Smith, William (9)
Smith, William (2)
a learned English divine, was born in Worcester in 1711, and educated at the grammar school of that city, and afterwards at New College, Oxford, from which he graduated in 1732. In 1735 he was presented by James, earl of Derby, to the rectory of Trinity Church; Chester, and by his son to the deanery of Chester in 1758. He held the mastership of Brentwood School, Essex, for one year, 1748; and in 1758 was nominated one of the ministers of St. George’s Church, Liverpool, which he resigned in 1767. With his deanery he held the parish churches of Handley and Trinity, but in 1780 resigned the last for the rectory of West Kirkby. He died Jan. 12, 1787. He is known in the literary world chiefly by his valuable translation of Longinus on the Sublime (1738, 8vo): -Thucydides (1753, 2 vols. 4to; reprinted in 1781, 8vo): Xenophon’s History of the Affairs of Greece (1770, 4to): Nine Sermons on the Beatitudes (1782, 8vo). See Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v.; Darling, Cyclop. Bibliog. s.v.; Gentleman’s Magazine, vol. 61; Chalmers, Biog. Dict. s.v.
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Smith, William (6)
a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was admitted on trial in the Philadelphia Conference in 1802, was ordained deacon in 1804, and elder in 1806. He located in 1819, but in 1825 his name appears on the Minutes as supernumerary, which relation he held until 1832, when he became superannuated, and so continued until his death at Long Branch, N.J. April 8, 1854. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1854, p. 352.
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Smith, William (7)
a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Niagara, Upper Canada, March 26, 1802, was converted when about twenty years of age, joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in Canada, and prepared himself for the ministry in Cazenovia (N.Y.) Seminary. He was admitted to the Canada Conference in 1827, which he served with fidelity and acceptance during a period of eight years, filling such responsible stations as Brockville, Kingston, and Toronto. In 1835 he removed to New England, and in 1836 was received into the New England Conference, and preached successively at Williamsburg, Westfield, Charlestown, Lynn, Wood End, and Church Street, Boston, where he died, March 30, 1843. He was a good man, and benevolence, faithfulness, and conscientiousness were among the traits of his character. In doing the work of a pastor he shone preeminently bright. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 3, 450.
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Smith, William (8)
a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Kenilworth, England, Feb. 26, 1826, was converted at the age of eleven, and was licensed to preach when but sixteen. He came to the United States in 1857, and was received on trial by the Upper Iowa Conference in 1858. In 1871 he was appointed presiding elder, but was prevented from completing his term of four years’ service by death, May 20, 1875. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1875, p. 128.
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Smith, William (9)
a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was converted and united with the Mount Pleasant (Pa.) Church, Radnor Circuit. In 1856 he was licensed to preach, and received on trial in the Philadelphia Conference. In 1864 his health declined, and he was superannuated. He died June 7, 1864, aged thirty-one. See Minutes of Ann. Conf. 1865, p. 35.