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Wetherill, Samuel a preacher of the Society of Free Quakers, was born at Burlington, N. J., in 1713, and removed to Philadelphia in early youth, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was a prominent manufacturer of that city as well as a preacher. He wrote, An Apology for the Religious Society called … Continue reading “Wetherill, Samuel”

Wetherell, William an English clergyman, was born in 1600, and became minister at Scituate in 1640, in which capacity he continued until his death in 1684. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Wetenhall (or Wettenhall), Edward an English clergyman, was born at Lichfield in 1636. He was educated at Cambridge and Oxford; became rector of Lincoln College, Oxford; minister of Longcombe; canon residentiary of Exeter in 1667; removed to Ireland in 1672; became bishop of Cork and Ross iun1678; was translated to Kilmore in 1699; and died … Continue reading “Wetenhall (or Wettenhall), Edward”

Wet * For WET, Luk 7:38, Luk 7:44, RV, see WASH, No. 7 Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Westward sea-ward, i.e., toward the Mediterranean (Deut. 3:27). Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Westphalia, Peace of (also known as the Peace of Mnster). This title designates the treaty which brought the Thirty Years’ War (q.v.) to a conclusion in 1648, and which was drawn up in the Westphalian cities of Mnster and Osnaburg. The Peace of Prague, May 20 (30), 1635, concluded between the emperor Ferdinand II and … Continue reading “Westphalia, Peace of”

Westphalia A province of Prussia situated between the Rhine and the Weser. It is bounded on the northwest and north by the Netherlands and Hanover, on the east by Schaumburg-Lippe, Hanover, Lippe-Detmold, Brunswick, Hesse-Nassau, and Waldeck, on the south and southwest by Hesse-Nassau, on the west by the province of the Rhine and the Netherlands. … Continue reading “Westphalia”

Westphal, Joachim a zealous and uncompromising Lutheran polemic and Flacianist, was born at Hamburg in 1510 or 1511. He was educated at Wittenberg under Luther and Melancthon, and elsewhere, and after various vicissitudes settled, in 1541, as pastor in his native city. When the disputes consequent on the Leipsic Interim broke out, he united with … Continue reading “Westphal, Joachim”

Westphal, Georg Christian Erhard a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born in 1757 at Quedlinburg. He studied at Jena and Halle. After completing his studies he acted for some time as private tutor. In 1775 he was appointed teacher at the Quedlinburg gymnasium, and in 1779 was called as second pastor to Halberstadt. In 1785 … Continue reading “Westphal, Georg Christian Erhard”

Weston, William Jesuit missionary priest, born at Maidstone, 1550 (?); died at Valladolid, Spain, 9 June, 1615. Educated at Oxford, 1564-1569 (?), and afterwards at Paris and Douai (1572-1575), he went thence on foot to Rome and entered the Society of Jesus, 5 November, 1575, leaving all he possessed to Douai College. His novitiate was … Continue reading “Weston, William”