. Appleton's cyclopaedia of American biography . outh gave him the degree of A. M.in 1 ;s<), and Williams that of S. T. D. in 1806. Hepublished several controversial works ami abouttwenty-five miscellaneous discourses, including oneon the death of Washington and one on the duelbetween Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton.—His son, Gardiner, clergyman, b. in Newburyport,Mass., 24 Feb., 1785 ; d. in New York city, 18 Aug.,1873, was graduated at Yale in 1805, taught inBermuda for two years, and on his return studiedlaw and was admit-ted to the bar in1808, but aban-doned his profes-sion, studied a
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. Appleton's cyclopaedia of American biography . outh gave him the degree of A. M.in 1 ;s<), and Williams that of S. T. D. in 1806. Hepublished several controversial works ami abouttwenty-five miscellaneous discourses, including oneon the death of Washington and one on the duelbetween Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton.—His son, Gardiner, clergyman, b. in Newburyport, Mass., 24 Feb., 1785 ; d. in New York city, 18 Aug., 1873, was graduated at Yale in 1805, taught inBermuda for two years, and on his return studiedlaw and was admit-ted to the bar in1808, but aban-doned his profes-sion, studied at An-dover theologicalseminary, and on10 Aug., 1810, wasordained pastor ofthe Brick Presbyte-rian church in NewYork city, where hecontinued until hisdeath, although hewas offered thepresidency of Ham-ilton and Dart-mouth colleges. In1856 he removedwith his congrega-tion to the newchurch on Murrayhill. During the last years of his life Dr. Springseldom preached, his pulpit being filled by an as-sistant. Hamilton gave him the degree of S. T. D.. 640 SPRINGER SPROULL in 1819, and Lafayette that of D. D. in 1858.In addition to many pamphlets he published Es-says on the Distinguishing Traits of ChristianCharacter (New York, 1813); Fragments fromthe Study of a Pastor (isys); Obligations ofthe World to the Bible (1841); The Attractionof the Cross (1845); The Bible not of Manils4Ti: Discourses to Seamen (1S47): ThePower of the Pulpit (1848); The Mercy-Seat (1849); First Things (3 vols., 1S51): The Gloryof Christ (2 vols., 1852); Memoirs of the Rev.Samuel J. Mills (1854); Contrast between Goodand Bad Men (2 vols., 1855); Pulpit Ministra-tions; or Sal plinth Readings, a Series of Discourses (2 vols., 1864); and Personal Reminiscences of theLife and Times of Gardiner Spring (2 vols., 1866).He also published several occasional sermons, thelast of which are contained in the Brick ChurchMemorial (New York, 1861). Many of his bookswere translated into French and other language*.and republis