PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
McClintock & Strong Cyclopaedia — Volume 6
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the Pharisees a doctrine of transmigration. In the Book of Daniel (xii, 2) it is declared that both the righteous and wicked will be raised from the grave, although it is not certain whether the sacred writer at the moment has in mind the whole human race or only Israel. The New Testament teaches us that both the right…
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ingdom of Christ is the Church, which was even then in the millennial cera, and on the road to a glorious as- cendency over all its enemies. It would seem that this modified interpretation of prophecy, sustained as it was by the authority of the principal Latin father, gave color to the mediseval speculations on this s…
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The opponents of the millenarians rely principally upon the passages in which the resurrection of the good and evil is spoken of as if it were simultaneous, or with- out any considerable interval of time interposed. They appeal also to the passages in the tiospels and I'pisiles ill which the general judgment is connect…
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Miller, Armistead, a Presbyterian missionary of African parentage, was born in North Carolina about 1830 as a slave, but was liberated and went to Africa when a boy; was educated in the Alexander High School, Liberia, and afterwards returned to America, and received a theological training in the Ashmun In- stitute, Oxf…
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Miller, George Benjamin, D.D., an eminent divine of the Lutheran Church, was born of Moravian parentage at Emmons, Lehigh County, Pa., June 10, 1795. His father, the Rev. George G. Miller, connected with the classical and theological school at Nazareth, and descended from a long line of Moravian clergymen, furnished hi…
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Miller, Hugh, one of the most noted characters among the English-speaking nations of our century, the champion of tlie I''rce Church of Scotland, and the de- fender of revelation from "scientists," falsely so called, was bom of ven.- humble parentage at Cromarty, in .Scotland, Oct. 10, 1805. He received his first educa…
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tion, and subversive of the fallacies of that superficial antl plausible book. "There was nothing in IMiller's ■works," says the Edinburgh Review for July, 1858, " which so "much surprised the reader as their mere lit- erarv merit. Where could this Cromarty mason have acquired his style ?" Not one of the authors of our…
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Miller, James, a Presbj'terian minister, was born near New INIilns, Ayrshire, Scotland, Feb. 4, 1803. He was educated at Glasgow College, Scotland; studied di- vinity in the theological seminary at Glasgow, and was licensed by Kilmarnock Presbytery of the United Se- cession Church. Soon after he came to the United Stat…
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stored. He died in 1872. Mr. Miller was a man of great humility and piety, and his ministry was a glori- ous success. Miller, Nathan W., a minister of the IMethodist Episcopal Church, was born at Washington, :Me., Dec. 24, 1831 ; was converted and united with the Church in June, 1842. In 1853 he was licensed as a loca…
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Miller, Samuel (2), a minister of the German Reformed Church, was born in Union County, Pa., March 23, 1815. He was licensed in 1842, and ordained the following year. He first labored in Dauphin, and then in Butler County, Pa. In 1852 he removed to Cham- bersburg. Pa., where he stood in connection with the publication …
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Millerites, or Adventists, as they are some- times called, are those millenarians [see Millennium] who adhere to the doctrines as expounded by William aiiller (q. v.). ^Vhen in 1833 he first began to proclaim millennial doctrines, the earnestness of his manner, his evident familiarity with the Scriptures and with his- …
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2. Prophecy (Gen. xxii, IS) foretells Christ as the seed of Abrah!iin,"iii whom all the families of the earth shall be bk'sscil. It also |)romises to the seed of Abraham all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, in con necti Christ, and the Jews who have been cut off during the Christian dispensation, wil…
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which he was crucified and buried, and was so identified I owu laud." The resunectiou, according to Paul. is "the MILLES 273 MILLET hope of Israel." But if the resurrected and glorified Israel are to have the laud and dwell there forever, the Jews in flesh and blood, as a nation, cannot have it forever. All the pro…
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Sorghum Vulgare. MILLET 274 MILLS ghum vulgare. There is, however, little doubt that the | true dukhitn of Aral) authors is the above-described I'an- icum mUiaceum. This is so universally cultivated in the East as one of their smaller corn-grasses that it is most likely to be the kind chiefly alluded to in the pas-…
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SAI.EM. (b) The fortress or citadel of Shechem, all the occu- pants or garrison of which joined in proclaiming Abiin- elerli tlieir king (Jiulg. ix, 6, 20). See Betii-.millo; SlI.l.A. Mills, Abraham, LL.D., a prominent American author, was born in Dutchess County, N. Y., in 1796. ' After having received a thorough …
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at Parsippany, near Newark. He attended the first meeting of the Colonization Society, Jan. 1, 1817, which was established by his and Dr. Finley's exertions, and Mills was at that time appointed, together with Dr. Bur- gess, to visit England, and explore the coast of Africa for the society. He sailed in November, 1817,…
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who says of it : " One of the most remarkable Morks of the present age, in which the author reviews, with cu- rious erudition and in a profoundly pliilosophical spirit, the various changes that have taken place in the I{o- man hierarchy ; and, while he fully exposes the mani- fold errors and corruptions of the system, …
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Milne, Colin, a Scottish divine, noted for his at- tainments in natural science, was born at Aberdeen, Scotland, about 1744. He was educated at Marischal MILNER 277 MILNER College under the supervision of liis uncle, Dr. Camp- bell, who was both principal and divinity professor at the college. After completing his …
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Milner, John (1), an English nonjuring divine of note, was born near Halifax in 1G27 or 1628. He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, and after his graduation took orders. He was, however, obliged to live retired till the liestoration, when he obtained the curacy of Beeston, and in 1673 was appointed vicar of L…
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of November, 1797. A monument, executed by Bacon, was erected to his memory in the high church of Hull by several of his friends anil former pupils. The ex- cellences of Mr.Milner's personal character were of the highest order. He was deeply pious, upright in all his conduct, singularly open and sincere, and kind, chee…
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Milo OF Rheims, a noted character in the ecclesias- tical history of the 8th century, fiourished as archbishop of Rheims and Treves. In his early life he was decid- edly irreligious; dedicated himself to a soldier's pro- fession, and gained much notoriety as one of Charles Martel's warriors. When the Carlovingian was i…
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Milon (4), a French prelate, was born in England, of French descent, about the latter part of the 11th cen- tury. Milon, bishop of Terouanne, having died in 1158, Miion was appointed his successor, having formerly been archdeacon of that church. A letter written to pope MILOX 280 MILTITZ Alexander III, in favor of …
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Miltitz, Kahi, vox, a Koman ecclesiastic, celebrated as the papal chamberlain and legate to the Peformers, was the son of a Saxon nobleman, and was born about 1490. He flourished first as canon at Mayence, Treves, and Mlssonia. Iu 1515 he removed to Kome and be- came pa])al notary. In 1518, when cardinal Cajetan had so…
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Milton, John, among the brightest glories of the rich and varied literature of England, one of the four master-singers of the I^nglish Helicon, has taken rank with Homer and Virgil and Dante. Dryden's eulogy was well-merited, though too epigrammatic. In splen- dor of conception and in majesty of language, he is withou…
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II. Period lC-_>9-lGo9.— On'the 8th of December, 1629, Milton was twenty-one years of age. On the Christmas- day ensuing he produced that maguitiuent choral song, The Ode on the Xdtirity. Admirable and exquisite as it is in itself, it is amazing as the composition of a young man who liad just assumed the toga virilis. …
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One more poem — the last song of his young and fresh life — ])rece(ie<l his going abroad. Tlie admirers of '•Bare Ben" honored his meniorj- by a volume oi' tjiice- dia, or funeral eulogies, entitled J<)hso« ]'irbius. The scholars of Cambridge proposed a similar tribute to the ghost of Edward King. To this collection jM…
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In 1()43, during the brief superiority of the Cavaliers, Milton, now in his thirty-fifth year, hastily married Mary Powell, a gay, thoughtless, pretty girl of seven- teen— "the daughter of Kichard Powell, Esq., of For- rest Hill, near Shotover, Oxfordshire, an active royal- ist." The match was a singular and ill-assort…
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Shut out from the light of day, cut off from the direct pursuit of his official duties, denied personal communion with his books, the companions of his solitary hours, Milton's thoughts were turned inwards, employed on po- etic visions, and fed with the treasures of his vast mem- ory. During the long years of darkness …
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"Was like a star, and dwelt apart, It had a voice whose suund was like the sea, Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free." There is neither need nor room here for any criticism of this noble masterpiece. It is nearly perfect in sub- ject, plan, impersonations, sentiments, moral aim, lan- guage, decoration, episodes, …
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MIMANSA 286 31IXARD ami Crit. Miscellanies ; Bayne, Contemporary Rev. Aug. 1873; Brit. Qu. Rev.3wa.\hl\. p. 115; July, 1872, \\ \il sq.; July, 1871, p. HI sq.; I'nsb. Qu. Rev. April, 1872, art. X ; Catholic U'orlJ, Feb. 1, 1873. Those who desire to know how the English Homer is regarded by a na- tion whose taste and…
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Different from this is the Heb. maneh (n!"C), origi- nally likewise a weight, but used of the precious metals, and hence ultimately determining the value of coin. The word has perhajis an etymological connection with the Greek mina. See Meti!oi.ogv. Minaeans (i. e. deniers, heretics) is the nam* of a Jewish sect menti…
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Minchah (^03^;), properly a gift (as often ren- dered) or present (Gen. xxxii, 14; six, 21 ; xliii, 11 sq.), especially to nobles and kings (Judg. iii, 15; 1 Sam. xi, 23 ; 2 Chron. xvii, 5, 11 ; Psa. xlv, 13 ; Isa. xxxix, 1 ; 1 Kings x, 25) ; hence tribute from a subject nation (2 Sam. viii, 2, 6; 1 Kings v, 1 [iv, 21]…
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vealed by sense, consciousness, or faith. We can never know any qualities or relations among objects except in so far as we have S])ecial faculties of knowledge. The material for ideas must be brought from the knowledge sources. These sources are limited, and our belief is limited. Professor Bain, in his book, shows th…
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Mine. The word does not occur in the Bible, but that mining operations were familiar to the Hebrew people from an early age is evident from many Script- ural allusions. See Metal. A remarkable description of the processes of ore mining occurs in the book of Job (xxviii, 1-11): Why, [there] exists for silver a vein ; …
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MINE 290 MINE E» tr- o and on the coast of the Red Sea are found the piers and %yharvcs whence the miners shipped tlieir metal in the harbor of Abu Zeni- meh. Five miles from Sariibit el- Khadim the same traveller found the ruins of a much greater num- ber of houses, indicatinj^ the ex- istence of a large mining p…
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Silver mines are mentioned by Diodorus (i, 33), with those of gold, iron, and copper, in the island of Meroe, at the mouth of the Nile. But the chief supply of sil- ver in the ancient world appears to have been brought from Spain. Tlie mines of that country were celebrated (1 jMaec. viii, 3). Mount Orospeda, from which…
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How far the ancient Hebrews were acquainted with the processes at present in use for extracting copper from the ore, it is impossible to assert, as there are no references in Scripture to anything of the kind, except MINE 292 MIXERALOGY in the passage of Job already quoteil. Copper smelting, 1 advanced, and so emin…
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It has seemed necessary to give this account of a very ancient method of iron smelting, because, from the diffi- culties which attend it, anil tlie intense heat which is required to eeparatc the metal from the ore, it has been asserted that the allusions to iron and iron manufijcture in the Old Testament arc anachronis…
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Athene, or Pallas Athene, the Greek goddess corresponding, as we have said, to the Roman Minerva, was one of the few truly grand ethical divinities of Greek mj'thology. Different accounts are given of her origin and parentage, probabh' from the jumbling to- gether of local legends ; but the best known, and, in an- cien…
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Venetiis in Bihliothecd Naniand asservafce (ibid, 1785, 2 pts. 4to). These catalogues are greatly valued by schoU ars. He left a number of works in JIS. form ; they are now kept at Bologna. See Cavalieri, Mia di Miiigarelli (Xovara, 1817, 8vo); Tipaldo, Bioyrujj/iia deyli Ital. illustr. V, 59. Mingled People (-"", e'r…
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The statements of some travellers respecting the treasures of the primate and the bishops of the Mingre- lians, the splendor of their garnlents, the extortions they commit, and the enormous sums of money they exact for mass, confession, ordination, etc., are rather at vari- ance with the statements relating to the gene…
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MINISTER 296 MINISTER Francis superior-general. He enjoined on liis disciples | a total abstinence from flesh, wine, and fish ; besides which they were always to go barefoot, and not permit- I ted to quit their habit and girdle night or day. Their ! habit is a coarse, black woollen stuff, with a woollen gir- dle of …
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2. H5S, pelach' (Chald.), Ezra vii, 24, " minister" of religion, XtiTOVpyoQ (comp. 'n^S, ver. 19), though he uses the word C^ri'C" in the same sense, ch. viii, 17. In the N. T. we have three terms, each with its distinc- tive meaning. 3. AtiTOvpoc, a term derived from Xilrov fpyov,"pub- lic work," and the leitonrgia w…
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MINISTER is a Latin word applied in that portion of the Christian Church known as the Western to des- ignate that officer who is styled deacon in Greek, The word was applied generally to the Anglican clergy about the time of the great rebellion, since which time it has come into general use, and is now applied to any p…
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7. Lastly, ministers should be consistent as to their con- duct. No brightness of talent, no superiority of intel- lect, no extent of knowledge, will ever be a substitute MINISTER OF THE ALTAR 298 MINISTERIAL EDUCATION for this. They should not only possess a luminous mind, but set a good example. This will procure d…
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The schools of Charlemagne, and the various univer- sities founded in sequence of the Crusades, apijear to have contemplated primarily, though not exclusively, the instruction of ecclesiastics. Tlie University of Prague and that of Strasburg are celebrated for tlicir aid to religion and the diffusion of piety in the Ch…
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been the conversions and fruits for the ministrj\ It is asserted by those who have carefully searched the records of our colleges that nearly one third of their graduates enter the ministry. Of Amherst College, e. g., it is told that " nearly half of its ' alumni,' since the begin- ning of its career, have become minis…
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Ministerium is a term applied to an ecclesiastical body within the pale of the Lutheran Church. It is composed only of ordained ministers, and transacts busi- ness pertaining only to the interests of the ministry, such as the examimition, licensure, and ordination of candi- dates for the ministry. " This is the specifi…
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MINISTRY 301 MINISTRY conscientiousness, to fasten more and more deeply upon his convictions, while at the same time his judgment of his fitness, his inclinations, and his circumstances may be totaUy adverse to the course. Hence he is in a t^vo- fold danger of error ; on the one hand he may mistake for a distinctive…
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\\'q have said that the pastorate is the highest func- tion of the ministry. It is so, because it combines in their most complete, regular, and effective form all the elements of the ministerial relation. A man who has the hearts of his people, and can sway them from the pulpit, as well as touch them in the tender and …
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Minnis,AVii.i.iA:M, D.D., a Presbyterian divine, was born, of Scotch-Irish parents, in Blount County, Tenn., Dec. 28, 1799. He was educated at Maryville College, Tenn.; studied divinity in the South-western Theologi- cal Seminary at Maryville ; was licensed in 1825, and ordained in 1826 as pastor of Westminster Church,…
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Minor, Melchior Gottlieb, a German theolo- gian, was born at Zilzendorf, in the Silesian county of Brieg, Dec. "28, 1G93 ; received his preparatory education at the orphan school at Halle, where he distinguished himself by great proficiency in the ancient languages ; in 1709 he entered the gymnasium at Zittau, and in 1…
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Minster Ham is the term applied to a sanctuarj'- house, in which persons were afforded refuge for three days. If it were burdened with the king's purvej-ance, they might remain for d longer period. Minstrel (".V^"?) menaggen', one striking the harp, 2 Kings iii, 15: avXrjTiif;, Matt, ix, 33, a flute-player, "piper," R…
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In many references of Holy Scripture the minstrel and the prophet appear to be identical, and their functions the same; but in 2 Kings iii, \b their resi)eitive func- tions are clearly distinguished. The prophet Klisha needed the influence of "the minstrel" to soothe the irri- tation occasioned by the aggravating allia…
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'•It is difficidt to determine the exact species or va- riety of mint employed by the ancients. There are nu- merous species very nearly allied to one another. They usually grow in moist situations, and are herbaceous, perennial, of powerful odor, especially when bruised, and have small reddish-colored flowers, arrange…
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:\iixuTiox 306 MIRxVCLES seized from life, replete with good-sense, and pervaded by a lively Ciiristiaii feeling." As an apology of Chris- tianity, the work of Minucius Felix is a companion to those of Clemens Alexandrinus, Athenagoras, Theophi- lus of Antioch, Justin, Tertullian, and other early ad- vocates of the …
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Miracle Plays. See Mystekies. Miracles. In every age there are certain great movements of human thought, which more or less in- fluence the convictions of men in the mass, and carry them on to conclusions which, but a few years before, would have seemed altogether improbable. Sometimes it is very difficidt to account …
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Yet this present greatness of material things dwarfs many of man's higher gifts. Its influence begins early. Even in education it makes men aim chiefly at utilita- rian objects, and at too early results. Parents do not care for anything which does not lead directly and at once to profit and pay. Whatever develops man's…
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MIRACLES 308 MIRACLES made known to us in revelation itself; knowledge of man, both as regards his present state and his liiture hopes; more exact knowledge, too, of right and wrong, the ap- peal now lying not to the varying codes of human mo- rality, nor even to the inner conscience, which, as a fac- nlty capable o…
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But Christianity tends to progress not merely by the high ideal it sets before us, but by its power over men's sympathies. This (lower resides mainly in the human nature of Christ, but only when viewed in its relation to his Godhead. As the great proof of the Father's love to man, it does arrest our feelings, dwell upo…
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