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Riggs, Joseph L.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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a Presbyterian minister, was born at New Providence, N.J., March 19, 1809. He graduated at Amherst College, Mass.; studied theology in Andover Seminary, Mass., and in Princeton Theological Seminary, N.J., and was licensed and ordained Aug. 27, 1845. His fields of labor were, Wells, Bradford Co., Pa.; Millerstown, Pa.; Cumberland, Ill.; and as city missionary in Elmira, N.Y., where he died, Aug. 20, 1865. Mr. Riggs was a faithful preacher, and he loved the work to which he had devoted himself. See Wilson, Presb. Hist. Almanac, 1866, p. 223.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Riggs, Joseph L.'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​r/riggs-joseph-l.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Riggs, Joseph L.'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​r/riggs-joseph-l.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.