Phineas Gurley was born in 1816 in Hamilton, N.Y. Gurley served as chaplain
of the United States Senate in 1858 and as moderator of the General Assembly
in 1867. He is perhaps best remembered for having been the pastor in
attendance at the deathbed of Abraham Lincoln and for the sermon he preached
at the President's funeral. The Phineas Densmore Gurley Papers include
photographs, correspondence, and manuscript sermons, including a facsimile
and transcript of "Faith in God," the sermon Gurley preached at the funeral
of Abraham Lincoln, and a transcript of the sermon he preached at the funeral
of Lincoln's young son, William. View the
collection
guide to learn more. The entire physical collection has been
digitized.
Featured
image: Portrait of Reverend Phineas D. Gurley. Photographed byJohn
Goldin and Company, 1867.