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Wessely, Hartwig (or, according to his Jewish name, Hertz Wesel), a noted Jewish writer, was born in 1725 at Hamburg. Like his friend Moses Mendelssohn, he was originally a Rabbinic Jew, and observed the traditional law to the last. His thirst for knowledge led him to acquire the German, French, Danish, and Dutch languages, and … Continue reading “Wessely, Hartwig”

Wesseling, Peter a German philologist, was born at Steinfurth, Jan. 7, 1692, of an old and wealthy Westphalian family celebrated in literary circles. He was educated at the University of Leyden, and afterwards at Franeker, where in 1718 he was received as a candidate for the ministry. In 1719 he was made pro- rector of … Continue reading “Wesseling, Peter”

Wessel, Johann (1) was unquestionably the most important among the men of German extraction who helped to prepare the way for the Reformation. The circumstances connected with his private life are involved in great uncertainty, insomuch that even his names have been made the subject of inquiry (John, Hermanni; Gansevort, Basilius). He was born in … Continue reading “Wessel, Johann (2)”

Wessel Goesport, John (GANSFORT). A fifteenth-century Dutch theologian, born at Gröningen in 1420; died there on 4 Oct., 1489. He was educated at Zwolle and lived in the seminary of the Brothers of the Common Life. From 1449 he studied at the University of Cologne, and graduated master of arts there. In 1456-7 he was … Continue reading “Wessel Goesport, John”

Wesna in Slavonic mythology, is a sister of Morana; they represent spring and winter, or life and death, under whose protection human life stands. Wesna guards the beginning of life, Morana its end. She rocks men to sleep with beautiful hymns and suitable pictures. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Wesleyans is a general name for all adherents or followers of John Wesley, the founder of Arminian Methodism; but by usage it is commonly limited to the regular Methodists of the British Conference, in distinction from those of the other kindred bodies in America, Great Britain, Ireland, and elsewhere, which in this Cyclopaedia are treated … Continue reading “Wesleyans”

Wesleyan Reform Union This organization had its origin in the expulsion of the Revs. James Everett, Samuel Dunn, and William Griffith from the Wesleyan Conference, in August, 1849. These expulsions took the people of England, and the Methodist people in particular, so entirely by surprise that the whole press of the country, excepting only two … Continue reading “Wesleyan Reform Union”

Wesleyan Methodists SEE WESLEYANS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Wesleyan Methodist Connection Of America This society grew out of a separation from the Methodist Episcopal Church, on account of the connection of that body with slavery, and the arbitrary character of its government. The withdrawal of Reverends O. Scott, J. Horton, L.R. Sunderland, Luther Lee, and Lucius C. Matlack, in the latter part of … Continue reading “Wesleyan Methodist Connection Of America”

Wesleyan Conference, Irish This is a convenient, if not exact, designation of the body of Methodists in Ireland. I. Origin and History. It is a curious and interesting fact that the Palatines, a body of German emigrants, were the cause of introducing Methodism into Ireland; and it is equally interesting to know that some of … Continue reading “Wesleyan Conference, Irish”