Rev. John

JOHN RIPPEY DD Son of John and Eliza Smith Rippey was born Nov 24 1827 at Seneca NY At the age of seventeen he made a public profession of his faith in the Associate Reformed Church of Geneva NY He was prepared for college in Geneva under the care of Prof Taylor and graduated from Union College in 1851 During his senior year in College he pursued the studies of the first year's course in theology in the Associate Reformed Seminary at New Newburgh NY entering the Seminary at Princeton in 1851 as a middler and remaining there two years He was licensed by the Associate Reformed Presbytery of Caledonia Dec 14 1852 and ordained by the Associate Reformed Presbytery at Saratoga Aug 6 1856 being at the same time installed pastor of the Associated Reformed church of West Kortright NY This relation was dissolved in December 1866 From Dec 26 1866 until his death he was pastor of the United Presbyterian church at Cuylerville NY He died May 14 1894 at Cuylerville of Bright's disease in the 67th year of his age He received the degree of DD from Westminster College Pa in 1884 He was a director of the United Presbyterian Seminary at Allegheny Pa had served as a delegate to the general conference of the Reformed Dutch Church and to the council of the Reformed churches held in Toronto Canada He was married May 18 1853 at Seneca NY to Miss Elizabeth Black who survives him with one son and two daughters