Randolph, John a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was born in Trigg County, Ky., May 9, 1829. He was converted in 1847 (or 1848), licensed to preach Nov. 23, 1850, and admitted on trial in the Louisville Conference in 1851. He filled twelve important fields of labor, continuing his work until the first … Continue reading “Randolph, John”
Randolph, Francis
Randolph, Francis D.D., an English divine, was born in 1755. He was made prebend of Bristol in 1791, and died in 1831. He published, Letter to William Pitt on the Slave Trade (Lond. 1788, 8vo): Scriptural Revision of Socinian Arguments in Answer to B. Hobhouse (1792, 8vo): Correspondence with the Earl and Countess of Jersey … Continue reading “Randolph, Francis”
Randle, William
Randle, William a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was born in September, 1807. He was converted when about thirty years of age, and was received on trial in the Tennessee Conference in 1841. He labored successfully until 1862, when he became supernumerary. In 1866 he resumed active work as presiding elder on Cross … Continue reading “Randle, William”
Randle, Thomas Ware
Randle, Thomas Ware a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was born in Stewart County, Tenn., April 13, 1815. He was admitted on trial in the Tennessee Conference in 1832, and continued to be an active and very efficient preacher until within a few months of his death, which took place Aug. 26, 1859. … Continue reading “Randle, Thomas Ware”
Randle, Richmond
Randle, Richmond a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was originally a member of the Tennessee Conference, where he travelled five years. He was transferred in 1836 to the Arkansas Conference, which then included Louisiana west of the Mississippi River. Here he labored efficiently in stations and as presiding elder until the Conference of … Continue reading “Randle, Richmond”
Randallites
Randallites SEE FREE-WILL BAPTISTS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Randall, Matthew
Randall, Matthew a distinguished layman of the Baptist denomination, was born in London. His mercantile tastes led him into business vocations, where he met with success as a merchant. Soon after the peace of 1783, he came to the United States, and took up his residence in Philadelphia, where he remained nearly all his life. … Continue reading “Randall, Matthew”
Randall, John
Randall, John an English divine of note, was born about the middle ofthe 16th century. He was educated at Oxford University, in St. Mary’s Hall, and Trinity College, and, after taking holy orders, became rector of St. Andrew Hubbard, London, in 1599. He died in 1622. His published works are: Sermons on Mat 5:20, and … Continue reading “Randall, John”
Randall, James Ryder
Randall, James Ryder Catholic journalist and poet. Born on 1 January 1839 in Baltimore, Maryland; died on 15 January 1908 in Augusta, Georgia. Wrote Maryland, My Maryland, which was taken up as a war hymn of the Confederacy, and for which he has been called “Poet Laureate of the Lost Cause”. Travelled through South America … Continue reading “Randall, James Ryder”
Randall, George Maxwell, D.D
Randall, George Maxwell, D.D a Protestant Episcopal minister, was born at Warren, R.I., November 23, 1810. He graduated from Brown University in 1835, and from the General Theological Seminary in New York in 1838. Soon after he became rector of the Church of the Ascension at Fall River, Massachusetts, where he remained six years, and … Continue reading “Randall, George Maxwell, D.D”