Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Brooke, Thomas a Baptist minister, was born at Stockport, Cheshire, England, about 1780, and came to America in 1806. He was baptized by Rev. William Collier at Charlestown, Massachusetts, and afterwards was ordained as pastor of the Baptist Church at West Creek, Cumberland County, N.J. Having occupied. this position for some time, he removed to … Continue reading “Brooke, Thomas”

Brooke, Samuel a missionary of the Church of England, had been preaching for some time in St. George’s County, Maryland, under appointment by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. in Foreign Parts; but, in 1754 he was removed to the mission of New Castle, Delaware, where he ministered until his death, in 1756. … Continue reading “Brooke, Samuel”

Brooke, John Thomson, D.D a Protestant Episcopal clergyman, was born in Frederick County, Maryland, in 1800. By birth and education he was a Romanist, and was at one time a professor in a Romish college. In 1825 he was ordained in the Protestant Episcopal Church, and in 1829 became rector of Christ Church, Georgetown, D.C. … Continue reading “Brooke, John Thomson, D.D”

Brooke, John a missionary of the Church of England, came to America in 1705 in the employ of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, and was appointed to Elizabethtown, N.J., by lord Cornbury, governor of the province. Shortly after his arrival three churches were begun under his direction, St. John’s, … Continue reading “Brooke, John”

Brooke, James an English Wesleyan minister, was born at Bilston, May 24, 1790, and died at Cheetham Hill, July 25, 1881. His ministry extended over nearly sixty- nine years, the last thirty of which were spent in comparative retirement. The simplicity of his spirit and the purity of his life declared plainly that “the path … Continue reading “Brooke, James”

Brooke, George Gibson a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church South, was born in Faulquier County, Virginia, about 1808. He was favored with the watchful care of a pious mother, who brought him to Christ in his youth. When about twenty years of age he was licensed to preach, and received into the Baltimore Conference, … Continue reading “Brooke, George Gibson”

Brooke, Benjamin Franklin, D.D a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born and reared within the bounds of the old Baltimore Conference. He was educated at Dickinson College, and entered the Baltimore Conference while yet in his youth. In 1873 he was transferred to the Pittsburgh Conference, and in 1876 to the East Ohio. His last work … Continue reading “Brooke, Benjamin Franklin, D.D”

Brookby, Anthony (Or Brorbey). Friar Minor and English martyr, died 19 July 1537. Brookby was lecturer in divinity in Magdalen College, Oxford was well versed in Greek and Hebrew, and enjoyed the reputation of being an eloquent preacher. At the command of King Henry VIII who took offense at a sermon of Brookby’s in which … Continue reading “Brookby, Anthony”

Brook, William a minister of the Bible Christians, was born at Northlew, Devonshire, England, in 1839. At the age of sixteen during a gracious revival he was converted. He became a lay preacher in 1855, and entered the travelling ministry in 1865. In 1878 he was necessitated, on account of feeble health, to take a … Continue reading “Brook, William”

Brook, Thomas a Bible Christian minister, was born in Cornwall, England, in 1800. He grew up to be a very wicked boy. Reading carefully Baxter’s Call to the Unconverted, he was convinced of sin, sought and found salvation. For sixteen years he was a very acceptable local preacher. He made it a point of conscience … Continue reading “Brook, Thomas”