David Millard (2) [1794–1873]

Elder Millard was an influential and industrious minister among the early “Christians," the New England movement. David Millard was the first Christian Connexion preacher ordained in the state of New York. He became professor of Bible antiquities and sacred geography in Meadville, Pennsylvania, theological seminary. He was an editor of the Christian Palladium, a New York-based religious newspaper. He was among the second generation of Christian Connexion ministers.