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VERMILYE, Thomas Edward, clergyman, born in New York city, 27 February, 1803. He studied at Yale and at Princeton theological seminary, but was not graduated. He was licensed to preach by the presbytery of New York in 1826, was pastor of a Presbyterian church in New York city, then of the Congregational church at West Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1829-'34, and of the Reformed Dutch church at Albany, New York, in 1834-'9. Since 1839 he has had charge of one of the Collegiate Reformed churches in New York city.--His son, Ashbel Green, clergyman, born in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1822, was graduated at the University of New York in 1840 and at New Brunswick theological seminary in 1841. He was ordained by the presbytery of Albany in 1845, and was pastor at Little Falls, New York, in 1845-'50, at Newburyport, Massachusetts, in 1850-'63, at Utica. New York, in 1863-'71, and at Schenectady in 1871-'6. Having been appointed chaplain of the Marine chapel, Antwerp, Belgium, he went to that country in March, 1879. Among other sermons he published "Historical Sermon at Centennial of First Presbyterian Church, Newburyport" (1856). -Thomas Edward's brother, Robert George, educator, born in New York city, 3 March, 1813; died in Lyme, Connecticut, 5 July, 1875, was graduated at Columbia in 1831. He was a teacher of classics in the College grammar-school for several years, and, with Dr. Charles Anthon, was appointed adjunct professor of Greek and Latin in Columbia college in 1837. In the mean time, haying studied theology, he was licensed by the presbytery of New York in April, 1838, preached in the Duane street church, New York, in 1838-'9, was pastor of a Presbyterian church at German Valley, New Jersey, in 1843-'6, and of the Congregational church at Clinton, New York, in 1846-'57. Ha was a member of the board of trustees of Hamilton college in 1850-'7, and in the latter year became professor of theology in East Windsor theological institute, which chair he retained till his death. He published a few sermons and addresses, and left in manuscript his courses of theological lectures.
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