Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Clark, Samuel a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born about 1800, in Frederick County, Va., of pious parents; entered the Baltimore Conference in 1821, located in 1834; entered the Ohio Conference in 1836, located in 1841, and emigrated to Iowa (then a Territory); entered the Iowa Conference in 1844, and, after various relations to this conference, … Continue reading “Clark, Samuel (2)”

Clark, S. P. a Baptist minister, was born in Charlotte County, Va., March 5, 1801, and united with the Church in 1827. In 1832 he removed to Carroll County, Tenn. He began to preach in 1842, and his pastorates were New Hope, Eldad, Turkey Creek, Chapel Hill, and Boiling Springs. Having acquired a good estate, … Continue reading “Clark, S. P.”

Clark, Ross a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Halifax, Vt., Oct. 27. 1809. He received a careful religious training from his pious mother joined the Church in his twenty-second year, and in 1834 united with the Oneida Conference. He died Nov. 30, 1838. Mr. Clark was zealous in and devoted to his calling. See … Continue reading “Clark, Ross”

Clark, Robert a Scotch clergyman, native of Sutherland, and schoolmaster of Tongue, took his degree at King’s College, Aberdeen, in 1814; was licensed to preach in 1819; appointed minister at the Gaelic Chapel, Aberdeen, in 1822, having been a missionary at Eribon previously. He was promoted to the Gaelic Chapel-of-ease, Glasgow, in 1823, thence to … Continue reading “Clark, Robert”

Clark, R.H. an English Baptist minister, was born at Fulbourne, Cambridgeshire, in 1785. In early life he became a Christian, and was ordained, in 1824, as pastor of the Church at Long Buckby, Northamptonshire; where he remained from 1824 to 1832. For the next eight years he was pastor at Kingsthorpe and Leighton Buzzard, and, … Continue reading “Clark, R.H.”

Clark, Pitt a Congregational minister, was born at Medfield, Mass., Jan. 15,1763. He graduated at Harvard College in i790; was ordained at. Norton, July 3, 1793; and died Feb. 13, 1835. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, i, 679. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Clark, Philetus a Congregational minister, was born at Southampton, Mass., April 26, 1794. He entered Williams’ College, but graduated at Middlebury College in 1818. After some months devoted to the study of theology, he was licensed to preach in June, 18.20, and became pastor in Townshend, Vt., Dec. 29, 1821, from which he was dismissed … Continue reading “Clark, Philetus”

Clark, Peter a Congregational minister, was a native of Watertown, Mass., born 1693, graduated at Harvard 1712, and was ordained pastor in Salem village (now Danvers) June 3, 1717. He published several controversial pamphlets concerning Original Sin in opposition to the Rev. Samuel Webster and Dr. Chauncy (1757-1760); Scripture Grounds of the Baptism of Christian … Continue reading “Clark, Peter (2)”

Clark, Perkins Kirkland a Congregational minister; was born at Westfield, Mass., Dec. 8, 1811. After graduation at Yale College in 1838, he spent a year or more in Savannah, Ga., as a teacher, and in 1840 entered the theological seminary at Andover, Mass. In 1841 he transferred himself to the Yale Divinity School, where he … Continue reading “Clark, Perkins Kirkland”

Clark, Orin, D.D. a Protestant Episcopal minister, was born at Marlborough, Mass., Jan. 2, 1788. He studied Latin grammar as he followed the plough, and afterwards entered the Episcopal Academy at Cheshire, Conn., and taught school during the winters; but intense application impaired his health. Having completed his course at the academy, he was ordained … Continue reading “Clark, Orin, D.D.”