Biblia

Mersenne, Marin

Mersenne, Marin French theologian, philosopher, and mathematician; b. 8 September, 1588, near Oizé (now Department of Sarthe); d. 1 September, 1648 at Paris. He studied at Le Mans and at the Jesuit College of La Flèche, where a lifelong friendship with Descartes, his fellow student, originated. Mersenne entered the novitiate of the Minims at Nigeon … Continue reading “Mersenne, Marin”

Merritt, Timothy

Merritt, Timothy an early and eminent Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at- Barkhamstead, Conn., October, 1775. He was converted about 1792, and entered the New England Conference in 1796. From 1803 to 1817 he located ; was stationed in Boston in 1817-18; in 1822 was at Providence;- in 1825-26 preached at Boston; in 1831 at … Continue reading “Merritt, Timothy”

Merrill, Joseph A

Merrill, Joseph A a noted Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Newbury, Mass.; Nov. 22,1785; was-converted in 1804; entered the New England Conference in 1807; was stationed in Boston in 1813-14; in 1815-18 was presiding elder on Vermont District; in 1819 was agent of the Wesleyan Academy at New Market, and the first missionary of … Continue reading “Merrill, Joseph A”

Merrill, Franklin

Merrill, Franklin a Presbyterian minister, was born in 1819. He was educated at Princeton College, studied divinity at the Princeton Theological Seminary, ald was ordained pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Hempstead, Long Island, N. Y., in 1848. In 1853 he accepted a call to the Presbyterian Church of Stillwater, NY., and in 1858 to … Continue reading “Merrill, Franklin”

Merrill, David

Merrill, David a Presbyterian minister, was born at Peacham, Vt., in 1798, and was educated-at Dartmouth College (class of 1821). He was called to preach at Urbanna, Ohio, in 1827; thence to the Church at Peacham in 1841, where he died in 1850. Mr. Merrill published Three Occasional Sermons, and contributed to several periodicals. A … Continue reading “Merrill, David”

Merrill, Daniel

Merrill, Daniel an American Baptist minister, noted for his opposition to open communion and Paedobaptists, flourished as pastor at Sedgwick, Me., where he died in 1833, about sixty-five years of age. His works are, Seven Sermons on Baptism (10th ed. 1812):Eight Letters on Open Communion (1805):- Letters occasioned by Worcester’s Discourses: Balaam Disappointed; and several … Continue reading “Merrill, Daniel”