Butteau, Thomas an English Congregational minister, was born in London, Dec. 26, 1785, of pious parents. He became an orphan early in life; received his education at Hackney College; and first settled in the ministry at Cannock, Staffordshire. He afterwards preached eighteen years at Oulton, Norfolk; fourteen years at Wycliffe; a short time at the … Continue reading “Butteau, Thomas”
Buttaneer (Or Virat)
Buttaneer (Or Virat) SEE HINDUWEE, DIA-LECTS OF. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Butta (Butto, Or Butro
Butta (Butto, Or Butro In some MSS, of the Liber Pontificalis we read that Leo III (795-816) caused to be made for the venerable monastery of St. Sabas, “butronem, [al. buttonem] argenteum cum canistro suo pensantem libr. xii.” Leo IV (847-855) is also reported, by the same authority, to have placed in the Church of … Continue reading “Butta (Butto, Or Butro”
Butta
Butta SEE BHUTA. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Butson, Christopher
Butson, Christopher a prelate of the Church of England, was born in 1750. He was educated at Winchester; and originally matriculated at Oxford as a commoner of Trinity College, Jan. 22, 1767. In 1768 he succeeded to a scholarship at New College; in 1771, obtained the chancellor’s prize for English Verse, on The Love of … Continue reading “Butson, Christopher”
Buts (2)
Buts SEE LINEN. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Buts (2) SEE LINEN. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Buto
Buto in Egyptian mythology, was a goddess especially worshipped in the city of the same name in the delta of the Nile, where she had the most magnificent temple. When Isis was persecuted by Typhon, she gave both her children, Bubastis and Horus, to this goddess. As the latter correspond to the Greek Diana and … Continue reading “Buto”
Butler’s Catechism
Butler’s Catechism Drawn up in 1775 by Dr James Butler, Archbishop of Cashel , and used in various editions and with some slight changes throughout Ireland for a century. A modified edition of Butler’s Catechism was published in 1882 and became known as the “Maynooth Catechism.” A new revision was undertaken by a committee of … Continue reading “Butler’s Catechism”
BUTLERS
BUTLERS cupbearers Gen 40:1; 1Ki 10:5; 2Ch 9:4; Neh 1:11 Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible
Butler, Zebulon, D.D
Butler, Zebulon, D.D a Presbyterian minister, was born in Wilkesbarre, Pa.,’ Sept. 27, 1803. He was educated at the Academy of Wilkesbarre, and at Nassau Hall (College of New Jersey). He graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1826, was licensed the same year, and settled in 1828 at Port Gibson, Miss., where his earnest, laborious, … Continue reading “Butler, Zebulon, D.D”