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Ely, David, D.D.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
or a Congregational minister, was born at Lyme, Connecticut, July 7 (O.S.), 1749. In 1769 he graduated from Yale College; in October 1771, was licensed to preach; and October 27, 1773, was ordained colleague with Reverend Jedediah Mills in Huntington, Connecticut. He died there, February 16, 1816. During the Revolution he was a zealous patriot. Though he made no pretensions to style, he had a talent for communicating the truth, which strongly impressed it upon the memory. His facility and felicity' in quoting Scripture were excelled by few. About a hundred pupils were prepared by him for Yale College. From 1778 he was a member of the corporation of Yale; was, for a long time, secretary of the same, and one of the prudential committee. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, 1:4.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ely, David, D.D.'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/e/ely-david-dd.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
