History of Covert, (Seneca County) New York United States of America

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Augustus Blauvelt - A Biography

Augustus Blauvelt, clergyman, was born at Covert, N.Y., April 7, 1832. After his graduation from Rutgers college in 1858 he studied theology, and in 1861 became pastor of Bethany chapel, Philadelphia He remained there but a short time, removing to New York city. In 1862 he was sent to China, where for two years he engaged in missionary work. After his return to America he resumed his pastoral work, and for some years was in charge of the Reformed church at Bloomingdale, N.Y., but relinquished this work in order to give his time wholly to writing. He was an advanced thinker, and wrote papers expressing heretical opinions, which were published in Scribner's Monthly and caused his excommunication from the Dutch Reformed church. He contributed to periodicals, and wrote "The Kingdom of Satan" (1868); and "The Present Religious Crisis" (1882). He became insane and died at Binghamton, N.Y., April 1900.

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