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Boyle, Michael an Irish prelate, succeeded to the see of Dublin in 1663. In 1637 he was incorporated master of arts at Oxford, and subsequently took the degree of doctor of divinity in the University of Dublin. In 1640 he was made dean of Cloyne. In 1660 he was advanced to the sees of Cork, … Continue reading “Boyle, Michael”

Boyle Lectures a foundation under the will of the Hon. Robert Boyle in 1691, which charged upon his dwelling-house in St. Michael’s, Crooked Lane, London, an annual stipend for “a divine or preaching minister to preach eight sermons in the year for proving the Christian religion against Atheists, Deists, Pagans, Jews, and Mohammedans, not descending … Continue reading “Boyle Lectures (2)”

Boyle, Joseph a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church South, was born in Baltimore, May 7, 1812, of Roman Catholic parentage. By business associations with a devout and intelligent Methodist in his youth, he became acquainted. with the principles of Protestantism, and in his eighteenth year was converted and joined the Church. In 1834 he … Continue reading “Boyle, Joseph”

Boyle, John Alexander a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born May 13, 1816, at Baltimore, Md. His early years were spent in Philadelphia, and he entered the itinerant ministry in the Philadelphia Conference in 1839. He soon became marked as a preacher of vigor and promise; but his health failed, and in 1845 he was compelled … Continue reading “Boyle, John Alexander (2)”

Boyle, Isaac, D.D. a clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal Church, was born in 1783. He was admitted to priest’s orders in 1822, and soon after became rector of St. Paul’s Church, Dedham, which deafness compelled him to resign in the course of a few years. He died at Boston, Dec. 2, 1850. See Amer. Quar. … Continue reading “Boyle, Isaac, D.D.”

Boyle Abbey Cistercian monastery near Elphin, Roscommon, Ireland , founded by Maurice O’Duffy, 1161 . The church was consecrated, 1218 . In 1235 the English forces under Fitzgerald and MacWilliam occupied the abbey and seized all its possessions, even stripping the monks of their habits. Under Elizabeth it was suppressed and its extensive lands confiscated, … Continue reading “Boyle Abbey”

Boyhood Of Jesus BOYHOOD OF JESUS 1. The Biblical data.The preceding article expresses the present writers ideas as to religious training, education, and recreation in the time of Christ. The Gospels tell us nothing except by inference. The complete absence of haggdth, i.e. such religious fiction as we find in the Talmud, from our Lords … Continue reading “Boyhood Of Jesus”

Boyhood BOYHOOD (Jewish).So little is recorded on this subject in the Gospels, or in the NT generally, that we are dependent on other sources for our facts. These sources are chiefly the OT, the OT Apocrypha, Josephus, the Talmud, and modern Eastern life. The first of these authorities is too early, and the last two … Continue reading “Boyhood”

Boyer, Stephen a Presbyterian minister, was born in New Brunswick, N, J., March 18, 1783. He spent several of his early years as a merchant’s clerk in Philadelphia, and graduated at Jefferson College in 1808; was licensed to preach in 1810; was stationed in Easton, Pa., in 1812; resigned his charge in 1814, and accepted … Continue reading “Boyer, Stephen”

Boyermans (Or Boeyermans), Theodore an eminent Flemish painter, flourished in the. 17th century. He was a native of Antwerp. His principal works are in Flanders and Brabant. In the Jesuits’ Church at Ypres is his master-piece, representing St. Francis Xavier Converting an Indian Chief. In the convent of the Jacobins at Antwerp is the Decollation … Continue reading “Boyermans (Or Boeyermans), Theodore”