Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Newcome, Richard an English prelate, flourished near the middle of the last century. He was canon of Windsor until, in 1754, he was elevated to the episcopate and made bishop of Llandaff, was transferred to the see of St. Asaph in 1761, and died in 1769. He published several of his sermons (Lond. 1756, 1761. … Continue reading “Newcome, Richard”

Newcomb, Thomas, D.D. an Anglican divine, was born in 1675. But little is accessible regarding his early personal history. He was a great grandson of Spenser, the poet, and seems to have inherited the ancestral love for the muse. In 1734 Newcomb became rector of Stopham, Sussex, and this position he held until his death, … Continue reading “Newcomb, Thomas, D.D.”

Newcomb, Peter an Anglican clergyman of note, flourished very near the opening of the last century. He was vicar of Aldenham, Hertfordshire, and died about 1722. Four separate sermons of his were published in 1705, 1710, 1715, 1737, and another four together in 1719; also fifty-two discourses, constituting a catechetical course upon the Church Catechism … Continue reading “Newcomb, Peter”

Newcomb, Harvey D.D., a noted Congregational minister, was born at Thetford, Vt., in 1803. In 1818 he removed to Alfred, Vt., and in the following year, though still quite young, he commenced teaching school, and continued in that occupation most of the time for eight years. In the spring of 1826 he became publisher and … Continue reading “Newcomb, Harvey”

Newcomb, George a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was born in Quincy, Mass., Nov. 8, 1814. Upon attaining manhood he devoted himself to teaching, which vocation he followed for many years. In 1856 he was licensed as a local preacher by the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1864. impelled by a sense of duty, … Continue reading “Newcomb, George”

Newcastle, William Cavendish Duke of, an English general who fought against the Covenanters, deserves a place here for the part he played in the warfare of a State Church against nonconforming religionists. He was born in 1592. He was the nephew of William Cavendish, founder of the ducal house of Devonshire; succeeded in 1617 to … Continue reading “Newcastle, William Cavendish”

Newborn * For NEWBORN, 1Pe 2:2, see BEGET, C, No. 2 Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Newbattle Abbey Near Edinburgh, Scotland, founded c.1140, by Saint David of Scotland, was a filiation of Melrose and possessed valuable coal mines. It suffered from English incursions, especially in 1385. A part of the monastery was again destroyed by the Earl of Hartford. At the Protestant Reformation but few monks remained. The monastery was converted … Continue reading “Newbattle Abbey”

Newbattle (Neubotle, i.e. new dwelling). Newbattle, in the ancient Diocese of St. Andrews, about seven miles from Edinburgh, was founded about 1140, being the second of the six Cistercian Monasteries established by St. David, King of Scotland. Newbattle Abbey was a filiation of Melrose (itself a daughter of Clairvaux) and was situated, according to Cistercian … Continue reading “Newbattle”

Newark, New Jersey, city of The Catholics of Newark, largely of German and Irish descent, were served by missionaries from Paterson until 1828, when the first church, Saint John’s, was opened. Saint Patrick’s pro-cathedral was commenced, 1846, but meantime opposition was intense and culminated in the anti-Catholic riot of 1854, in which the Benedictine church … Continue reading “Newark, New Jersey, city of”