education predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place title birth_date term_start order article_title term_end name
harvard institution -lrb- am , 1872 -rrb- colby college -lrb- dd university , 1895 -rrb- university of rochester -lrb- lld , 1901 -lrb- -rrb- ab , 1869 -rrb- newton theological george william smith elmer burritt bryan 1 january 1908 charlestown , boston , massachusetts , united states hamilton , new york president of colgate university 19 december 1846 1899 6th george edmands merrill
 1908 george edmands merrill
george edmands merrill

george edmands merrill -lrb- 1846 -- 1908 -rrb- was an american baptist clergyman and educator , born at charlestown , mass. .
after graduating at harvard university in 1869 and at newton theological institution in 1872 , he was pastor of baptist churches in massachusetts at springfield -lrb- 1872 -- 77 -rrb- , salem -lrb- 1877 -- 85 -rrb- , and newton -lrb- 1890 -- 99 -rrb- .
two years -lrb- 1885 -- 87 -rrb- he spent at colorado springs , colorado .
from 1899 until his death he was president of colgate university .
his writings include : `` the story of the manuscripts '' -lrb- third edition , 1881 -rrb- ; `` crusaders and captives '' -lrb- 1890 -rrb- ; `` the reasonable christ '' -lrb- 1893 -rrb- ; `` the parchments of the faith '' -lrb- 1895 -rrb- ; `` the songs of solomon , '' in the `` american commentary on the old testament '' -lrb- 1905 -rrb- .
merrill received the degree of d.d. from colby college in 1895 and that of ll.d .
from the university of rochester in 1901 .
