Chapter 40 - John Hurst

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John Hurst: His Patriotism.— Sermon to The Soldiers.

John Hurst was chaplain to the 4th, 5th and 6th battalions of Virginia troops that served in New Jersey in1777. He was a fearless man and an ardent patriot, while no one more faithfully discharged his ministerial duties than he. No incidents of his life have come to my knowledge that require a particular notice. The character of the man, however, and the manner in which lie performed the duties of chaplain, may be gathered from the following extracts from a sermon preached by him to the Virginia battalions, April 20th, 1777.