Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

PAUL The distinguished “apostle of the Gentiles;” also called SAUL, a Hebrew name. He is first called Paul in Mal 13:12 ; and as some think, assumed this Roman name according to a common custom of Jews in foreign lands, or in honor of Sergius Paulus, Mal 13:7, his friend and an early convert. Both … Continue reading “Paul”

Pau (Heb. Pau’, , a bleating, or yawning; but in 1Ch 1:50, PAI, , though some copies agree with the reading in Genesis; Sept. , i.e. chasm; Vulg. Phau), the capital of Hadar, king of Edom (Gen 36:39). The only name that bears any resemblance to it is Phauara, a ruined place in Idumaea mentioned … Continue reading “Pau”

Pattrick, George, Ll.B. a pious Calvinistic English divine, was born near Colchester in 1746. He was educated at St. Paul’s School; studied the law and practiced at Dedham, but relinquished his profession. received orders in 1770, and entered himself at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. He became vicar of Aveley, Essex, in 1772; chaplain of Morden … Continue reading “Pattrick, George, Ll.B.”

Patton, William Weston, D.D., LL.D a Congregational minister, was born in New York city, October 19, 1821; graduated from the University of New York in 1839, and from Union Theological Seminary in 1842; was a pastor until 1867; until 1872 editor of the Advance; western secretary of the American Missionary Association, 1873-74; lecturer at Chicago … Continue reading “Patton, William Weston, D.D., LL.D”

Patton, William, D.D a Congregational and subsequently a Presbyterian minister, was born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 23, 1798. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1818, attended Princeton Theological Seminary from 1819 to 1820, and in the latter year (June 8) was ordained an evangelist in Charlotte, Vermont. Having gathered a Presbyterian congregation in New York … Continue reading “Patton, William, D.D”

Patton, Samuel D.D., a distinguished minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was born in Lancaster District, S. C., Jan. 27, 1797, of Presbyterian parents. His childhood was serious. He was converted in 1816 in a Methodist revival which he happened to attend. He was soon persuaded of his duty to preach the Gospel, but … Continue reading “Patton, Samuel”

Pattison, Robert H D.D., a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born near Cambridge, Md., Jan. 22, 1824. He was the child of Methodist parents, at the early are of ten was converted, and at once joined the Methodist Episcopal Church. At fourteen he entered the preparatory department of Dickinson College, and, after passing … Continue reading “Pattison, Robert H”

Pattison, Robert Everett D.D., an American Baptist divine who distinguished himself in the pulpit and the rostrum, was born at Benson, Vt., Aug. 19, 1800, and was educated at Amherst College, Mass., class of 1826. He was at once made tutor in Columbian College, Washington, D. C. He was ordained for the work of the … Continue reading “Pattison, Robert Everett”

Pattison, Mark, D.D an English clergyman,. was born at Hornby, Yorkshire, in 1813, and educated at Oriel College, Oxford. He became a fellow of Lincoln College in 1840 and rector in 1861. He died July 31, 1884, leaving numerous essays and reviews on literary and educational subjects. See Men of the Time, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia … Continue reading “Pattison, Mark, D.D”

Pattison, Dorothy Wyndlow (usually called, Sister Dora), an English philanthropist, was born at Hauxwell, Yorkshire, January 16, 1832, being the daughter of the rector there. In 1864 she joined the “Sisterhood of Good Samaritans,” a religious order recognised by the Church of England, and the next year became a nurse in the Cottage Hospital at … Continue reading “Pattison, Dorothy Wyndlow”