866. Gregg later received the degree of D.D. from the New York University in 1888. He was educated as a Scotch Covenanter (Presbyterian) and at the age of twenty-three began preaching at the Scotch church on West Twenty-Third Street in New York. He later became pastor of Park Street Church in Boston on February 1, 1887 until 1890. From 1890 to 1903, Gregg was pastor of the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn, New York.[2] In 1892, to mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas, he preached a sermon series in Brooklyn honoring the contributions of "our American foremothers" and "our African American forefathers." After leaving Brooklyn, he became president of Western Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Gregg married Kate Etheridge in New York in 1871 and they had several children.[1] Gregg's family traces its ancestry directly back to the Scotch Covenanters of 1638. Gregg considered himself an abolitionist and delivered his first public speech in support of the Emancipation Proclamation. During Lee's invasion into Pennsylvania, Gregg enlisted as an "emergency man" in Camp Howe to replace Union troops heading to Gettysburg.
David Gregg died at his daughter's home in Manhattan on October 11, 1919.[3][4]
Works
Studies in John's gospel: the gospel of Christ's deity (1891)
Our best moods: soliloquies and other discourses (1893)
The testimony of the land to the Book, or, The evidential value of Palestine (1896)
Facts that call for faith: a series of discourses (1898)
Makers of the American Republic (1905)
Between the Testaments, or, Interbiblical history (1907)
References
^ abThe National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. VI. James T. White & Company. 1896. p. 257. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Google Books.
^Archives of Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, New York
^One of a thousand: a series of biographical sketches of one thousand representative men resident in the commonwealth of Massachusetts, A.D. 1888-'89, Volume 3
^"Rev. Dr. David Gregg, Noted Divine, Dies". Brooklyn Eagle. October 11, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved November 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
January 08, 2023
david, gregg, minister, david, gregg, 1846, 1919, american, minister, park, street, church, author, david, greggpersonal, detailsborn, 1846, march, 1846pittsburgh, pennsylvaniadiedoctober, 1919, 1919, aged, york, yorkspousekate, etheridge, 1871, educationwashi. David Gregg 1846 1919 was an American minister at Park Street Church and author David GreggPersonal detailsBorn 1846 03 25 March 25 1846Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaDiedOctober 11 1919 1919 10 11 aged 73 New York New YorkSpouseKate Etheridge m 1871 wbr EducationWashington and Jefferson College Iron City Commercial College New York UniversityOccupationClergyman writerSignatureBiography EditDavid Gregg was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania to David and Mary M Gregg on March 25 1846 1 He attended public schools until the age of thirteen when he attended Allegheny City College and at fifteen years enrolled in Washington and Jefferson College graduating in 1865 Next he graduated from the Iron City Commercial College in Pittsburgh in 1866 Gregg later received the degree of D D from the New York University in 1888 He was educated as a Scotch Covenanter Presbyterian and at the age of twenty three began preaching at the Scotch church on West Twenty Third Street in New York He later became pastor of Park Street Church in Boston on February 1 1887 until 1890 From 1890 to 1903 Gregg was pastor of the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn New York 2 In 1892 to mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas he preached a sermon series in Brooklyn honoring the contributions of our American foremothers and our African American forefathers After leaving Brooklyn he became president of Western Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Gregg married Kate Etheridge in New York in 1871 and they had several children 1 Gregg s family traces its ancestry directly back to the Scotch Covenanters of 1638 Gregg considered himself an abolitionist and delivered his first public speech in support of the Emancipation Proclamation During Lee s invasion into Pennsylvania Gregg enlisted as an emergency man in Camp Howe to replace Union troops heading to Gettysburg David Gregg died at his daughter s home in Manhattan on October 11 1919 3 4 Works EditStudies in John s gospel the gospel of Christ s deity 1891 Our best moods soliloquies and other discourses 1893 The testimony of the land to the Book or The evidential value of Palestine 1896 Facts that call for faith a series of discourses 1898 Makers of the American Republic 1905 Between the Testaments or Interbiblical history 1907 References Edit a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography Vol VI James T White amp Company 1896 p 257 Retrieved November 29 2020 via Google Books Archives of Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church Brooklyn New York One of a thousand a series of biographical sketches of one thousand representative men resident in the commonwealth of Massachusetts A D 1888 89 Volume 3 Rev Dr David Gregg Noted Divine Dies Brooklyn Eagle October 11 1919 p 1 Retrieved November 29 2020 via Newspapers com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Gregg minister amp oldid 1115987963, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
