Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Mcqueen, George, Jr a Presbyterian missionary, was born in Schenectady, N. Y., in 1826; graduated at Union College, N. Y., in 1849; studied divinity in the seminary at Princeton, N.J.; was licensed and ordained by the presbytery of Albany in 1852, and soon after sailed for Africa, as a member of the Corisco Mission. where … Continue reading “Mcqueen, George, Jr”

McQueen, Donald, D.D a Presbyterian minister, was born in Chesterfield District, S.C,, June 21, 1810, of a Scotch-Irish family. He graduated from South Carolina College in 1832, and from the theological seminary at Columbia in 1836. His sole pastorate was at Sumter, to which was for a time added that of the adjoining town of … Continue reading “McQueen, Donald, D.D”

McQuaid, Bernard John The first Bishop of Rochester, U. S. A.; born in New York City, 15 December, 1823; died at Rochester, 18 January, 1909. His father, Bernard McQuaid, from Tyrone, Ireland, settled in Powel’s Hook (now Jersey City), New Jersey. It was in the McQuaid home that Mass was first said in Powel’s Hook, … Continue reading “McQuaid, Bernard John”

McPherson, Joseph A a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. was born in West Feliciana Parish, La.. Dec. 19. 1835; was educated at the Centenary College, Jackson, La. (class of 1853): spent several years in teaching; entered the Mississippi Conference in 1859, and was appointed to Bolivar Circuit; in 1860 he was transferred to … Continue reading “McPherson, Joseph A”

McPherson, John Erskine a Presbyterian minister, was born in Iredell County, N. C., Aug. 17, 1806; was educated at the academy at Beattie’s Ford, N. C.; spent one year in the Union Theological Seminary, Virginia, and finished his studies privately under the Rev. R. H. Morrison, of Davidson College, N. C.; was licensed in 1838, … Continue reading “McPherson, John Erskine”

Mcpheeters, William. D.D a Presbyterian minister, was born in Augusta County, Va., Sept. 28, 1778; was educated at Liberty Hall, Lexington, and licensed in 1802. Soon after he preaclled in various parts of Kentucky, extended his labors to Ohio and took charge of the Church at Danville, Ky., and of a male school. In 1804 … Continue reading “Mcpheeters, William. D.D”

McPheeters, Samuel Brown, D.D a Presbyterian minister, was born at Raleigh, N.C., September 18, 1819. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1841; studied law; graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1843; was ordained evangelist in 1848; became pastor of the Pine Street Church, St. Louis, Missouri, in 1851, and in 1861 of … Continue reading “McPheeters, Samuel Brown, D.D”

McParland, Francis Patrick, D.D a Roman Catholic prelate, was born at Franklin, Pennsylvania, April 6, 1819. He studied at a private academy in his native town, and then at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, Emmittsburg, Maryland. He was ordained priest in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York, by archbishop Hughes, May 18, 1845, and was for one … Continue reading “McParland, Francis Patrick, D.D”

Mcnulty, John a Presbyterian minister, was born at Killala, Ireland, in June, 1829; was educated at Belfast, Ireland, and, after reaching the United States, in the Associate Reformed Seminary at Newburg, N. Y., Union Seminary, New York City, and the theological seminary at Princeton, N. J. In 1853 he was licensed, and in 1854 was … Continue reading “Mcnulty, John”

Mcnelly, George a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, was born Feb. 15, 1793, on Drake’s Creek, Davidson (now Sumner) County, then territory south of Ohio, now State of Tennessee; was licensed to preach in August, 1814; entered the traveling connection in the autumn of the same year; was ordained deacon in 1816, and … Continue reading “Mcnelly, George”