Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Mcfarlane, Jessie a female preacher of the Society of Friends, was born about the year 1842; commenced preaching at seventeen, at first to girls and women, but later also to men. After eight years of this service, she became the wife of Dr. Brodie, of Edinburgh, and spent the remainder of her life in more … Continue reading “Mcfarlane, Jessie”

McFarland, James Hunter a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Harrisburg, Pa., March 10, 1809; was converted in 1827, and soon after licensed to preach, and admitted to the Philadelphia Conference in 1830. His ministerial charges were Trenton Circuit, Essex, Bergen Neck Mission, Plainfield, Westchester, Bustleton, Dover, Elkton, Agency for Dickinson College, Newcastle, Columbia, Eighth … Continue reading “McFarland, James Hunter”

McFarland, James a Presbyterian divine, was born in March, 1800, at Dumbarton, within the present limits of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. He entered the grammar school in Glasgow when seven years old. He next passed to St. Andrew’s College, and afterwards to the divinity school of the Established Church, and was licensed to preach … Continue reading “McFarland, James”

McFarland, Francis, D.D a Presbyterian minister, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, January 8, 1788. His parents came to America in 1793. He graduated at Washington College, Pa., in 1818, and spent over one year thereafter at Princeton Theological Seminary. He was ordained evangelist by the Presbytery of New Brunswick, N.J., August 1, 1822; became … Continue reading “McFarland, Francis, D.D”

McFarland, Asa D.D., a Congregational minister, was born April 19,1769, at Worcester, Mass.; graduated at Dartmouth College in 1793; was ordained pastor in Concord, N. I., March 7, 1798, and died there Feb. 18, 1827. He was made trustee of Dartmouth College in 1809, and president of the New Hampshire Missionary Society in 1811. His … Continue reading “McFarland, Asa”

McEwen, Robert, D.D a Congregational minister, was born at New London, Connecticut, June 22, 1808. He graduated from Yale College in 1827, and from Yale Divinity School in 1833; was home missionary for one year at Pontiac, Michigan; pastor at Middletown, Connecticut, from 1835 to 1838; at Enfield, Massachusetts, from 1842 to 1861, and died … Continue reading “McEwen, Robert, D.D”

McEwen, Abel, D.D a distinguished Congregational minister, was born at Winchester, Connecticut, February 13, 1780. He graduated at Yale College with honors in 1804, and was settled pastor in New London in 1806, which was his only pastorate, as he retired from the active duties in 1854, but preached occasionally afterwards, and died September 7, … Continue reading “McEwen, Abel, D.D”

McElroy, Joseph, D.D a Presbyterian minister, was born near Nevville, in the Cumberland valley, December 29, 1792. He graduated from Jefferson College in 1812, and studied theology in New York under Dr. John M. Mason. He was licensed in 1815 by the Presbytery of Monongahela; began preaching in Pittsburgh, and established the First Associate Reformed … Continue reading “McElroy, Joseph, D.D”

McElroy, James, D.D a Protestant Episcopal clergyman, was a native of Ireland, and was educated in Trinity College, Dublin. He was ordained by bishop Chase in 1829, and officiated successively in Ohio, Virginia, and California. During the five years preceding his death he occupied the St. Paul’s Mission in San Francisco. He died in Oakland, … Continue reading “McElroy, James, D.D”

McElhiney, George, D.D a Protestant Episcopal clergyman, was born near Londonderry, Ireland, in 1799. He studied first in London, next at Paris, and then under Reverend E.D. Barry, of Baltimore, Maryland; when nineteen years old, he began the study of theology under Reverend Dr. Wyatt, of the same city. In 1820 he was ordained and … Continue reading “McElhiney, George, D.D”