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Asliby, Benjamin S a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was a native of Kentucky. Nothing definite remains of his early history other than his emigration to Missouri in 1818, being at the time about twenty years old. He was then a local preacher. In 1823 he entered the Missouri Conference. Between 1830 and … Continue reading “Asliby, Benjamin S”

Asleep, Sleep “to go to sleep,” is chiefly used of natural “sleep,” and is found most frequently in the Gospels, especially Matthew and Luke. With reference to death it is found in the Lord’s remark concerning Jairus’ daughter, Mat 9:24; Mar 5:39; Luk 8:52. In the epistles of Paul it is used as follows: (a) … Continue reading “Asleep, Sleep”

Asleep a-slep (, yashen, sleeping, , radham, deep sleep; , katheudo, to fall asleep, , aphupnoo, to fall asleep): A state of repose in sleep, Nature’s release from weariness of body and mind, as of Jonah on shipboard (Jon 1:5); of Christ in the tempest-tossed boat (Mat 8:24); of the exhausted disciples in Gethsemane (Mat … Continue reading “Asleep”

Aslac, Conrad a learned Danish divine, born at Bergen, in Norway, in 1564, studied at Copenhagen, and in the years 1593-99 travelled through Germany, Switzerland, France, England, and Ireland. He returned to Copenhagen in 1600, and professed the Hebrew, Greek, and Latin languages,. and theology. He died in 1624, leaving among other works: 1. A … Continue reading “Aslac, Conrad”

Askins, William H a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Virginia July 8, 1803. He experienced religion in 1820; and in 1823 joined the Kentucky Conference. In 1830 he was transferred to the Illinois Conference, and labored faithfully until poor health compelled him to desist in 1832. He died July 6 in that year. Mr. … Continue reading “Askins, William H”

Askin, Thomas a Christian martyr, was burned at Newbury, with Julius Palmer, July 25, 1556, because he would persist in reading the Scriptures and saying his prayers, contrary to the popish orders. See Fox, Acts and-Monuments, 8:201. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Askin, George a Methodist Episcopal minister, was a native of Ireland. His early life is wrapped in obscurity. On emigrating to America he, in 1801, entered the Virginia Conference, and in it.. served the Church with more than usual zeal and acceptability until his death, Feb. 28, 1816. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1816, p. … Continue reading “Askin, George”

Askew, Josiah F a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was born in Burke County, N. C., in 1814. He experienced religion at the age of fourteen; received license to preach while a student at Randolph Macon College, Va., in 1837; and in 1840 entered the Virginia Conference. During the few years that his … Continue reading “Askew, Josiah F”

Askew, Anne (otherwise Ascough or Ascue), born in 1521, was second daughter of Sir Wm. Askew, of Lincolnshire. By the study of the Scriptures she became a convert to the opinions of the Reformers, at which her husband, one Kyme, a papist, turned her out of doors. She came up to London to sue for … Continue reading “Askew, Anne”

ASKELON A city in the land of the Philistines, between Ashdod and Gaza, on the coast of the Mediterranean. After the death of Joshua, the tribe of Judah took Askelon; but it subsequently became one of the five governments belonging to the Philistines, Jdg 1:18 ; 1Sa 6:17 . Dr. Richardson thus describes its present … Continue reading “Askelon”