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SMITH, Hezekiah, clergyman, born on Long Island, New York, 21 April, 1737; died in Haverhill, Massachusetts, 22 January, 1805. He was graduated at Princeton in 1762, and soon afterward was ordained to the ministry at Charleston, South Carolina In 1764 he visited .New England and preached for some time in Haverhill, Massachusetts In 1765 a Baptist church was organized in this place, and Mr. Smith became its pastor. He maintained this relation to the end of his life, a period of forty years. Under his ministry the church grew into commanding strength and influence. Meanwhile he performed extensive missionary tours through destitute regions of New Hampshire and Maine. In 1776-'80 he filled the office of chaplain in the American army. In this service he became acquainted with Washington, besides possessing the confidence and esteem of the whole army. In encouraging the soldiers and ministering to the wounded, he repeatedly exposed his life in battle. He was an ardent friend of education, and was especially active in establishing and supporting Brown university, of whose board of fellows he was long a member. From this university he received in 1797 the degree of D.D. No man in his day did more to give character to the denomination with which he was identified.
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