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Beede, Hugh a Free- will Baptist minister, was born at Sandwich, N. H., Dec. 9, 1807. He became a Christian in 1833; was licensed in May, 1840; and ordained as pastor of the North Sandwich Church in 1841. His successive pastorates after leaving North Sandwich were Tamworth, Upper Gilmanton, Meredith, and New Hampton. In 1851 … Continue reading “Beede, Hugh”

Beeck, Johann Martin a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born at Lilbeck, Dec. 2, 1665. He studied at Wittenberg and Jena; and in 1693 was called as pastor to Kurslack, near Lilbeck, where he died, Sept. 7, 1727. He wrote, Disputatio de Plagio Divinikus Prohibito Exo 21:16 : Explanata Prophetarum Locsa Diffciliora (1688): Universa Christologia, … Continue reading “Beeck, Johann Martin”

Beeck, Jan (1) a Flemish painter, was born at Looz, and was a monk of the Convent of St. Lawrence, near Liege, of which he became the abbot in 1509. He died in 1516. He painted most of the pictures in the church of his convent, and is considered; after the brothers Van Eyck, to … Continue reading “Beeck, Jan (1)”

Beeck (Or Beliis), Jan (2) a Dutch Protestant theologian, lived in the middle of the 17th century. Among other works, he wrote Verantwording voor de verdrukte Waerheyt (Amsterdam, 1683). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Beecher, Lyman, D.D an eminent Presbyterian minister, was born at New Haven, Conn., October 12th, 1775. His father, David Beecher, was a blacksmith, whose strong, positive character, whose many eccentricities, and whose great dark eyes gave him a celebrity in all the country round. As a boy he was placed with his uncle, Lot Benton, … Continue reading “Beecher, Lyman, D.D”

Beecher, John Sydney a Baptist minister, was born at Hinesburg, Vt., in 1820. Having completed his literary and theological education, he received an appointment as missionary to Burmah. In 1846 he commenced his labors in Arracan, where he remained for ten years. He then dissolved his connection with the Missionary Union. He subsequently came under … Continue reading “Beecher, John Sydney”

Beecher, Jacob a minister of the German Reformed Church, was born near Petersburg, Adams Co., Penn., May 2d, 1799, and studied first at an academy in Hagerstown, Md., and afterward in Jefferson College, Cannonsburg, Penn.; pursued his theological studies first at Princeton Seminary, and afterward continued them, in connection with the German language, in the … Continue reading “Beecher, Jacob”

Beecher, Henry Ward an eminent Congregational minister, was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, June 24, 1813. Graduating from Amherst College in 1834, he then studied theology at Lane Seminary, of which his father was president. He married in 1837 and settled as a Presbyterian minister in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. In 1839 he removed to Indianapolis, and in … Continue reading “Beecher, Henry Ward”

Beecher, Elijah Parkes a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Rensselaerville, N. Y., Dec. 7, 1810. He experienced conversion when about twentyfive, and in 1840 entered the Oneida Conference. After fifteen yars of laborious service, he was transferred (1855) to the Wisconsin Conference. In 1865 he was appointed agent of the American Bible Society, which … Continue reading “Beecher, Elijah Parkes”

Beecham, John, D.D an eminent English Methodist minister, was born in Lincolnshire, 1787. Converted at an early age, he united with the Methodists, and thereby lost the patronage of some friends who designed to educate him for the ministry in the Established Church. In 1815 he entered the Wesleyan ministry, and for sixteen years he … Continue reading “Beecham, John, D.D”