Daniel Parish Kidder

Daniel Parish Kidder (October 18, 1815 – July 29, 1891) was an American Methodist Episcopal theologian and writer who spent several years in Brazil.

Daniel Parish Kidder
Born	(1815-10-18)October 18, 1815 Darien, New York
Died	July 29, 1891(1891-07-29) (aged 75) Evanston, Illinois
Burial place	Rosehill Cemetery
Education	Wesleyan University
Occupation(s)	Missionary, writer

Biography

Kidder's grave at Rosehill Cemetery

Kidder was born in Darien, New York on October 18, 1815.^[1][2] He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1836, entered the ministry, and in 1837 went to Brazil to work as a missionary on the Northeast and the Amazon.

After his return to the United States in 1840, he served as a corresponding secretary of the Methodist Sunday School Union and editor of Sunday-school publications and tracts (1844–57), as professor of homiletics in Garrett Biblical Institute for 15 years and in Drew Theological Seminary for 10 years, and as secretary of the board of education of his church (1880–87). The rest of his life was spent in Evanston, Illinois.

He died at his home in Evanston on July 29, 1891, and was buried at Rosehill Cemetery.^[1][3]

Bibliography

Kidder's Treatise on Homiletics (1864, 1884) and The Christian Pastorate (1871) are the books for which he is best known. Others include:

• Mormonism and the Mormons (1844)
• Sketches of Residence and Travel in Brazil (two volumes, 1845)
• Brazil and the Brazilians Portrayed in Historical and Descriptive Sketches (eighth edition, 1868) (with James Cooley Fletcher)
• The Fratricide "Reminiscences of The West India Islands (1851 Second Series, No.1) Published by Lane & Scott
• The Sunday-Scholar's Mirror: A Monthly Magazine for Children editor, 1850–1854.

References

1. "Death of a Theologian". The Boston Globe. Chicago (published July 30, 1891). July 29, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved June 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Drew Theological Seminary: Alumni record. 1896-1895
3. Catalogue of the Gamma of Connecticut, 1845-1906

External links

• Works by Daniel Parish Kidder at Project Gutenberg
• Works by Daniel Parish Kidder (editor) at Faded Page (Canada)
• Works by or about Daniel Parish Kidder at the Internet Archive

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)