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            <title>Cushing, John</title>
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         					<head>John Cushing (4)</head>
            <p><lb/>Was the son of the reverend John Cushing, and was born at Shrews=
            <lb/>=bury, Massachusetts, the 22d of August 1744. In 1764, he graduated
            <lb/>at Harvard college. And the Second day of November 1768 was ordain=
            <lb/>=ed pastor of the church and congregation of Ashburnham where
            <lb/>he remained as long as he lived. In principle he was a calvinist.</p>
<p>            <lb/>He firmly supported his opinions, but at the same time was charitable,
            <lb/>conciliatory, and peculiarly liberal to all sects. As a pastor he was zea=
            <lb/>=lous, but prudent. His manner of preaching and conversing was
            <lb/>persuasive, not dictatorial. His exertions were constant and unremitting.
            <lb/>He wrote about sixteen hundred discourses; of which occasional
            <lb/>sermons were published. The discourse he delivered on the completion
            <lb/>of the fiftieth year of his ministry, soon passed thro two editions.
            <lb/>He was remarkable for purity and tenacity of mind- soundness
            <lb/>and discrimination of judgment. The information he acquired was
            <lb/>entensive. He read much, conversed much, and obtained much useful
            <lb/>knowlege. He was thoroughly acquainted with biography, geography
            <lb/>chronology, and history. The knowlege he possessed, he frankly
            <lb/>communicated; hence his conversation was interesting and useful.
            <lb/>Where he was known he was esteemed and respected.</p>
<p>            <lb/>In 1822, he received a diploma of doctor in divinity from Har=
            <lb/>=vard college.</p>
<p>            <lb/>His mind remained clear and lucid to the latest moment of life.
            <lb/>On the 27th of April 1823, he died in the fifty fifth year of his mi=
            <lb/>=nistry, and the seventy ninth of his age.
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