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Biggs, Joseph an English Wesleyan missionary, went to the West Indies in 1830, and from that time to his death, with the exception of two years spent in England, he labored with zeal to promote the spiritual interests of the inhabitants of the islands. He died at Kingstown, St. Vincent’s, Sept. 27, 1859, in the … Continue reading “Biggs, Joseph”

Biggs, David a Baptist minister, was born in Camden County, N. C., in 1763, and began to preach in 1793. .For eighteen years he was pastor of the church in Portsmouth, Va. He moved to Kentucky in 1810: and for ten years had charge of several churches in that state. He went to Missouri in … Continue reading “Biggs, David”

Biggel Joseph Anton a Roman Catholic theologian of Germany, who died as pastor at Zobingen in 1838, is the author of, Leitfaden zum christkatholischen Religionsunterricht in geschichtlicher Darstellung (Tubingen, 1831 ): Des Christen Wandel im Erdenthal und seine Sehnsucht nach der himmlischen Heinmath (Stuttgart, 1837): Predigtenafu a lle Sonn-und Fest, tage des Katholischen Kirchenjahres (Nordlingen, … Continue reading “Biggel Joseph Anton”

Bigg Susanna a minister of the Society of Friends, was born at Tottenham, Eng., in 1767. Of her early life but little is known. She frequently enjoyed the company and religious labors of Thomas Scattergood, of Philadelphia, who resided for several years near London. She was a kind and sympathizing friend to the poor and … Continue reading “Bigg Susanna”

Bigelow, Warren a Congregational minister, was born at Chester, Vt., June 29, 1822. At the age of twelve he was converted; he fitted for college at Black River Academy, in Ludlow, and graduated from Middlebury in 1861. Three years after, he graduated from Andover Theological Seminary. Having decided to go West, as a home missionary, … Continue reading “Bigelow, Warren”

Bigelow, Russel one of the most distinguished and useful ministers of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Ohio. He was born in Chesterfield, N. H., in 1793, converted in Vermont at nine, removed to Worthington, O., in 1812, and at nineteen received license to exhort. His first circuit was in Kentucky in 1814. After filling with … Continue reading “Bigelow, Russel (2)”

Bigelow, Manson A a Baptist minister, united with the Baptist Church at Antigonish, N. S., at sixteen; studied at Horton Academy; went to the United States, where he remained seven years, and studied there a part of that time; commenced to preach in Nova Scotia in 1857, was ordained at Guysborough in September. 1859, and … Continue reading “Bigelow, Manson A”

Bigelow, Noah a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Mass., March 4, 1783, converted 1803, entered the New York Conference in 1810. was transferred to the New England Conference in 1813, readmitted to the New York Conference in 1823, superannuated 1827, effective from 1828 to 1836, superannuated till his death Aug. 2, 1850. In the … Continue reading “Bigelow, Noah (2)”

Bigelow, John F., D.D a Baptist minister, was born at Paxton, Massachusetts, April 25, 1818. He studied two years at Brown University, and graduated from Columbia College, N.Y.; studied theology first in New York, and completed his education in Berlin, Germany. Soon after his return he became pastor at Bristol, R.I.; subsequently at Middleborough, Mass.; … Continue reading “Bigelow, John F., D.D”

Bigelow, Jacob a Congregational minister, was born at Waltham, Mass., March 2, 1743. He graduated from Harvard College in 1766, was ordained pastor in Sudbury, Nov. 11, 1772, and died in September, 1816. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, 2, 206. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature