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Arms, Selah Root a Congregational minister, was born at Deerfield, Mass., Feb. 21, 1789. His preparatory studies were with the Rev. W. B. Stow, of Wilmington, Vt., and at Williamstown (Mass.) Academy. He graduated at Williams College in 1818, and at Andover Theological Seminary in 1821. For two years he preached at Windham and Cavendish, … Continue reading “Arms, Selah Root”

Arms-Royal These unauthorized additions in a church were made before 1555, when we find the taunt made to Cranmer, ” Down. with Christ’s arms” (the rood), “and up with a lion and dog” (the Tudor greyhound). Wolsey first changed the arms of York into their present form-the keys of Peter with the crown, instead of … Continue reading “Arms-Royal”

Arms, Hiram Phelps, D.D a Congregational minister, was born at Windsor, Connecticut, June 1, 1799. He studied at Phillips Academy, Andover; graduated from Yale College in 1824, and from Yale Divinity School in 1828; was ordained June 30, 1830, pastor at Hebron, where he remained until October 10, 1832; in February 1833, became pastor at … Continue reading “Arms, Hiram Phelps, D.D”

Arms, Clifford S a Presbyterian minister, was born at Canaan, Columbia Co., N. Y., June 4,1796 . He graduated at Union College, Schenectady, in 1824, and at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1827. He was pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Madison, Morris Co., N. J., from 1832 to 1851, and Ridgebury, Orange Co., N. Y., … Continue reading “Arms, Clifford S”

ARMS AND ARMOR The Hebrews used in war offensive arms of the same kinds as were employed by other people of their time and of the East-swords, lances, spears, darts, javelins, bows, arrows, and slings. For defense armor, they used helmets, cuirasses, bucklers, armor for the thighs, etc. See WAR.In the accompanying engravings are represented … Continue reading “ARMS AND ARMOR”

Arms (weapons), Armor, to Arm originally any tool or implement for preparing a thing, became used in the plural for “weapons of warfare.” Once in the NT it is used of actual weapons, Joh 18:3; elsewhere, metaphorically, of (a) the members of the body as instruments of unrighteousness and as instruments of righteousness, Rom 6:13; … Continue reading “Arms (weapons), Armor, to Arm”

Arms – Armor Armor In order to give a clear view of this subject, we shall endeavor to show succinctly, and from the best authorities now available, what were the weapons, both offensive and defensive, used by the ancient Asiatics. Offensive Arms Fig. 531, 2, 3. Clubs 4, 5. Crooked Billets, or throwing bats 6. … Continue reading “Arms – Armor”

Arms In the early Church it was generally forbidden to bear arms within the – sacred enclosure, even when seeking an asylum. The clergy were also generally forbidden to wear arms. The Council of Macon, A.D. 581, inflicted on offenders the penalty of. thirty days’ imprisonment, with fasting on bread and water. The Synod of … Continue reading “Arms”

Armoury the place in which armour was deposited when not used (Neh. 3:19; Jer. 50:25). At first each man of the Hebrews had his own arms, because all went to war. There were no arsenals or magazines for arms till the time of David, who had a large collection of arms, which he consecrated to … Continue reading “Armoury”

Armourbearer, Armoury ARMOURBEARER, ARMOURY.See Armour. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible