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McClintock & Strong Cyclopaedia — Volume 5
John McClintock & James Strong · 1,342,977 words · 1313 reading sections
Section 1261
3. Eusebius mentions a Christian philosopher of that name in the 2d century, giving an interesting fragment of a work of his on the question, then much discussed, of the origin of evil {Prcep. Evang. vii, 21 fin., 22 ; Hist. Eccles. V, 27). He has been by some considered as the author of the I)ialogus c. Marcion., form…
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Maxwell, Lady Darcy, an eminently pious IMeth- odist, who by birth and rank belonged to the nobility of Scotland, is noted for her great works of philanthropy. She was the youngest daughter of Thomas Brisbane, County of Ayr, and was born about the year 1742. In lier own home she received the rudiments of an educa- tion…
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Maxw^ell, William, LL. D., an American educa- MAY 921 MAYENCE tor, celebrated also in the department of jurisprudence, was bom at Norfolk, Va., Feb. 27, 1784; was educated at Yale College, 1802 ; practiced in his native city, and attained great eminence ; assumed the editor's chair in the literary department of the…
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Mayeuce, a German town, beautifully situated on a sloping hill on the left bank of the River Rhine, is noted in ecclesiastical annals as the scat of an archiepis- copal see, and as the seat of several important Church councils. See Mayen'ce, Councils of. Mayence as an A rchbishojjric and Bishoj)ric. — We have no trust…
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tory of Germany of the electors, among whom the arch- bishop of Mayence held the first place. Adelbert H, brother of the jireceding, held the office 1138-41. Mar-. cidf, 1141-42, was the first archbishop elected according to canonical rules, with the concurrence of the people. Henry 1, 1142-53, was appointed by Conrad …
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ren, and in 1278 the castle of Bockelnheim from count Henry of Sponheim ; he took an active part in the elec- tion of Rudolph of Hapsburg as emperor of Germany. After a vacancy of two years, Henry II was appointed archbishop in 1286 ; he was disliked by the clergy for his strictness, and died in 1288. Gerhard II, of Ep…
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ing suspected of having had a share in the murder of the emperor elect, duke Frederick of Brunswick, as he sheltered the murderer, he became involved in a war with Brunswick and Hesse, which lasted until 1401 : he added to his diocese Wettcrau and Ardeck, besides sev- eral villages. Conrad HI, count of Stein, was in 14…
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subscribed to the Interim of 1548. During his reign Albreclit Alcibiades of Brandenburg invaded the diocese, and took Mayeuce; he made the citizens swear alle- giance to tlie king of France, demanded a contribution of 600,000 tlorius from the archbishop and chapter, and, as they were unable to pay that amomit by the ti…
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exchange New Bamberg. Hedied Jan. 30, 1729. Fran-, cis Louis, count of Neuburg, bishop of Breslau and Worms, and also arclibishop of Treves, died April 19, 1732. Under Philip Charles, of Eltz-Kempenich, Alze- nau, together with five villages, was added to the dio- cese. He died March 21, 1743, John Frederick Charles, c…
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(2.) The next council convened there about Oct. 1, 847, by order of Louis of Germany, under Rabanus, archbishop of Mayence, assisted by twelve bishops, his suffragans, and several abbots, monks, priests, and oth- ers of the clergy, including the chorepiscopi. Thirty- one canons were published. The most important are : …
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Mayer, Johann, a German theologian, was bom Aug. 2, 1697, at Nuremberg ; studied at the high-schools of his native place until 1717, when he went to the Uni- versity of Altdorf to study theology. In 1720 he re- moved to the University of Halle, and there enjoyed the instruction of the celebrated German savants Wolf and…
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Mayer, Philip Frederick, D.D., a distinguished American Lutlicran minister, was born April 1, 1781, in the city of New York, wliere he continued to reside till he reached his majority. His earlier years were spent at the German school attached to the Lutheran Church. His preparation for college was made under the direc…
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from West Church, in Boston, and continued in this station for the remainder of his life. On the day first appointed for his ordination only two clergymen of those invited were in attendance, owing, no doubt, to his ex- treme rationalism ; and even these ivio refused to act, and a councU, consisting of fourteen ministe…
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Maynooth College. In consequence of the Eng- lish Keformation, the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland lost all its rights and possessions. At the Synod of Dub- lin, in 1560, seventeen bishops out of nineteen endorsed the Act of Uniformity, and, upon the principle that "ubi episcopus ibi ecclesia," the English Reformed Ch…
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MAYNOOTH 929 MAYNOOTH proved almost insolvable to the English government. Cabinet after cabinet were wrecked upon it, without ar- riving at any result. And tliis is not to be wondered at, for the civil as well as religious relations in Ireland had for a long time been in so abnormal a state that all attempts at refo…
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other hand, calling £26,000 a restitution, when the yearly income from the confiscated Church property amounted to over £600,000, sounded like bitter mock- ery. Others preferred to take the broader ground of moral obligation, claiming that it was necessary to aid oppressed and impoverished Ireland. Others again, leavin…
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The agitation of the Irish population in late years, provoked, no doubt, in a great measure in Ireland, as in Poland, by the immaculate emissaries of the pontiff of Rome, has led the government of England to con- sider the propriety of granting the three millions of Irish Romanists such liberty in worship and education…
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Mayow, Rohekt Wvxell, an English divine, was burn at Saltash, in the latter half of the 17tli century (1777); was educated at Exeter College, Oxford; and, after serving several curacies in succession, removed to Ardwick, near Manchester, but there he died, only three months after removal, in 1S17. Mr. Mayow is highly s…
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1640 he was nominated ambassador to Savoy, where, af- ter a short war, he was enabled to restore peace, and in 1641 he was at length raised to the rank of cardinal, through the persistent efforts of his friend the cardinal and prime-minister of France. IMazarin, in France, was a fiiithful and useful assistant to Riche…
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Mazdak (or Mazdek), a Persian religious enthu- siast, rtourislied towards tlio close of the 5th centurv (he is believed to liave been born about A.D. 470). He professed to be a prophet, and, securing many followers, declared for a community of property. Gaining in strength among the people, he found favor finally also …
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Mazzola (or Mazzuola), Girolamo Frances- co Maria, an eminent Italian painter, surnamed II Par- migiano, the Parmesan, was born at Parma in 1503. lie visited Rome in 1523, and was employed by Clement VII to execute a number of works in that city. His stjde, formed on that of Correggio and Raphael, is char- acterized by…
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McBride, Robert, a Presbyterian minister, was born at Franklin jNlills, Ohio, in May, 1825 ; gradu- ated with honor at Oberlin College, Ohioj subsequent- ly studied theology in the same institution'; and in 1853 was licensed by the Western Reserve Conference, and ordr.ined by Washtenow Presbytery ; in 1855 ac- cepted a…
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In 1853 he removed to St. Louis, Mo., and after preach- ing there some time became connected with the Female Seminary at St. Charles, Mo. In 1850 he assumed the pastorate of a Church in Louisiana, where he labored until his death, Oct. 12, 1859. Mr. McCalla possessed exeellent pulpit talents ; his expository style was …
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McCartney, John B., a Presbyterian minister, was born near ApoUo, Armstrong Co., Pa., June 22, 1835 ; graduated at Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pa. ; and in 1855, at the Western Tlieological Seminary, Alleghany, Pa.; was licensed in 1857, and in 1858 was ordained and installed pastor of the churches at iMount Washing…
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McCLANAHAN 936 McCLINTOCK fragrant in the Church as a model preacher of the Gos- pel. See Life and Remains of Letters. Lectures, and Po- ems of the Ree. Robert Murray McCheyne, by Kev. An- drew'A. Honar (New York, 1857). (H. A. B.) McClanahan, Alexaxdkr W., a Presbyterian minister, was born near West Union, Adams C…
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McClintock, John, D.D., one of the projectors and editors of this Cyclopcedia, was born in the city of Philadelphia, Oct. 27, 1814. His parents were devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in that city. In the year 1832 he entered the freshman class of the University of Pennsylvania, and by strenuous ex- erti…
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been deplored as a great loss to the cause of religion and learning in our country. (G. K. C.) McClung, John Ai.kxandkk, D.D.. a Presbyte- rian minister, was born in Washington, Ky., Sept. 25, 1804. His education was received at a private school at Brick Pond, Woodford Count}', Ky., his instructors being Messrs. Thomp…
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McCombs (or McCoonibs), Lawrence, an early Metliodist Episcopal minister, was born in Kent County, in the State of Delaware, on the 11th of March, 1769. Little is known of his early education, but it is to be presumed, from the easy circumstances of his father, who was a man of wealth, and the high character of the sch…
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McConnell, William L., a Presbyterian minister, was born near Canonsburg, Pa., Sept. 19, 1829; gradu- ated at .Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pa. ; studied the- ology in the Associate Reformed Seminary, Alleghany, Pa. ; and was licensed and ordained by Alleghany Re- formed Presbyter}' in 1857. He accepted a call to Han…
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McCready, Jonathan Sharp, a Presbyterian min- ister, was born near New Galilee, Pa., April 15, 1828 ; en- joyed in earl}' life the advantage of religious instruc- tion, discipline, and example; graduated at Franklin College in 1852 ; studied theology in the AsBociate Seminary at Canonsburg (class of 1855) ; was licens…
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McCulloiigh, Egbert, a Presbyterian minister, was born in Ireland. He received a classical education in the College of Belfast, Ireland; subsequently emigra- ted to this country, and studied theology in Princeton Theological Seminarj'. In 1848 he was licensed, and ordained pastor of Blount Grove and Hopewell churches, …
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McDonald 941 McFARLAND field, Herkimer Co., where he superintended the prepa- ration of candidates for holy orders. In 1821 he was made D.D. by Columbia College ; removed to Geneva, and served for many years as missionarj' in the village of Waterloo. He became professor in the College of Ge- neva in 1825, and contin…
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McFarland, James, a Presbyterian divine, was born in March, 1800. at Dumbarton, within the present limits of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. He entered the grammar school in Glasgow when seven years old. He next passed to St. Andrew's College, and afterwards to the divinity school of the Established Church, and was lice…
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period removed to the vicinity of Courtland, Ala., Vv^here he purchased a farm, and remained for several years. This was in the Franklin Circuit, which he travelled in the years 1828 and 1829. During this period he at- tended the General Conference held in Pittsburg in 1828. He was also a delegate to the General Confer…
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McGorrisk, Bernard, a Roman Catholic priest, was born in Ireland in 1818; went to Paris to pursue an academical course, and there also studied theology ; emigrated to this country early in 1842; was engaged for several months as professor of French at St. John's College (Fordham, N. Y.) ; afterwards went as mission- ar…
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McIVER 944 McKENDREE of his evangelical views, and for the expository charac- ter of his preaching. " That for which as a preacher he is most eminent is his power of illustrating Scripture hy Scripture ; and his mode of doing this shows at once the fidness and the accuracy of his knowledge of Script- ure and the tra…
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McKeen, Joseph, D.D., a Congregational minis- ter, noted as an educator, was born Oct. 15, 1757, in Londonderry, N. H. ; graduated at Dartmoutli in 1774; served under general Sullivan in the Revolution; was licensed to preach, and ordained pastor in Beverly in May, 1785. In 1802 he was chosen first president of Bowdoiu…
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McKinney, Calvin, a Presbyterian minister, was born at Wallkill, Orange County, 'n. Y., Jan. 12, 1819. He received a good academic education, afterwards studied theology in the Associate Reformed Seminary at Xewburg, N. Y., and \vas licensed and ordained in J856. He labored successively at Blillport, Blecklen- V.— 0 o …
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McKinney, John, a Presbyterian minister, was born in Bellefonte, Pa., Aug. 2(5, 1797; graduated at Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pa., in 1817; studied theology in the seminary at Princeton, N. J., and was licensed by Philadelphia Presbytery in 1824:; was or- dained and installed pastor of the Church at Fredericks- bur…
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McLean, Charles G., D.D., a Presbyterian minis- ter, was born in Armagh County, Ireland, Jlarch 17, 1787 ; graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1808, and studied theology under the Rev. Dr. John M. Ma- son, of the Associate' Reformed Church ; was licensed in 1812, and ordained pastor of the Presbyterian Churc…
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Contemporary Review, 1872, July, p. 29 sq.). The suc- cess of Good Wcmls as a literary venture has been al- most unprecedented in the annals of magazine literature. " Wherever the English language is read it has famil- iarized the people with the great leaders of theological thought; has br9ught into the cottage specim…
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McMahon, WiLLiAsr, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, was born in Dumfries, Prince AVilliam County, Ya., about 1785 ; was converted at a camp-meeting held near Oldtown, JMd. ; was appointed class-leader by Peter Cartwright, and afterwards licensed to exhort by the Rev. James Quinn, and soon after to pr…
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McMillan, Gavin Riley, a Presbyterian min- ister, -was born in Fairfield District, S.C, Dec. 24, 1824; was educated in [Miami University, Athens, Ohio; grad- uated at the theological seminary of the Reformed Pres- byterian Church in Philadeliihia, Pa. ; was licensed in 1850, and in 1851 was ordained pastor of the Nesha…
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McNeill, Angus Cnrrie, a Presbyterian minis- ter, was born in Robeson County, N. C, May 4, 1812. He early exhibited an intense fondness for learning, and, though he had to struggle against adverse influences, managed to secure a good primary education; his final preparation for college ^vas received in the Donaldson Ac…
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McPheeters, William, D.D., a Presbyterian min- ister, was born in Augusta County, Va. ; was educated at Liberty Hall, Lexington, and licensed in 1802. Soon after he preached in various parts of Kentucky, ex- tended his labors to Ohio, and took charge of the Church at Danville, Ky., and of a male school. In 1804 he vis-…
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McVean, Daniel Creighton, a Presbyterian min- ister, was born in Caledonia, Livingston County, N. Y., Oct. 10, 1818 ; graduated at Union College in 1844 ; pur- sued his theological studies in the Seminary of the As- sociate Reformed Synod of New York at Newburg. and in 1847 was licensed to preach. He travelled for two …
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