1814–1889

Introduction

Born: May 9, 1814, Ship­pens­burg, Penn­syl­van­ia.

Died: June 2, 1889.

Buried: Spring Hill Ce­me­te­ry, Ship­pens­burg, Penn­syl­vania.

Biography

Edward was the son of Ma­jor Da­vid Ne­vin and Ma­ry Pierce, and hus­band of Ruth Chan­ning Lit­tle.

He was edu­cat­ed in Arts at Jef­ferson Col­lege, Can­ons­burgh, Penn­syl­van­ia (1833) and in Theo­lo­gy at Prince­ton Se­mi­na­ry (1836).

He held sev­er­al pas­tor­ates as a Pres­by­ter­ian min­is­ter, 1836–57; then as a Con­gre­ga­tion­al min­is­ter (1857–68); then, af­ter a rest of six years through ill health, as a min­is­ter of the Re­formed Church, first at Lan­cas­ter, Penn­syl­van­ia, then in Phi­la­del­phia.

He al­so served as pre­si­dent of Frank­lin Col­lege, New Ath­ens, Ohio (1840–45).

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. Always with Us
  2. Beneath His Wing
  3. Clinging to the Sav­ior
  4. Come Up Hi­ther, Come Away
  5. Crown of Glo­ry, The
  6. Golden Ci­ty, The
  7. Happy, Sav­ior, Would I Be
  8. I Have Read of a World of Beau­ty
  9. I Long to Be Like Je­sus
  10. I Was Once a Thought­less Wan­der­er
  11. Lift Up the Latch
  12. Live on the Field of Bat­tle
  13. Mount Up on High! As if on Ea­gle’s Wings
  14. O God of Won­drous Grace
  15. O Hea­ven! Sweet Hea­ven
  16. O ’Tis Glo­ri­ous
  17. Onward to the Sea
  18. Pearly Gate, The
  19. Refuge, The
  20. Sabbath Bell, The
  21. Savior, Lead Me Thine to Be
  22. Trusting Je­sus, Sav­ior Dear
  23. Under His Wings
  24. Voice of the Spir­it, The

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