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Bollig, Johann Distinguished Orientalist, born near Düren in Rhenish Prusia 23 August, 1821; died at Rome in 1895. He studied theology and Semitic languages at Rome, where he entered the Society of Jesus in 1853. In 1862-63 he sojourned in Syria as professor of theology for the native seminaries, at the same time pursuing his … Continue reading “Bollig, Johann”

Bolles, Matthew a Baptist minister, son of David, was born at Ashford, Conn., April 21, 1769. He began to preach at Lyme in 1812. He was also pastor at Fairfield, at Milford, N. H., and at Marblehead and West Bridgewater, Mass. He died Sept. 26, 1838. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, 6:478; Bolles … Continue reading “Bolles, Matthew”

Bolles, Lucius Stillman a Baptist minister, son of the preceding, was born at Salem, Mass., July 16, 1808, and graduated from Brown University in 1828. It was his purpose to enter the medical profession, and with this end in view he studied at the medical school of Harvard College, and received the degree of M.D. … Continue reading “Bolles, Lucius Stillman”

Bolles, Lucius, D.D. a Baptist minister, was born at Ashford, Conn., Sept. 25, 1779, and was licensed to preach in 1803. He graduated from Brown University in 1801, having been converted at college. He was first pastor at Salem, Mass., which Church he served twenty-two years. He was elected corresponding secretary of foreign missions in … Continue reading “Bolles, Lucius, D.D.”

Bolles, David C a Baptist minister, was born in Connecticut, Feb. 2, 1793, and graduated from the Newton Theological Institution in 1832.; He was ordained soon after, and for a time was pastor of the Church at Southbridge, Mass. Subsequently, he removed to Ohio, in which state he was pastor successively of churches in Granville, … Continue reading “Bolles, David C”

Bolles, John a layman prominent among the early Baptists of this country, was born at New London, Conn., in August, 1677. His mother and only brother and sister were murdered by a young lad named John Stoddard, leaving him the only surviving child of his father, Thomas Bolles. When he had reached the age of … Continue reading “Bolles, John”

Bolles, David a Baptist minister, was born at New London, Conn., Jan. 14, 1743. He was ordained an evangelist in October, 1797; served as pastor of the First Baptist Church at Hartford in 1801, and died Feb. 14, 1807. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, 6, 474. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical … Continue reading “Bolles, David”

Bolles, Augustus a Baptist minister, was born at Ashford, Conn., Dec. 28, 1776. He began to preach in 1810, and was ordained pastor of the Church at Tolland in May, 1814, where he remained until 1818, when he became pastor of the Church at Bloomfield, continuing in office until 1825. That year he took up … Continue reading “Bolles, Augustus”

Bolled (Ex. 9:31), meaning “swollen or podded for See d,” was adopted in the Authorized Version from the version of Coverdale (1535). The Revised Version has in the margin “was in bloom,” which is the more probable rendering of the Hebrew word. It is the fact that in Egypt when barley is in ear (about … Continue reading “Bolled”

Bollandus (Or De Bollandt), Sebastian a Dutch theologian, a native of Maestricht, entered the house of the Recollects, and taught philosophy and theology. He died at Antwerp, Oct. 13, 1645. He is known as the editor of the following works: Historica, Theologica et Moralis Terrce Sanctce Elucidatio, Auctore Francisco Quaresmio (Antwerp, 1639): Sermones aurei Fratris … Continue reading “Bollandus (Or De Bollandt), Sebastian”