Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

United States of America, The BOUNDARIES AND AREA On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the Aroostook Highlands, the 45th parallel of N. lat., the St. Lawrence, and the Great Lakes. West of Lake Superior, the Rainy … Continue reading “United States of America, The”

United States of America is the full title of the principal nation on the Western continent, occupying the whole central portion of North America. SEE AMERICA. In this article we propose to treat our country only in its general religious aspects, leaving its other features to the secular cyclopaedias. For the religious beliefs and customs … Continue reading “United States of America”

United Society of Believers in Christs Second Appearing the name given to themselves by the Shakers (q.v.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

United Secession Church, the was formed in Scotland in 1820 by a reunion of the Associate (or Burghers) and the General Associate (or Antiburghers) Synod. In 1847 it was united to the present United Presbyterian Church. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

United Presbyterian Church The genealogical descent of the existing body may be best exhibited by the following pedigree SEE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES, 2, 141: Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

United Original Seceders SEE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES, 5. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

United Nestorians SEE CHALDEANS; SEE NESTORIANS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

United Methodist Free Church an English branch of the Methodists which was formed in 1857, when the Wesleyan Methodist Association and the larger portion of Wesleyan Reformers amalgamated. The origin of this Church dates back to 1827, when trouble arose in Leeds in reference to the introduction of an organ into Brunswick Chapel. This resulted … Continue reading “United Methodist Free Church”

United Lutheran Church in America Three general bodies of Lutherans, the General Synod, the General Council, and the United Synod South, which grew out of the colonial churches and merged, 1918, in New York City. Missions are conducted in India, Africa, Japan, South America, and the West Indies. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

United Evangelical Church a denomination in Germany, formed in 1817 by a union of the .Lutheran and Reformed churches. Attempts at uniting these churches were made as early as 1529, when leading theologians of both schools held a conference at Marburg. Other conferences were held at Leipsic in 1631, and at Cassel in 1661. In … Continue reading “United Evangelical Church”