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Andrews, John (1) a clergyman of the Church of England, came from that country with the Rev. Richard Clarke in 1753. He had been educated at St. Mary’s Hall, Oxford; had been ordained deacon by the bishop of Gloucester, Dec. 3, 1750, and priest by the bishop of Oxford, Dec. 24, 1752. In 1753 he … Continue reading “Andrews, John (2)”

Andrews, Jedediah the first Presbyterian minister in Pennsylvania, was born at Hingham, Mass., in 1674, graduated at Harvard 1695, and settled in 1698 at Philadelphia, where he was ordained in 1701. In the division of the church in 1744, Mr. Andrews remained with the Old Side. Toward the close of his life he was suspended … Continue reading “Andrews, Jedediah”

Andrews, Israel Ward, D.D., LL.D a Congregational minister, was born in Danbury, Connecticut, January 3, 1815; attended Amherst College in 1833-34; was teacher at Danbury, Connecticut, 1834-35; graduated from Williams College in 1837; was teacher in Lee, Massachusetts, 1837-38; tutor and professor of mathematics and natural philosophy in Marietta College, Ohio, 1839-55; ordained in May, … Continue reading “Andrews, Israel Ward, D.D., LL.D”

Andrews, Henry an English Wesleyan missionary, was converted early. He left England in December, 1852, and died of yellow fever in Trinidad, W. I., Oct. 30, 1853, in the twenty-fifth year of his age. His zeal was fervent, his dedication unreserved, and his charge was rising under his care. See Minutes of British Conference, 1854. … Continue reading “Andrews, Henry”

Andrews, George W a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was born in Gloucester County, Va., Oct. 27, 1808. He experienced religion in 1826, and in 1841 entered the Virginia Conference. In it he labored as diligently as his health would permit until 1851, when superannuated and settled on a farm in Mecklenburg County, … Continue reading “Andrews, George W”

Andrews, George Clinton a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Salem, Pa., Sept. 30, 1840. He was converted in early life; was licensed to preach in 1863; studied at Wyoming Seminary from 1864 to 1866; served as supply, Herrick Centre charge in 1867, Oregon charge in 1869, Lackawaxen charge from 1870 to 1872, and in … Continue reading “Andrews, George Clinton”

Andrews, George B. D.D. a Protestant Episcopal clergyman of the diocese of New York, was rector for many years of Zion Church, Wappinger’s Falls, N.Y., his rectorship covering a period of more than a quarter of a century. He died Aug. 22, 1875, aged ninety years. See Prot. Episc. Almanac, 1876, p. 149. Fuente: Cyclopedia … Continue reading “Andrews, George B. D.D.”

Andrews, Elisha Deming a Congregational minister, was born at Southington, Conn., in 1783. He graduated at Yale College in 1803; was ordained pastor of the Church in Putney, Vt., June 25, 1807; was dismissed May 27, 1829; and died in Michigan in 1852. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, 1, 538. Fuente: Cyclopedia of … Continue reading “Andrews, Elisha Deming”

Andrews, Elisha a Baptist minister, was born at Middletown, Conn., Sept. 29, 1768. He was converted at an early age, and soon resolved to become a Baptist minister. His opportunities of education were limited, but he made the most of them, and was occupied as a teacher and surveyor, with occasional attempts at preaching, until … Continue reading “Andrews, Elisha (2)”

Andrews, Edward D.D a clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal Church, became rector of Christ Church, Binghamton, N. Y., in August, 1836, which position he held for seven years, when he resigned. After an interval of eighteen months, he became rector of the same Church, and retained the office for a second period of seven years. … Continue reading “Andrews, Edward D.D”