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# George Barrell Cheever

(1807–1890)   Writer

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George Barrell Cheever was a writer.

## Quick Facts About George Barrell Cheever

Born January 1, 1807

Died January 1, 1890

Profession Writer

## About George Barrell Cheever

American journalist, poet, and divine... \| George Barrell Cheever was a well-known and controversial abolitionist minister and writer. Born in Hallowell, Maine, he was an 1825 graduate of Bowdoin College, where he was a classmate of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry W. Longfellow, and Andover Theological Seminary. In 1832 he became pastor of the

##  Quotes by George Barrell Cheever

> [For health and the constant enjoyment of life, give me a keen and ever present sense of humor; it is the next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-barrell-cheever/for-health-and-the-constant-enjoyment-of-life-give-me-a-keen-and-ever/)

[George Barrell Cheever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-barrell-cheever/)

[Abiding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abiding/)

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> [Faith in to-morrow, instead of Christ, is Satan's nurse for man's perdition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-barrell-cheever/faith-in-to-morrow-instead-of-christ-is-satan-s-nurse-for-man-s/)

[George Barrell Cheever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-barrell-cheever/)

[Christ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christ/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/george-barrell-cheever-76667_christ_faith-in-to-morrow-instead-of-christ-is_647646.jpg)

> [A traveler amid the scenery of the Alps, surrounded by the sublimest demonstration of God's power, had the hardihood to write against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-barrell-cheever/a-traveler-amid-the-scenery-of-the-alps-surrounded-by-the-sublimest/)

[George Barrell Cheever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-barrell-cheever/)

[Albums](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/albums/)

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