Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Clarke, Moses a Congregational minister, was born in Massachusetts in 1792; graduated from Harvard College in 1819, and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1822. He was ordained Nov. 22, of the same year. went as a home missionary to Louisiana, and died there in 1823.’ See Trin. Cat. of Andover Theol. Ser. 1870, p. 50. … Continue reading “Clarke, Moses”

Clarke, Miner G., D.D. a Baptist minister, was born at Woodstock, Conn., Dec. 9,1809, and was descended from the same family stock as the Rev. John Clarke, so distinguished in the annals of the early Baptist history of Newport, R. I. He was converted in youth, graduated from the Newton Theological Institution in 1837, and … Continue reading “Clarke, Miner G., D.D.”

Clarke, Matthew an English nonconformist minister; (son of Rev. Matthew Clarke, who was ejected from the living of Harborough, Leicestershire, and who contrived: amid all his sufferings for conscience sake to give his son an excellent ministerial education), was born Feb. 2, 1663. He began his ministry at Little Bowden, near Market Harborough, in 1684; … Continue reading “Clarke, Matthew”

Clarke, Lucius W. a Congregational minister, was born at Mansfield, Conn., in 1801, and graduated from Brown University in 1825. He was ordained at Wilbraham, Mass., Dec. 9,1829; was dismissed Dec. 13, 1832, and died at Middlebury, Vt., Jan. 2, 1854. See Hampden Pulpit, p. 112. (J. C. S.) Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and … Continue reading “Clarke, Lucius W.”

Clarke, Josiah H. a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, was admitted into the Georgia Conference in his nineteenth year, and served the Bryan and Chatham Mission, Warren Circuit, Jefferson Mission, Sparta Circuit, Spring Place, and Lanier Circuit, where he. died, May 29, 1854. See Minutes of Annual Conferences of the Meth. Church South, … Continue reading “Clarke, Josiah H.”

Clarke, John S. a Protestant Episcopal clergyman, was appointed missionary in 1870 to Christ Church, Chester, and to Pottersville, N. Y. In 1873 he became rector of Christ Church, Morristown, in the same state, and had charge of the mission in connection with that Church. In 1874 he removed to Ashland, and died April 13, … Continue reading “Clarke, John S.”

Clarke, John (2), D.D. a Congregational minister, was born at Portsmouth, N. H., April 13,1755, and graduated from Harvard College in 1774.- He was ordained pastor of the First Church in Boston, as colleague of Rev. Dr. Chauncy, and for nine years the relation was sustained with mutual respect aid affection. His connection with the … Continue reading “Clarke, John (2), D.D.”

Clarke, John a distinguished Baptist minister, was born in England, Oct. 8,1609. He practiced medicine in London for some time, and came to Boston as a physician (date unknown). Dissatisfied with the management of the colony of Massachusetts, he left it, and with others purchased Aquetneck of the Indians, and called it Rhode Island. The … Continue reading “Clarke, John (2)”

Clarke, Jeremiah an English composer of church music, was educated under Dr. Blow, of the Chapel Royal, appointed organist of St. Paul’s Cathedral in 1693, and in 1704 one of the organists in the king’s chapel. His compositions are few, on account of his untimely death in July, 1707. See Chalmers, Biog. Dict. s.v.; Allibone, … Continue reading “Clarke, Jeremiah”

Clarke, James Stainer an English clergyman and writer, was domestic chaplain and librarian to George IV, vicar of Preston, rector of Coombs, canon of Windsor, and died in 1834. He published several works on maritime voyages and kindred subjects, also The Life of James II, from the original MSS. (1816, 2 vols. 4to). See Rose, … Continue reading “Clarke, James Stainer”