Nathaniel N. Whiting was a Baptist

Baptist

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 Preacher

Preacher

Preacher is a term for someone who preaches sermons or gives homilies. A preacher is distinct from a theologian by focusing on the communication rather than the development of doctrine. Others see preaching and theology as being intertwined...

 in New York

New York

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. He was a professor of Biblical Languages at Lexington College and worked on Bible translation. He supported the work of William Miller

William Miller (preacher)

William Miller was an American Baptist preacher who is credited with beginning the mid-nineteenth century North American religious movement now known as Adventism. Among his direct spiritual heirs are several major religious denominations, including Seventh-day Adventists and Advent Christians...

, but shied away from fixing a particular date for Christ's return

Second Coming

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. For a time he was editor of The Williamsburg Daily Gazette.
It is said that he was the first man who ever reported a sermon for a newspaper.

External links

• Origin, Nature, and Influence of Neology by Nathaniel N. Whiting