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Bozeman, Samuel a Methodist Episcopal minister, was admitted into the South Carolina Conference in 1830, and labored in it until his decease in 1835. He was a man of sincere piety. See Minutes of Annual Conf., 1836, p. 407. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bozcath bozkath (, bockath). See BOZKATH. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Boysen, Peter Adolphus a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born Nov. 15, 1690, at Aschersleben. He studied at Wittenberg and Halle; was in 1716 pastor at Aschersleben; in 1718, rector of the cathedral school at Halberstadt; in 1723, pastor of the Frauenkirche there; and died Jan. 12, 1743. He wrote, Disp. de Asiarchis ad Act … Continue reading “Boysen, Peter Adolphus”

Boysen, Jasper a Lutheran minister of Germany, was born Sept. 12, 1765, at Flensburg; and died July 26, 1818, at Altona. Besides the Beitrdge which he published with Detlef Boysen (q.v.), he wrote Kurzgefaste Darstellung der Geschichte des’ Zweckes und Wesens und die wohlthatigen Folgen der Reformnation Luther’s (Altona, 1807). See Winer, Handbuch der theol. … Continue reading “Boysen, Jasper”

Boysen, Friedrich Eberhard a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born April 7, 1720, at Halberstadt. He studied at Halle, where Michaelis instructed him in Oriental languages. In 1742 he was called as pastor to Magdeburg; was made in 1760 courtpreacher, member of consistory, and inspector of the gymnasium at Quedlinburg. He died June 4, 1800. … Continue reading “Boysen, Friedrich Eberhard”

Boysen, Detlef a Lutheran minister of Germany, who was born at Flensburg, April 18, 1763, and died March 4, 1826, at Ulsnis, in Holstein, is the author of Beitrdgqe zur Verbesge-rung der Kirchen- und Schulwesens in protestantischen Landern (Altona, 1797, 1798, 2 vols.). See Winer, Handbuch der theol. Lit. ii, 36. (B. P.) Fuente: Cyclopedia … Continue reading “Boysen, Detlef”

Boyse, William a minister of the Reformed (Dutch) Church, was a missionary at Woodstock, Ulster Co., N. Y., and Ashoken (now Shokan), 1826 to 1829. From 1829 to 1837 he labored at Woodstock. He died in 1853. He published a small volume of Writings and Letters, Religious, Historical, and Pastoral, in 1838. See Corwin, Manual … Continue reading “Boyse, William”

Boys, Or Bois, John a Church of England divine, was born at Nettlestead, Suffolk, Jan. 3, 1560. He was so precocious that at five years old he could read the Bible in Hebrew. At fourteen he entered St. John’s, Cambridge, of which college he became fellow and studied medicine. Fancying himself to have every disease … Continue reading “Boys, Or Bois, John (2)”

Boyse, Joseph a Dissenting minister, was born at Leeds, Yorkshire, 1660, and was educated at Stepney Academy. In 1663 he became pastor of a congregation in Dublin, and died 1728. He wrote A Vindication of the Deity of Christ (Lond. 1703, 8vo); A clear Account of ancient Episcopacy, which, with other writings and a number … Continue reading “Boyse, Joseph (2)”

Boys, John dean of Canterbury, was born in 1571, and was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. In 1597 he was presented by his uncle to the livings of Bettishanger and Tilmanstone. Archbishop Abbot made him rector of Great Mongeham in 1619, and in 1619 James I made him dean of Canterbury. He died Sept. … Continue reading “Boys, John (2)”