Rodgers, John 1727-1811

John Rodgers was a presbyterian minister. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, August 5, 1727, and died in New York City, May 7, 1822. He was pastor of the Presbyterian Church at St. George's, Delaware (1749) and the Presbyterian Church in New York City (1765), where he succeded David Bostwick). He was an antagonist of the Episcopalians and an ardent and active patriot throught the Revolution. Dr. Rodgers held several eminent positions including moderator of the first general assembly held in 1789, vice-chancellor of the New Yor state university from its creation in 1787, and president of the Missionary Society, which was established in 1796.
(see complete article in Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Volume 5 - 1888 (see page 296)




Annals of the American Pulpit, Volume 3 - 1860 by William Buell Sprague (see page 154)

Memoir of the Rev. John Rodgers, D.D., late pastor of the Wall-street and Brick churches, in the city of New York - Miller, Samuel, 1769-1850




The Works of the Rev. John Witherspoon, D.D. L.L.D., Late President of the College, at Princeton New-Jersey. To which is prefixed An Account of the Author's Life, in a Sermon occasioned by his Death, by the Rev. Dr. John Rodgers, of New York -- In Three Volumes -- Volume 1 (1800)
The Faithful Servant Rewarded: A Sermon Delivered at Princeton, before the Board of Trustees of the College of New-Jersey, May 6, 1795, occasioned by the death of the Rev. John Witherspood, D.D. L.L.D. President of said College, by John Rodgers, D.D. Senior Minister of the United Presbyterian Church, in the city of New-York. (see page 9)

The faithful servant rewarded: a sermon, delivered at Princeton, before the Board of Trustees of the College of New-Jersey, May 6, 1795, Occasioned by the Death of the Rev. John Witherspoon, D.D. L.L.D. ‎John Rodgers - 1795 - 38 pages

The American Preacher, Volume 1 - 1791
Sermon 18: The Nature and Advantages of the Fear of the Lord. By John Rodgers, D.D., One of the Ministers of the United Presbyterian Churches, in New-York - Proverbs 23:17 (see page 338)
The American Preacher, Volume 2 - 1791
Sermon 34: A Caution Against Declension in the Ways of Practical Piety. By John Rodgers, D.D., One of the Ministers of the United Presbyterians Churches, in the City of New-York -- Galatians 6:9 (see page 267)
The American Preacher, Volume 3 - 1791
Sermon 58: The Value of the Soul. By John Rodgers, D.D., One of the Ministers of the United Presbyterian Churches, New-York - Matthew 16:26 (see page 335)
Sermon 59: The Danger of Losing the Soul. By John Rodgers, D.D., One of the Ministers of the United Presbyterian Churches, New-York - Matthew 16:26 (see page 355)