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Bald Locust SEE LOCUST. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Bald Locust BALD LOCUST.See Locust (8). Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Bald Locust bold lokust. See LOCUST. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Bald Locust See LOCUST. Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary

Bald, Anders a Swedish preacher, was born in 1679. He studied at Upsal, and became in 1747 pastor of the Church of St. Catherine at Stockholm. He died in 1751. He wrote, Dissertatio de Fatis Religionis in Scandia (Upsal, 1705): Passions Predikunigar (Stockholm, 1758): Forklaring ofver Evangel. (ibid. 1761): Betr. ofver Sindags Epistlarne (ibid. 1768). … Continue reading “Bald, Anders”

Bald (prop. , kare’ach, naturally bare of hair on the top or back of the head; Sept. ; different was the , gibbe’ach, diseased loss of hair on forehead, Lev 13:41; Sept. ). There are two kinds of baldness, viz., artificial and natural, The latter seems to have been uncommon, since it exposed people to … Continue reading “Bald”

Balcony is a name introduced into architecture by the Venetians and Genoese. It was originally a palcus, or advanced tower over a gate-house, intended to carry the machicolations. In the 15th century it was built as an ornament in front of private houses. At St. Bartholomew’s, Smithfield, there is a glazed balcony; in the south-nave … Continue reading “Balcony”

Balchristy-People a small party of strict Independents, formed in the village of Balchristy, in Scotland, by Mr. Smith, who, with Mr. Ferrier, both regular clergymen of the Scottish Church, left the Establishment about the time that the Glassites first appeared. From the statistical accounts published by Sir J. Sinclair, it would appear there is still … Continue reading “Balchristy-People”

Balch, William a Congregational minister, was born in Beverly, Mass., in 1704; and was a graduate of Harvard College in the class of 1724. In 1728 he was ordained as the pastor of the Second Church in Bradford, Mass., where he remained until his death, Jan. 12, 1792. He published several discourses, among which was … Continue reading “Balch, William”

Balch, Thomas Bloomer D.D. a Presbyterian minister, was born at Georgetown, D. C., Feb. 28, 1793, and was the son of Rev. Stephen B. Balch. He was prepared for college in the school in Georgetown, taught by the Rev. David Wiley. He graduated’ at the College of New Jersey in 1813. He then went to … Continue reading “Balch, Thomas Bloomer D.D.”

Balch, Thomas a Congregational minister, was a native of Charlestown, Mass. He graduated at Harvard College in 1733; was ordained pastor of the Church in Dedham, Mass., June 30, 1736; and died Jan. 8, 1774. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, 2, 15. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Balch, Stephen Bloomer D.D. a Presbyterian minister, was born in Hartford County, Md., April 5, 1747. He was educated at the College of New Jersey, where he graduated ill 1774. He was licensed to preach by the Donegal Presbytery in 1779, and spent several months in travelling as a missionary in the South. He died … Continue reading “Balch, Stephen Bloomer D.D.”

Balch, Lewis P. W. D.D. a Protestant Episcopal clergyman of the Diocese of Michigan, was rector, in 1853, of a church in Westchester, Pa. In 1854 he removed to Baltimore and officiated there for several years; in 1860 he began to officiate at the Church of the Holy Cross, Middletown, R. I.; in 1862 he … Continue reading “Balch, Lewis P. W. D.D.”