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West, Francis L Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Rush, N. Y., March 7,1840. He removed with his parents to Michigan when quite young, experienced religion in his youth, was licensed to preach in 1859, and in 1861 joined the Detroit Conference, and in it served the Church until the fall of 1864, when he … Continue reading “West, Francis L”

West, Francis an English Wesleyan minister, began his work in 1793, labored twenty- seven years, and died July 3,1820. The Minutes characterize him as a plain, useful man. See Minutes of the Conference, 1820. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

West, Enoch G a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Clermont County, O., Nov. 25, 1825. He was the special object of the prayers of his pious parents from infancy, and the subject of deep religious impressions from childhood; experienced religion in his fourteenth year, was appointed class-leader at the age of eighteen, joined the … Continue reading “West, Enoch G”

West, Elizabeth a pious lady, the wife of a Scotch clergyman, was born in Edinburgh in 1672, married Mr. Brie, minister of Salim, Fifeshire, and died in 1735. She wrote Memoirs, or Spiritual Exercises Written with her own Hand (Edinb. 1807). See Allibone, Dict. of Brit and Amer. Authors, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological … Continue reading “West, Elizabeth”

West, Benjamin an eminent American painter, was born at Springfield, Pa., Oct. 10, 1738. He early discovered the artistic genius, sketching a rude likeness of his baby sister at seven years of age, and at the age of eight combining parts of two pictures into an original design, which he produced in colors on canvas … Continue reading “West, Benjamin”

West (expressed in Heb. by , behind; , the sea; , the going down of the sun [and so in Greek , sunset]; , evening). The Shemite, in speaking of the quarters of the heavens, etc., supposes his face turned towards the east; so that the east is before him, , strictly what is before … Continue reading “West”

Wessobrunn Prayer (Wessobrunner Gebet). Wessobrunn is a Bavarian village in which, according to documentary evidence, duke Thassilo established a monastery in 760; others say 740. Certain remnants of the studies of the monks there domiciled, upon geography, weights and measures, and also certain important glosses of the 8th century, have been preserved, and particularly this … Continue reading “Wessobrunn Prayer”

Wessobrunn (WESSOGONTANTUM, AD FONTES WESSONIS). A suppressed Benedictine abbey near Weilheim in Upper Bavaria. It was founded about 753 by Duke Tassilo and named after the duke’s hunting companion Wesso who discovered a well at the present site of the monastery. It was colonized by monks from Niederaltaich with Abbot Ilsung at their head. Under … Continue reading “Wessobrunn”

Wessenburg, Ignatz Heinrich Baron von, was a prominent liberal among the prelates in the Romish Church of Germany, and also a theological writer and a participant in civil affairs. He was born at Dresden, November 4, 1774. His education, being largely under the direction of Jesuits, was defective to a degree that impaired his efficiency … Continue reading “Wessenburg, Ignatz Heinrich”

Wessenberg, Ignaz Heinrich von Vicar-General and Administrator of the Diocese of Constance, born at Dresden, 4 November, 1774; died at Constance, 9 August, 1860. He studied at Augsburg, Dillingen, Wurzburg, and Vienna. At the age of eighteen he was already canon at Constance, Augsburg, and Basle, and in 1802, when still a subdeacon, he became … Continue reading “Wessenberg, Ignaz Heinrich von”