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Bours, William White a clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal Church, was born at Attica, N. Y., in 1826. His early life was spent in mercantile pursuits in Geneva. He was ordained deacon in 1853, and priest in 1855. At first he assisted in St. Peter’s Chapel, Geneva, afterwards in St. James’s Church, Syracuse, and finally … Continue reading “Bours, William White”

Bourree, Edme Bernard a French theologian, was born at Dijon, Feb. 15, 1652. He was a priest of the Oratory, and zealously devoted himself to the work of the ministry and to teaching theology at Langres and at Chalons-sur-Saone. He died at Dijon, May 26, 1722. He wrote a number of works, among which ate, … Continue reading “Bourree, Edme Bernard”

Bourotte, Francois Nicolas a French historian, was born in Paris in 1710, and died June 12, 1784. He entered the order of Benedictines of St. Maur, and completed the Histoire Generale du Languedoc. He wrote several other works. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bourneans SEE ANNIHILATIONISTS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bourns, William H. a native of Ireland, was a minister of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and died Dec. 15, 1851, at Huntingdon, Pa., in the forty-first year of his age. He was a man of ripe scholarship and great piety. See Amer. Quar. Church Rev. 1852, p. 141. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical … Continue reading “Bourns, William H.”

Bourne, Richard a missionary among the Marshpee Indians, was among the early English settlers of the town of Sandwich, on Cape Cod, Mass. Being a man of an earnest, missionary spirit, he went (about 1658) among the Indians who resided in Marshpee, a place a few miles from Sandwich. His work was successful, and he … Continue reading “Bourne, Richard”

Bourne, Milton a Methodist Episcopal minister, was converted in his youth, in Vermont, and soon after entered the Illinois Conference, laboring first as a missionary among the Indians, and later as an itinerant minister. In 1840, on the organization of the Rock River Conference, he became a member of it. In 1863 he became superannuated, … Continue reading “Bourne, Milton”

Bourne, Jacob an English Baptist minister, was born at Beckington, near Frome, Somerset Co., Dec., 31, 1802. Losing his father at the age of fourteen, he became a thoughtless youth. At length, through domestic trials, his heart was touched by the Spirit of God, and on Aug. 30, 1829, he joined the Church at Road, … Continue reading “Bourne, Jacob”

Bourne, Hugh founder of the “Primitive Methodist Connection,” was born April 3d, 1772, in Staffordshire, England. He was brought up a Wesleyan Methodist, and became an active and zealous preacher. When about thirty years of age he associated himself with William Clowes and some other preachers of the Wesleyan body in reviving open-air religious services … Continue reading “Bourne, Hugh (2)”

Bourne, George, Rev was born and educated in England. After emigrating to the United States he became a minister of the Reformed Dutch Church in 1833. He held no pastoral charge, but was chiefly engaged in literary and theological pursuits in connection with publishing houses and the press. An ardent and learned controversialist, he was … Continue reading “Bourne, George, Rev (2)”