Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Clark, Charles Chapman a Universalist minister, was born in Rumney, N. H., in August, 1813. He was a zealous Methodist in early life, but later embraced Universalism, and in 1841 was ordained a preacher of that faith at Thornton, N. . His subsequent stations were at East Jaffrey and Brookline, N. H.; at Concord and … Continue reading “Clark, Charles Chapman”

Clark, Calvin a Presbyterian minister, was born at Westhampton, Mass., March 27, 1805. He graduated from Williams College in 1832, and from Auburn Theological Seminary in 1835. He entered the home missionary work in Michigan in September of the same year, and, with the exception of four years, when he was in Chicago as district … Continue reading “Clark, Calvin”

Clark, Caleb (1) a Presbyterian minister, was born at New Salem, Mass., in 1790. He graduated at Middiebury College,Vt., in 1814, and studied theology under Rev. Dr. Theophilus Packard. He served the Church in Trenton, N. Y., from 1820 to 1830, and at intervals afterwards, as stated supply, and was clerk of the Presbytery of … Continue reading “Clark, Caleb (2)”

Clark, Burrell a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Uniontown, Ala., in 1847. He joined the Church in 1870; soon became a local preacher, and in 1873 entered the Mississippi Conference, wherein he served with marked ‘zeal and success until his decease, May 17, 1875. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1876, p. 14; Simpson, Cyclop. … Continue reading “Clark, Burrell”

Clark, Benjamin Franklin a Congregational minister, was born at Lylideborough, N. H. Feb. 23,1808. His preparatory studies were in Marysville, Tenn., and Oxford, O.; in 1833 he graduated at the Miami University, and the following -year became principal of Rising Sun Seminary, in Indiana; in 1837 he graduated at Lane Seminary, and for seven months … Continue reading “Clark, Benjamin Franklin”

Clark, Azariah a Congregational minister, graduated at Williams College in 1805; was ordained pastor of the Church in New Canaan, N. Y., March 18, 1807; and died in 1832, aged fifty-four years. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, ii, 303. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Clark, Avery a Free-will Baptist minister, was born at Springfield, Mass., in 1818. He was converted in. 1849, in Iowa, where he had taken up his residence in 1846; was licensed in 1854, and in May, 1856, was ordained at a session of the Delaware and Clayton Quarterly Meeting. After preaching a few years, he … Continue reading “Clark, Avery”

Clark, Anson a Protestant Episcopal clergyman, was rector, in 1853, at Elyria, O., and the following year at Rockford, Ill. Here he remained until 1861, when he began serving St. Matthew’s Church in Cambridge; the next year he resided in Dement without charge; in 1866 he removed to Medina, O.; in 1870 he officiated in … Continue reading “Clark, Anson”

Clark, Almon a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born about 1828. He was converted in 1852 licensed to preach, and admitted into the North Indiana Conference in 1855; and died Oct. 16, 1857. Mr. Clark was laborious, faithful, intellectual, a kind pastor, and a bold advocate of the Christian religion. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1858, … Continue reading “Clark, Almon”

Clark, Allen a Congregationalist minister, was born it Chaplin, Conn., Oct. 25,1817; graduated at Connecticut Theological Institute in 1849, and’ was ordained’ as an evangelist at Windham, Aug. 8, of the same year For some time he labored as home missionary in Dover, [11., and was afterwards agent of the American Home Missionary. Society in … Continue reading “Clark, Allen”