Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Morse, Intrepid, D.D a Protestant Episcopal clergyman, was rector of St. Paul’s Church, in Steubenville, Ohio, for many years, until 1865, when he removed to Gambler. He died February 15, 1866. See Prot. Episc. Almanac, 1867, page 101. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Morse, Frank Currier a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Hopkinton, N.H., February 23, 1835. His youth was spent in Newbury, N.H., till the age of seventeen, when he was sent to the Baptist Academy in New London, N.H. He afterwards went to study at Lowell, and while there was converted. Feeling … Continue reading “Morse, Frank Currier”

Morse, David Sanford a Presbyterian minister, was born about the year 1793. He first chose the legal profession, but was converted at the age of twenty-five, turned aside to the ministry, and devoted the remainder of his life to this sacred work. He died in Austerlitz, Columbia County, N.Y., December 21, 1871. See Appleton’s Annual … Continue reading “Morse, David Sanford”

Morse, Asahel a minister of the Baptist Church in America, who distinguished himself in the Revolutionary period of this country’s history, was born in the north parish of New London, now called Montville, Connecticut, November 10, 1771. He received his early educational training from his father, Joshua Morse, also a minister, who preached in the … Continue reading “Morse, Asahel”

Morse, Abner a Congregational minister, was born at Medway, Massachussetts, September 5, 1793, and was educated at Brown University, class of 1816. He decided to enter the ministry, and sought further preparation for this important work at Andover Seminary, where he graduated in 1819. He then became pastor at Nantucket, Mass.; subsequently at Bound Brook, … Continue reading “Morse, Abner”

morse (Latin: morsus, biting) Ornamented cloth or metal clasps attached to the front edges of a cope, to prevent it from slipping. It is worn by cardinals and bishops . Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Morse (Lat. morsus). Also called the MONILLE, FIRMULA, FIRMULE, PECTOIRALE, originally the rectangular ornamented piece of material attached to the two … Continue reading “Morse”

Mors Peccatorum (the death of sins), an expression used by Tertullian and other writers to describe the efficacy of baptism, in allusion to Rom 6:4; Col 2:12. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Morrow Tomorrow moro, too-moro: Two words are used in the Old Testament in this meaning: , boker, which properly means dawn, or morning, and , mahar, properly the same, but used for the next morning and hence, tomorrow, like the German morgen. The derivative , mo-horath, is the following day, all the next day, especially … Continue reading “Morrow Tomorrow”

Morrow, Thomas, D.D a Presbyterian minister, was born in Greenville District, S.C., July 31, 1805. He graduated from Centre College, Kentucky in 1830; studied one year each in Princeton Theological Seminary and Union Seminary, Virginia; was engaged in the Creek Indian mission from 1833 to 1837, and thereafter as an evangelist, organizing churches in Alabama … Continue reading “Morrow, Thomas, D.D”

Morrow, Richard H a Presbyterian minister, was born in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, January 13, 1823. In early youth he was hopefully converted, and determined to preach the Gospel. He obtained his preparatory education in the academy at Academia, and graduated at Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, in 1851, after which he engaged for some time as teacher … Continue reading “Morrow, Richard H”