History of Round Lake, (Saratoga County) New York United States of America

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James Strong, educator, was born in New York, N.Y., Aug. 14, 1822; son of Thomas and Maria Strong. His father emigrated from England to New York in 1815, and died in 1826. James Strong was graduated from Wesleyan university, Middletown, Conn., A.B., 1844; was teacher of ancient languages in Troy Conference academy, West Poulthey, Vt., 1844-46; resigning on account of ill health. He was married, July 18, 1845, to Marcia, daughter of Alanson and Philena Dustin, of Middlebury, Vt., and they had six children, of whom Cyrus J., born 1862, was a practising physician in New York city. Mr. Strong spent the winter of 1847 in New York city; resided in Newtown, N.Y., 1848-49, and in Flushing, N.Y., 1849-58, where for two years he was actively engaged in carrying through the construction of a railroad to New York city, serving as president of the company. He was professor of Biblical literature and acting president of Troy university, 1858-61, after which he returned to Flushing. In 1861 he was appointed professor of exegetical theology in Drew Theological seminary, Madison, N.J.; traveled in Palestine and Egypt in 1874, and in 1893 resigned his professorship on account of failing health, being appointed professor emeritus. He subsequently lectured at the summer school at Round Lake, N.Y. He received the honorary degree of D.D. in 1856, and that of LL.D. in 1881 from Wesleyan university. He was a member of the committee of revision of the Old Testament in 1871; a delegate to the General conference of the Methodist Episcopal church in 1872; a member of the American branch of the Palestine Exploration society, and at one time chairman of the Archaeological Council of the Oriental society. With the Rev. Dr. John McClintock he edited the first three volumes of a Cyclop?dia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, and after Dr. McClintock's decease, completed the last seven volumes alone (1867-81); translated and edited the book of Daniel (1876), and that of Esther (1877) in Lange's "Commentary" (1877). He is the author of: A New Harmony and Exposition of the Gospels (1852); Harmony in Greek (1854); Epitome of Chaldee Grammar (1869); Tables of Biblical Chronology (1875); Greek in a Nutshell (1876); Scripture History Delineated from the Biblical Records and all Other Accessible Sources (1878); Irenics, a Series of Essays Showing the Virtual Agreement Between Science and the Bible (1883); The Tabernacle of Israel in the Desert (1888): Sacred Idyls, a Metrical Version of Solomon's Song (1889); The Doctrine of a Future Life (1891); Sketches of Jewish Life in the First Century (1891); The Student's Commentary on the Book of Ecclesiastes (1893); An Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1894), besides numerous religious pamphlets and Sunday school quarterlies. He died at Round Lake, N.Y., Aug. 7, 1894.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Round Lake, (Saratoga County) New York

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