Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Clark, Harvey a Congregational minister, was born at Chester, Vt., Oct. 7, 1802; went to Oregon in 1840. was pastor at Forest Grove from 1845 to 1854 and died March 25,.1858. See Minutes of Oregon Association, 1858; Eels, Hist. of Cong. Association of Oregon and Washington Territory (Portland, Or.), 1881. p. 75. Fuente: Cyclopedia of … Continue reading “Clark, Harvey”

Clark, George Henry a Congregational minister, was born .at Georgia, Vt., May 23, 1835. He fitted for college at Georgia and Bakersfield academies, and graduated from the University of Vermont in 1856, and from the Andover Theological Seminary in 1861. He was ordained at St. Johnsbury Centre in 1862; preached there a year, and then. … Continue reading “Clark, George Henry”

Clark, George (1) a Scotch clergyman, took his degree at. King’s College, Aberdeen, in 1611; was presented to the living at Alberdour in 1614, and died Aug. 18, 1644, aged about fifty-three years. See Fasti Eccles. Scoticance, iii, 622. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Clark, George (2) a Scotch clergyman, concerning whom … Continue reading “Clark, George (3)”

Clark, Ephraim Weston a Congregational minister, was born at Haverhill, N. H., April 25, 1799. He pursued his preparatory studies at :Peacham, Vt., Baingor, Me., and Andover, Mass. graduated from Dartmouth College in 1824, and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1827; was-ordained in Brandon, Vt., Oct. 3, the ‘same year, and sailed in ‘the following … Continue reading “Clark, Ephraim Weston”

Clark, Elias a Congregational minister, was born in Orange, Conn ., July 12, 1814. He graduated from Union College in 1838, and studied in the Union Theological Seminary, N., Y. one year (18I38-39), and also in the New Haven Divinity School one year (1839-40). He was ordained Jan. 7, 1851, was stated supply of the … Continue reading “Clark, Elias”

Clark, Edward a Baptist minister, was born in Newport, R.I., June 6, 1739. He preached several years as a licensed minister, was ordained Aug. 18,1801, at Attleborough, Mass., but never took charge of any particular church. For the-last twenty years of his life the scene of his labors was chiefly in the towns of Framingham … Continue reading “Clark, Edward”

Clark, Dugan a minister of the Society of Friends was born in Randolph: County N. C., Oct. 3,1783. He was converted when about eighteen years of age, united with the Methodists, and was an itinerant preacher for three years. Subsequently he became a member of the Society of Friend’s, was acknowledged as a minister in … Continue reading “Clark, Dugan”

Clark, Davis Wesgatt, D.D. a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born on the island of Mount Desert, off the coast of Maine, Feb. 25,1812. He experienced conversion in his boyhood; gave up his intended project of a seafaring life, took earnestly to books, and at the age of nineteen had earned sufficient money … Continue reading “Clark, Davis Wesgatt, D.D.”

Clark, Daniel A A.M., a Congregational and Presbyterian minister, was born at Rahway, N. J., March 1, 1779, and graduated at Princeton in 1808. While a student at Andover Theological Seminary he was licensed by the Presbytery of New Jersey, and in 1812 he was ordained and installed pastor of the Congregational Union Ch. of … Continue reading “Clark, Daniel A”

Clark, Daniel a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Webster, Me., Feb. 15, 1801. He joined the Church in 1825; received license to exhort the same year, to preach the following year, and in 1828 united with the Maine Conference. On the division of the Conference in 1848 he became a member of the East … Continue reading “Clark, Daniel”