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Andrews, St., See and University of county of Fife, Scotland. The legendary story is that Regulus, a Greek monk of Patrae, in Achaia, warned by a vision, carried with him in a ship the relics of St. Andrew. After long storms the ship was wrecked near the place where the city of St. Andrew’s now … Continue reading “Andrews, St., See and University of”

Andrews, Silas Millon D.D., a minister of the Presbyterian Church, was born in Brown County, N. C., March 11,1805. His parents were Scotch-Irish Presbyterians, and emigrated to this country at an early day. After a preparatory training, Mr. Andrews entered the University of North Carolina, and graduated therefrom in 1825. Though he had the ministry … Continue reading “Andrews, Silas Millon”

Andrews, Robert L a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was reared in Williamson County, Tenn. He experienced conversion in early life, and in 1829 was admitted into the Tennessee Conference. He soon rose to distinction in the Church, and filled many important and responsible stations. In 1864 he located in Mississippi, and there … Continue reading “Andrews, Robert L”

Andrews, Lorin, LL.D president of Kenyon College, Ohio, was born in Ashland Co., Ohio, April 1, 1819. He was educated at Kenyon College. On leaving college, he became a teacher, and was engaged in various educational positions of importance until 1854, when he was elected president of Kenyon College. The college was then at its … Continue reading “Andrews, Lorin, LL.D”

Andrews, Lewis Feuilletean Wilson a Universalist minister, son of the Rev. John Andrews, a Presbyterian minister, was born in North Carolina, Sept. 7, 1802. He removed, when quite young, with his parents to Chillicothe, O.; was given a classical education; graduated as M.D. at the Transylvania University, Lexington,: Ky.; and for several years practiced as … Continue reading “Andrews, Lewis Feuilletean Wilson”

Andrews, Lewis an English Wesleyan minister. was born in London in 1780. He became a member of the Methodist Society at the age of nine; entered the ministry in 1803; and travelled, among others, the Loughborough, Ashby, Birmingham, and Mansfield circuits. He died on the latter circuit. Dec. 2, 1818. He was a man of … Continue reading “Andrews, Lewis”

Andrews, Lemuel a Methodist Episcopal minister, concerning whose life no further information is accessible than that he labored four years in the ministry, maintaining an upright, zealous, Christian character, and by his devotedness to his calling endearing himself to his parishioners. He died in 1791. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1791, p. 41. Fuente: Cyclopedia … Continue reading “Andrews, Lemuel”

Andrews, Josiah an English Congregational minister, was born at Lichfield, Dec. 27, 1821, of earnest Christian parents. At a very early age he gave his heart to God, and became an active Christian. He preached his first sermon in a barn when he was about fifteen years old. At the age of seventeen he went … Continue reading “Andrews, Josiah”

Andrews, Joseph D a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was born in Giles County, Tenn., in 1822. He professed religion in his youth; in 1839 received license to preach, and was recommended to the Tennessee Conference to be transferred to the Arkansas Conference. He died in 1860. Mr. Andrews was remarkable for his … Continue reading “Andrews, Joseph D”

Andrews, John (3), D.D. a Unitarian minister, was born at Hingham, Mass., March 3,1764. He graduated from Harvard University in 1786, and afterwards studied theology at Cambridge. He then accepted a call to settle as assistant pastor over the First Church at Newburyport, and was ordained Dec. 10, 1788. In 1808, when the senior pastor … Continue reading “Andrews, John (3), D.D.”