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Bidwell, Walter H. D.D a Presbyterian minister, was born at Farmington, Conn., June 21, 1798. He graduated at Yale College, and subsequently at the Yale Theological Seminary. He was licensed to preach in 1833, and subsequently ordained. In 1841 he began to publish the National Preacher, which he conducted nineteen years. In 1843 he became … Continue reading “Bidwell, Walter H. D.D”

Bidwell, Oliver B a Presbyterian minister, was born in 1827. He was a graduate of Yale College and of the New Haven Seminary. His first charge was Hubbardstown. He was ten years engaged in executing sectional maps of all the missions of the American Board, and devoted considerable time in aiding the circulation of the … Continue reading “Bidwell, Oliver B”

Bidwell, Ira G. D.D a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Wilmington, Conn., Feb. 22, 1835. He was converted in childhood, graduated at Union College in 1858, and in. the following year entered the Troy Conference. Subsequently he was transferred to the Providence Conference, preached one year, then taught one year in Auburndale, Mass., and … Continue reading “Bidwell, Ira G. D.D”

Bidwell, Ira M a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at East Hartford, Colin., in 1809. He united with the Church in 1820; was licensed in 1823; admitted to the New England Conference June 22, 1824; ordained deacon in 1826, and elder in 1828. Consecrating all his energies to the work of the ministry, he took … Continue reading “Bidwell, Ira M”

Bidun Walter De a Scottish bishop, chancellor of the kingdom, became elect of the see of Dunkeld in 1177, but died before his consecration. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, p. 76. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bidlake John an English clergyman, was born at Plymouth. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, became head-master of the grammar- chool at Plymouth, and died in 1814. He published, Sermons on Various Subjects (1795, 3 vols. 8vo); and various single sermons, poems, etc. See Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia … Continue reading “Bidlake John”

Bidlack, Benjamin a Methodist preacher of the Oneida Conference, was born in 1759. Little is known of his early life. He was a soldier under Washington, and fought at Boston and Yorktown. The date of his conversion is unknown, but he entered the itinerant ministry in 1799. He was in the effective work fifteen years, … Continue reading “Bidlack, Benjamin (2)”

Bidkar (Heb. Bidkar’, , according to Gesenius, for , son of stabbing, i.e. assassin; according to First, for , servant [i.e. inhabitant] of the city; Sept. Josephus, ), Jehu’s “captain” (; Josephus, , Ant. 9:6, 3), originally his fellow-officer (2Ki 9:25), who completed the sentence on Jehoram, son of Ahab, by casting his body into … Continue reading “Bidkar”

Bidi in the mythology of India, is the deity of fate on the coast of Malabar. This deity is represented with three heads, signifying the past, the present, and the future. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bidermann, Johann Gottlieb a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born at Naumburg, April 5, 1705. He studied at Wittenberg; in 1732 was appointed con-rector at the cathedral school in his native place, and in 1741 rector of the same. In 1747 he accepted a call to Freiberg, where he died, Aug. 3, 1772. Of his … Continue reading “Bidermann, Johann Gottlieb”