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Barlow, Ven. Edward Ambrose (Alias RADCLIFFE and BRERETON.) Priest and martyr, b. at Barlow Hall, 1585; d. 10 September, 1641. He was the fourth son of Sir Alexander Barlow, Knight of Barlow Hall, near Manchester, by Mary, daughter of Sir Uryan Brereton, Knight of Handforth Hall, Co. Chester, and was baptized at Didsbury Church 30 … Continue reading “Barlow, Ven. Edward Ambrose”

Barlow, Thomas Bishop of Lincoln, born in Westmoreland in 1607; educated at Appleby, and removed thence to Queen’s College, Oxford. Although no favorer of the Parliamentary party, he retained his fellowship through the Commonwealth, and in 1654 was appointed keeper of the Bodleian. Afterward he was made provost of his college, Lady-Margaret professor, and in … Continue reading “Barlow, Thomas (2)”

Barlow, Luke an English Wesleyan minister, was born at Congleton, Cheshire, Sept. 23, 1786. He was appointed prayer-leader at sixteen, commenced his ministry in 1807, retired in 1848, and died at Harbeck, near Harrogate, Aug. 5, 1861. Mr. Barlow was a genial, gentle man of spotless character; diligent, faithful, and well read in theology. See … Continue reading “Barlow, Luke”

Barlow, Joel an American preacher, diplomatist, and poet, was born at Reading, Conn., in 1755, and was first sent to Dartmouth College, but returned to New Haven, where he graduated in 1778. Shortly after this he was licensed a Congregational preacher, and joined the American army as a chaplain. At the close of the war, … Continue reading “Barlow, Joel”

Barlow, Daniel B a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Richland District, S. C., Aug. 9, 1806. He was converted when about twenty, and in 1829 was admitted into the Mississippi Conference, in which he filled many important stations with dignity and usefulness. On the division of the conference, he became a member of the … Continue reading “Barlow, Daniel B”

Barlow, Ann a minister of the Society of Friends, was born in 1787 at Darlington, England. She was the daughter of pious parents, who gave her a guarded Christian education. At the age of eleven years she was converted, and became a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Society. In 1842 she embraced the doctrines and … Continue reading “Barlow, Ann”

Barlow (Or Barlowe), William (2) an English divine and eminent mathematician, was the son of William Barlow, bishop of Chichester, and was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1564. About this time he went to sea and learned much of the science of navigation. About 1573 he took holy orders, and in … Continue reading “Barlow (Or Barlowe), William (2)”

Barlings, Abbey of Located about six miles E.N.E. of Lincoln, England, founded in 1154 in honour of Our Lady by Ralph de Haye who had given some lands to the Abbot of Newhouse (also in Lincolnshire, the first abbey of the Norbertine Order erected in England, founded in 1143) with the request to send a … Continue reading “Barlings, Abbey of”

BARLEY Sown in Palestine in autumn, and reaped in the spring, that is, at the Passover. The Hebrews frequently used barley bread, 2Sa 1:27 ; 2Ki 4:42 ; Joh 6:9 . Barley also was much used as food for cattle, 1Ki 4:28 . Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Barley Barley. A grain known since … Continue reading “Barley”

Barletta, Gabriel (Sometimes called Barlete, De Barolo, Barolus) Preacher, b., according to some, in the Neapolitan territory at Barletta, whence he took his name, or, according to others, at Aquino; d. sometime after 1480. Little is known of his life other than that he was a Dominican and probably a pupil of St. Antoninus. All … Continue reading “Barletta, Gabriel”