Sherwood, James Manning

Sherwood, James Manning a Presbyterian minister, was born at Fishnkill, N.Y., September 29, 1814. After an education mainly through private tutors, he served various churclies as pastor from 1835 to 1858, and then owing to ill-health took up literary work, until his death, October 22, 1890. He was editor of the Natioial Preacher, Biblical Repository, New York Evangelist, Eclectic Magazine, Princeton Review, Hours at Home, Homiletic Review, and Missionary Review of the World. He also wrote A History of the Cross,

and superintended an edition of the Life of David Brainerd. See the Missionary Review of the World; January 1891, pages 1-3.