Henry Martyn Dexter (1821–90) was an American Congregational clergyman, historian, and author known for his scholarship on Puritanism and Congregationalism, offering insights into early American religious history.
Born in Plympton, Massachusetts, he graduated from Yale University (1840) and Andover Theological Seminary (1844.) He served as pastor in Manchester, New Hampshire (1844–49,) then at Berkeley Street Congregational Church, Boston (1849–67.) He also edited The Congregationalist (1851–66) and The Congregational Quarterly (1859–66.)
Notable works include Congregationalism: What It Is, Whence It Is, How It Works, Why It Is Better Than Any Other Form of Church Government (1865) on church governance, The Church Polity of the Puritans the Polity of the New Testament (1870) on Puritan structures, and Congregationalism of the Last Three Hundred Years, as Seen in Its Literature (1880,) a historical overview. His posthumous book, The England and Holland of the Pilgrims (1905,) was completed by his son Morton Dexter.
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The best characters are made by vigorous and persistent resistance to evil tendencies; whose amiability has been built upon the ruins of ill-temper, and whose generosity springs from an over mastered and transformed selfishness. Such a character, built up in the presence of enemies, has far more attraction than one which is natively pleasing.
—Henry Martyn Dexter
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