TRAFTON, Mark, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Bangor, Maine (then a district of Massachusetts), August 1, 1810; completed preparatory studies; studied theology and was ordained…
SENTER, William Tandy, a Representative from Tennessee; born at Bean Station, Grainger County, Tenn., May 12, 1801; attended the common schools; held several local offices; engaged in…
(Encyclopedia) Presbyterianism, form of Christian church organization based on administration by a hierarchy of courts composed of clerical and lay presbyters. Holding a position between episcopacy (…
(Encyclopedia) Bow BellsBow Bellsbō [key], in the church of St. Mary-le-Bow (Bow Church), Cheapside, London, England. The church is located in mid-London, and tradition says that only one who is born…
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True love in Medieval England by David Johnson Ballads from Medieval England recount the adventures of Robin Hood, a legendary hero who robbed from the rich, the government, and…
HUGER, Daniel, (father of Daniel Elliott Huger), a Delegate and a Representative from South Carolina; born on Limerick plantation in St. Johnâs parish, Berkeley County, S.C., February 20,…
(Encyclopedia) Anglican Communion, the body of churches in all parts of the world that are in communion with the Church of England (see England, Church of). The communion is composed of regional…
(Encyclopedia) Roberts, Benjamin Titus, 1823–93, American clergyman, one of the founders of the Free Methodist Church, b. Gowanda, N.Y. In 1858 he was expelled from the Genesee Conference of the…
