Jared Bell Waterbury (August 11, 1799-December 31,1876) was an American minister and author.
Waterbury was born in New York City, August 11, 1799. He graduated from Yale College in 1822. He spent upwards of two years in the Princeton Theological Seminary, and was ordained to the ministry by the Presbytery of New York, in Oct., 1825. The next winter was passed in the South as an agent for the American Bible Society, and the following summer in Massachusetts and on Long Island in a similar way. From Jan. 10, 1827 to Feb. 24, 1829, he was the settled pastor of the Congregational Church in Hatfield, Mass., and on March 18, 1829, took charge of the Pleasant Street Congregational Church in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He was obliged by his health to resign this charge in 1831, but a year later was able to resume work, and was settled over the Presbyterian Church in Hudson, N. Y., where he continued with great acceptance until he became, Sept 3, 1846, pastor of the Bowdoin Street Congregational Church in Boston, Mass. In 1857 he retired from parish work, and after two years spent in Stamford, Conn., removed to Brooklyn, N. Y. While his health permitted, he was there engaged in city missions, and was Secretary of the Brooklyn and L. I. Christian Commission during the American Civil War. He was stricken with paralysis about six years before his death, which occurred in Brooklyn, December 31,1876, at the age of 77.
Yale College is the undergraduate liberal arts college of Yale University. Founded in 1701, it is the original school of the university. Although other schools of the university were founded as early as 1810, all of Yale was officially known as Yale College until 1887, when its schools were confederated and the institution was renamed Yale University.
Princeton Theological Seminary (PTS) is a private Presbyterian school of theology in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1812 under the auspices of Archibald Alexander, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, and the College of New Jersey, it is the second-oldest seminary in the United States. It is also the largest of ten seminaries associated with the Presbyterian Church.
The American Bible Society (ABS) is a United States–based nondenominational Bible society which publishes, distributes and translates the Bible and provides study aids and other tools to help people engage with the Bible. Founded on May 11, 1816, in New York City, it is probably best known for its Good News Translation of the Bible, with its contemporary vernacular. They also publish the Contemporary English Version. The American Bible Society is also a member of the Forum of Bible Agencies International. ABS's headquarters relocated from 1865 Broadway in New York City to Philadelphia in August 2015.
He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Union College in 1841. He was the author of more than thirty larger religious works, and of several published tracts, sermons, and hymns. He was married in 1827 to Eliza S., eldest daughter of Zechariah Lewis of Brooklyn, who survived him with four daughters and an only son.
Doctor of Divinity is an advanced or honorary academic degree in divinity.
Union College is a private, non-denominational liberal arts college located in Schenectady, New York. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents. In the 19th century, it became the "Mother of Fraternities", as three of the earliest such organizations were established there. After 175 years as a traditional all-male institution, Union College began enrolling women in 1970.
