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Arnold, Ephraim a Methodist Episcopal minister, of whose birth or early life no record is accessible. About 1853 he was a class-leader in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. In 1856 he joined the Arkansas Conference, and labored devotedly till his death, July 6, 1859. Mr. Arnold was a young man of great promise. See Minutes … Continue reading “Arnold, Ephraim”

Arnold, E. P a Presbyterian minister whose name first appeared in the Minutes of the General Assembly for 1859 as a licentiate of Montgomery Presbytery, was on a visit to Independence, Mo., with a view of settling there or in its vicinity. Here he was taken ill, and died in February, 1861. See Wilson, Presb. … Continue reading “Arnold, E. P”

Arnold, David W a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Frederick County, Va., March 16,1816. He experienced religion at the age of sixteen; filled with marked efficiency the offices of class-leader, exhorter, and local preacher for several years; and in 1852 united with the Baltimore Conference, in which body he served with deep interest and … Continue reading “Arnold, David W”

Arnold, Daniel Heinrich a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born Dec. 7,1706, at Konigsberg, where he studied, and where, in 1729, he was appointed professor of practical philosophy. In 1732 he was made member of consistory and doctor of theology in the following year he was appointed professor of theology; and in 1734 he was … Continue reading “Arnold, Daniel Heinrich”

Arnold, Christian a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Chester County, Pa., Feb. 21, 1815. He was converted in his seventeenth year, and in 1848 joined the Illinois Conference. In 1869 he became a supernumerary, and continued to hold such a relation until his death, April 19,1872. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1872, p. 133. … Continue reading “Arnold, Christian”

Arnold Bosrius (Or Boscmus) a German Carmelite of Ghent who flourished in 1489, was the intimate friend of Trithemius, Gaguinus, and other learned men of his day. He died at Ghent. in 1499, leaving two books on the illustrious men of his order (printed at Cologne, 1609, 8vo). He is said to have written a … Continue reading “Arnold Bosrius (Or Boscmus)”

Arnold, Archbishop of Mentz was. chosen prince elector of the empire in 1153. According to certain, historians, he assisted greatly in the deposition of the emperor Henry I by the pope. During a revolt of the inhabitants of Mentz, he was massacred by the people in the cloister of St. James, in 1200, and his … Continue reading “Arnold, Archbishop of Mentz”

Arnold, Andre a German theologian, was born at Nuremberg, Nov. 24,1656. He first applied himself to the study of languages and theology at the University of Altdorf; then from. 1680 to 1685 he travelled over the different countries of Europe. In 1687 he became professor of eloquence and the Greek language at Nuremberg, where he … Continue reading “Arnold, Andre”

Arnold, Albert Nicholas, D.D a Baptist minister, was born at Cranston, R.I., February 12, 1814. He graduated from Brown University in 1838, and from the Newton Theological Institution in 1841; was ordained pastor at Newburyport, Massachusetts, September 14, 1841; in 1843 appointed a missionary to Greece, and stationed successively at Athens and in the island … Continue reading “Arnold, Albert Nicholas, D.D”

Arnold Abischa (or Isca), a German monk and theologian, was persecuted and imprisoned for his opinions at the time of the religious wars of the Low Countries, near the close of the 16th century, and was obliged to take refuge in. Louvain.:.. He sojourned here several years, and finally returned to Coblentz, where he died, … Continue reading “Arnold Abischa”