Levi Kneeland

Kneeland, Levi, author of "Christian worship, how inviting" (Divine Worship), which appeared in Linsley and Davis's Select Hymns, 1836, was born at Masonville, New York, Nov. 7, 1803, entered the Baptist ministry as a pastor at Packerville, Connecticut, in 1828, and died there Aug. 23, 1834.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

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Kneeland, Levi. (Masonville, New York, November 7, 1803--August 23, 1834, Packerville, Connecticut). Baptist. STudies at Hamilton Literary & Theological Institution, 1824-1828. On October 8, 1828, he was ordained at the Baptist Church in Packerville, Conn., where he served as pastor until his death. During his brief ministry of six years, he baptized more than 300 converts. In Baptist Encyclopedia (1883), he is described by Cathcart as "bold, aggressive, mighty in prayer, powerful in exhortation, full of illustrations, affable, sociable, intent on saving souls and greatly beloved by his brethren." One hymn, "Christian worship, how inviting" is found in Select Hymns (Hartford, 1836).

--Donald A. Spencer, DNAH Archives