Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Chase, Nathaniel L. a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Unity, N. H., Oct. 30,1813. He was converted in 1826, and in 1842 was licensed to preach, and admitted into the New Hampshire Conference. His last years were spent as a superannuate. He died May 3,1875. Mr. Chase was a man of deep and uniform … Continue reading “Chase, Nathaniel L.”

Chase, Nathaniel a Baptist minister, was born at Buckfield, Me., about 1770, and was among the original Baptists of the place. In 1796, soon after the formation of a Church in the town, he was licensed, and in 1801 was called to the pastorate of the Church, which prospered under his ministry for thirty-four years. … Continue reading “Chase, Nathaniel”

Chase, Moses a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Newton, N. H., in 1803. He experienced religion at twenty-three, and in 1833 united with the New Hampshire Conference, in which he. served until his sudden death, Jan. 7, 1866. Mr. Chase possessed more than ordinary ministerial ability. About five thousand were added to the Church … Continue reading “Chase, Moses”

Chase, Mary a minister of the Society of Friends, and wife of Abijah Chase, was reared in the Protestant Episcopal Church, but abandoned it at the age of nineteen to join the Quakers, and soon after became a preacher among them. Her favorite theme was the fulness and freeness of salvation. She died at Salem, … Continue reading “Chase, Mary”

Chase, John a Baptist minister, was born at Cornwallis, N. S., in 1804. He was converted in 1808; ordained at Billtown, July 1,1835; was pastor at Bridgetown eleven years; for a time Financial Agent of the Nova Scotia Baptist Educational Society, and died at Wolfville, Nov. 13, 1879. See Baptist Year-book for Maritime Provinces of … Continue reading “Chase, John”

Chase, James Morris a Presbyterian minister, was born at Cornish, N. H., April 4, 1800. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1827. In 1832 he was licensed by the Schuyler Presbytery, and in 1837 was ordained pastor of Shiloh Church at Macomb, Ill. In 1846 he preached as stated supply at Camp Creek, in 1853 … Continue reading “Chase, James Morris”

Chase, Irah, D.D. an eminent Baptist minister and biblical scholar, was born at Stratton, Vt., Oct. 5, 1793. He was fitted for college under the direction of Rev. Dr. Sanders, the first president of the University of Vermont, graduated from Middlebury College, Vt., in 1814; and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1817. He was ordained … Continue reading “Chase, Irah, D.D.”

Chase, Hiram a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Charleston, Montgomery Co., N. Y., Feb. 1, 1801. He received a careful religious training, experienced conversion at the age of twenty, was licensed to exhort in 1823, and in 1827 received license to preach, and entered the New York Conference. On the organization of the Troy … Continue reading “Chase, Hiram”

Chase, Henry a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Hoosick, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1790. His father being unable to send him to a classical school, he began, unaided, in youth a course of study which ended only with his life, and which included Latin, Greek, Hebrew, French, and German, besides general … Continue reading “Chase, Henry”

Chase, Edwin Bailey a Protestant Episcopal clergyman, was ordained deacon in 1857; and entered the active ministry in 1858, as a missionary, at Belvidere, N. J. In 1860 he was chosen rector of St. Michael’s Church, Marblehead, Mass.; in 1865 removed to Mansfield, Pa.; in 1866 became rector of St. Peter’s Church, Cambridgeport, Mass.; in … Continue reading “Chase, Edwin Bailey”