Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Brown, Simeon (1) a Baptist minister, was born at North Stonington, Connecticut, January 31, 1722. He was converted under Whitefield’s preaching in 1745, but left the “standing order,” and became a Baptist in 1764. He assisted in the organization of the Second Baptist Church in North Stonington, in March, 1765, was ordained its pastor, and … Continue reading “Brown, Simeon (2)”

Brown, Samuel Watson a Congregational minister, was born in Winchendon, Massachusetts, April 7, 1828. He graduated at Yale College in 1850, and immediately began the study of law at Philadelphia, in the office of judge Mallory. To secure means to further prosecute his studies, he taught about a year in New Jersey, and for several … Continue reading “Brown, Samuel Watson”

Brown, Samuel Robbins, D.D a Presbyterian minister, was born in Scantic parish, East Windsor, Connecticut, June 16, 1810. He entered Amherst College in 1828; graduated at Yale College in .1832; and then spent three years and a half- as teacher in the New York Institute for the Deaf and Dumb. In 1835 he went to … Continue reading “Brown, Samuel Robbins, D.D”

Brown, Samuel Henry a Presbyterian minister,. was born in Virginia. He was the youngest son of Reverend J.B. Brown, D.D., of Charleston, Virginia. After receiving a preparatory education at home, Samuel was sent to, Washington College, where he graduated in 1849. After teaching two years in a classical academy he entered Princeton Theological Seminary, where … Continue reading “Brown, Samuel Henry”

Brown, Samuel Gilman, D.D., LL.D a Congregational divine, was born at North Yarmouth, Maine, January 4, 1813. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1831, and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1837; was principal of Ellington (Connecticut) High-school in 1832 and 1833, and of Abbot Academy, Andover, from 1835 to 1838; spent two years thereafter in … Continue reading “Brown, Samuel Gilman, D.D., LL.D”

Brown, Samuel (1) a Presbyterian minister was born in Bedford County, Virginia, November 18, 1766. He was educated at Washington College; was licensed by the Hanover Presbytery in April 1793, and labored as a missionary in Eastern Virginia until 1796, at which time he accepted a call to become the pastor of the Presbyterian congregation … Continue reading “Brown, Samuel (6)”

Brown, Rowland Hill a Protestant Episcopal clergyman of the diocese of Central Pennsylvania, was assistant minister of St. David’s Church, Manavunk, Pennsylvania, in 1860. The following year he was rector of the Memorial Church of St. John, Ashland; in 1864 he was employed as a missionary at Lewisburg and Derry; the following year he was … Continue reading “Brown, Rowland Hill”

Brown, Robert Alexander a Presbyterian minister, was born at Montreal, Canada, December 13, 1830. He pursued his studies in Wilmington, Delaware, and in 1853 entered the Princeton Theological Seminary, where he remained two years. He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Philadelphia in April, 1856. During the summer of that year he supplied … Continue reading “Brown, Robert Alexander”

Brown, Robert SEE BROWNISTS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Brown, Robert (2) SEE BROWNISTS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Brown, Richard (1), D.D an English clergyman, was a canon of Christ Church, and became regius professor of Hebrew at Oxford University, November 12, 1774. He died March 20, 1780. He published, Job’s Expectation of a Resurrection (1747): and The Case of Naaman Considered (1750). See Le Neve, Fasti; Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. … Continue reading “Brown, Richard (2), D.D”