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Barker, Imlah Goulding a Baptist minister and teacher, was born in Virginia, Sept. 8, 1812. He took the three years’ course of theological study at Newton, Mass. (1836- 39), and was ordained at that place in August, 1839. He at once entered upon his duties as professor of Hebrew in Richmond College, Va., where he … Continue reading “Barker, Imlah Goulding”

Barker, George an English Wesleyan minister, was born at Bramley, near Leeds. He was called into the work in 1813, was useful in every circuit, and died suddenly Jan. 8, 1829, aged thirty-six. See Minutes of the British Conference, 1829, p. 449. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Barker, Frederick D.D., an English prelate, son of Rev. John Barker of Baslow, Derbyshire, was born in 1808. He was educated at Grantham School and Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating in 1831. He became incumbent of Upton, Cheshire; of St. Mary’s, Edge Hill, Liverpool; and of Baslow, Derbyshire. He was consecrated metropolitan bishop of Australia in … Continue reading “Barker, Frederick”

Barker, Davis Robert a Congregational minister, was born in Hope, Me., July 16, 1813. He graduated from the Oberlin Theological Seminary in 1843, and was immediately ordained as an evangelist. In the same year he became acting pastor of the churches in Johnston and Fowler, O. From 1845 to 1847 he served the churches in … Continue reading “Barker, Davis Robert”

Barker, David an English Methodist preacher, came out from Mexborough, near Doncaster; was born in 1796; early converted to God; began to preach; entered the ministry of the New Connection in 1817, and travelled in eight important circuits. He was a man of rare talents, good memory, sound judgment, gentle spirit, well-stored mind, great humility, … Continue reading “Barker, David”

Barker, Cyrus a Baptist missionary, was born in Portsmouth, R.I, March 27, 1807. He pursued his literary and theological studies at the Hamilton Literary and Theological Institution, and was ordained to the work of the Christian ministry at Newport, R. I., September, 1839, and was appointed a missionary by the Baptist Board of Foreign Missions … Continue reading “Barker, Cyrus”

Barker is the poetical name of Anubis, the dogheaded deity of the Egyptians. He was also called Hornanubis, his sagacity being so great that some thought him the same as Mercury. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Barkdull, Thomas a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Columbiana County, O. June 24, 1813. He joined the Church in his nineteenth year; studied for the ministry at Norwalk Seminary; received license to exhort in 1834, and in 1835 was licensed to preach and received into the Ohio Conference. For thirty-three years he travelled and … Continue reading “Barkdull, Thomas”

Barkanim SEE BRIER. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

bark, Peruvian A bark yielded by the cinchona tree, a native of South America and a genus of the evergreen tree belonging to the madder family. It is the source of five alkaloids, quinidine, cinchonine, cinchonidine, conquinamine, and, most important of all, quinine which is alleviative and preventative of fever, and an invaluable malaria antidote. … Continue reading “bark, Peruvian”