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James, Jr., a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Marblehead, Mass., Sept. 4, 1796, became a traveling preacher in 1816, and traveled chiefly in the state of New York. He was the author of a Dictionary of the Bible (18mo), and was a man of sound judgment, sincere piety, and steady industry. From 1838 he was appointed principal of the Troy Conference Academy, and filled the post acceptably until 1841. His last station was State Street, Troy, where he died, May 15, 1845. Minutes of Conferences, 3, 600; Sprague, Annals, 7:564.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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John, an English divine, was born at Horningsheath, Suffolk, in 1638, and was educated at Christ’s College, Cambridge, of which he became fellow. In 1670 he went to Constantinople as chaplain to the British embassy. In 1687 he was made chancellor of York, and in 1688 master of Christ’s College, Cambridge. He died in 1722. As the fruit of his residence in Constantinople, he wrote Some Account of the present Greek Church, with Reflections on their present Doctrine and Discipline, etc. (Camb. 1722, fol.).