Nichols, George, an American educator and di- vine, was born at Reading, Mass., near the opening of this century. He was educated at Yale College, class of 1824, and immediately after graduation entered the divinity school connected with that high school, and there completed his theological studies in 1828. He taught for a while, but was finally ordained, and called to the pastorate at Chicopee Falls. He left this charge to return to the task of teaching at Springfield, Mass., where he died, Feb. 18, 1841.
Nichols, Ichabod, D.D., a Congregational minis- ter of some note, was born at Portsmouth, N. H., July 5, 1784. He was educated at Harvard University, class of 1802; then studied tlieology at Salem; and from 1805 to 1809 taught in his alma mater in the mathematical department. January 7, 1809, he was made associate pastor, with the Rev. Dr. Deane, of the First Congrega- tional Church, Portland, and after his colleague's de- cease became sole pastor, continuing so until 1855, when he was given the assistance of a colleague. Ht then made Cambridge his residence, only attending to his pastoral obligations as his health would permit. He died Jan. 2, 1859. He was for many years vice- president of the American Academy of Arts and Sci- ences. In his theology he was a L'nitarian of the con- servative school. He published in 1830 a work on Naturcd Theology, containing some original views and illustrations; and he left a work nearly ready for the press entitled Hours with the Erangelkts (Boston, 1859- 04, 2 vols. Svo), which embraces an argument for the Christian revelations and miracles, directed maiidj' against the Straussian theory, and a series of critical and philosophical comments on the principal epoch of the life of Jesus. A volume entitl(Ml Remembered. Words from the Sermons of the Rev. I. Xichuls appeared in Bos- ton in 1800. (J. Il'.W.)
Nichols, James, a Presbyterian minister, was
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born in Berkeley, Bristol County. Mass., Aug. G, 1811. He was educated at Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., and studied theology in the seminary at Andover, Mass. ; was licensed in 1838, and ordained in 1845 as pastor of the Presbyterian Church, Oneida, N. Y. This was his only charge. He was principal of the Synodical Acad- emy at Genesee, N. Y., from 1850 to 1858, and was chap- lain of the Western House of Kcfiige, Rochester, N. Y., from 1859 until he entered the army as chaplain of the 108th liegiment New York Volunteer Infantry. His ex- posed camp life ended in his contracting a fever, and he died Jan. 31, 18G4. See Wilson, Presb. Hist. Almunuc, 18G5, p. 112. (J.L.S.)
Nichols, John, an American missionary to India, was born at Antrim, N. H., June 20, 1790; graduated at Dartmouth College in 1813. Two years before, dur- ing a revival of religion in college, his mind became permanently affected with religious truth. He yielded his heart to Christ, and on being convinced that it was his duty to serve him in the Gospel, entered the theo- logical "seminary at Andover in Oct., 1813. He was or- dained at Boston, with the missionaries Swift, Graves, Parsons, and Buttrick, Aug. 2, 1817. He sailed for Bom- bay with his wife Sept. 5, 1817, and arrived Feb. 23, 1818. After toiling in his benevolent work nearly seven years, he died of a fever at Bombay Dec. 10, 1824. See Memoirs of American Missionaries, s. v.
Nichols, John Cutler, a Congregational minis- ter, was born at West Brooktield, IMass., Nov. 17, 1801, and was educated at Yale College, class of 1824. He then entered upon the study of theology in the Yale di- vinity school, and graduated in 1830. He was ordained as evangelist by the Brooktield Association Oct. 12, 1831, and went to labor in Canada. In 1834 he was called as pastor of the Second Congregational Church in Stoning- ton. Conn., and remained in that charge imtil 1839. In 1840 he was offered and accepted the pastorate at Leb- anon, Conn. In 1854 he left the ministry, and engaged in teaching, and was thus employed at Lynn, Conn., until his death, Jan. 8, 1868. See Congreg. Qu. vol. x.
Nichols, Joseph. See Nicholites.
Nichols, Wairen, a Presbyterian minister, was born at Beading, Mass., Jan. 26, 1803. He was the child of pious parents, and in his eighteenth year was convert- ed, and from that time devoted himself to preparing for the work of the ministrj-. In 1828 he graduated at Will- iams College, Mass., and in 1832 at Andover Theolog- ical Seminary. After preaching one year in New Eng- land, he left in 1833 for the Mississippi valley, under the patronage of the New Hampshire Missionary Society, and labored for a short time at St. Charles, ]\Io. In 1834 he removed to Illinois, where he was actively en- gaged five years, a part of the time in connection with Dr. Nelson, in his institute for training young men for the ministry. In 1839 he went to Ohio, where he labored as a missionary for six j-ears. At length fail- ing health compelled him to retire from the ministry, and in 1855 he removed to Lima, Ohio. During his last years he labored as agent for the American Bible Society. He died June 7, 1862. Mr. Nichols was a man of much energj-, of large views, a good citizen, and a faithful minister. See Wilson, Presb. Hist. Almanac, 1863, p. 306. (J.L.S.)