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first or masc. form of the above Heb. term is used), is stated to have been three-tined, and was apparentlj- the ordinary fork with prongs for culinary purposes, such as was familiar likewise to the Greeks and Ro- mans (icpiaypa ; see Smith's Diet, of Class. Antiq. s. v. Harpago).
Flesh-pot (ibSrt ^"^O, sir hab-basar' , pot of the flesh, Exod. xvi, 3), probably a bronze vessel, stand- ing on three legs, appropriated for culinar}' purposes among the Egj-ptians, such as we frequently see rep- resented in the paintings of the tombs, with a fire lighted beneath it. Sec Pot.
Ancient Kgyptian Flesh-pot.
Fletcher, Alexander, D.D., was born at the Bridge of Teith, Scotland, in 1787. He studied divin- ity in the University of Glasgow, and succeeded his
father as minister of the secession church at the Bridge of Teith in 1807. In 1808 he came to London to sup- ply the Presbj'terian chapel in Miles's Lane, and his popularity soon became so great that a spacious build- ing (Albion Chapel, Moorfields) was erected for him. Some indiscretion in a love affair caused him to be cut off from the Presbj'terian Church, but did not injui'e his moral character. A great chapel in Finsbury Cir- cus was built for him, where he preached for many years as an Independent, but both he and his church were finally admitted into the Presbyterian body. The University of Glasgow made him D.D. During thirty years of service he was one of the most popular dissenting ministers of London, especially for his Sun- day-school addresses and sermons. He published a number of works, chiefly for children and youth, among them. Scripture Sacred History (16mo): — Scrip- ture Natural History (16mo) : — The Christian Conquer- or (12mo) : — Guide to Family Devotions (4to) : — Ser- mons for Children (3 vols. 18mo) : — Warning to Evil Speakers (12mo) : — Sabbath Bemembrancer (12mo) : — Sabbath-school Preacher (12rao). It is computed that 70,000 copies of his Guide to Family Devotions were sold before his death. He died at his residence in Clapton, Sept. 30, 18G0.— .TAe Christian World, Oct. 5, 18G0.
Fletcher, John (Flechiere, John W. de La), an early Methodist and saintly minister of the Church of England, was born Sept. 12, 1729, at Nyon,Vaud, of a distinguished famih'. He was educated at Geneva, where he studied profoundly both in philology and philosophy. At an early period he was, to a certain extent, master of the French, German, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew languages. His parents intended him for the ministrj', but he preferred the sword, and at twenty he entered the service of Portugal as cap- tain. Peace returning, he went to England, and be- came tutor in the family of T. Hill, Esq., Shrop- shire. About 1755 he joined the Methodist society, and in 1757 he took orders in the Church of England. Through the influence of Rowland Hill, he received, three years after, a presentation to the living of Dun- ham, worth £400 a j'ear ; but, finding that in this place there was "too much time and too little labor," he, with characteristic zeal and disinterestedness, accept- ed Madele}' in preference, as, though the income was just the half of the other, it afforded a more extensive sphere of usefulness. This was a situation for which, b}' his energj' of character and varied accomplish- ments, he was peculiarly adapted. The fact is, he was such a parish priest that it is surprising he was tolerated at all within the pale of the Church of Eng- land ; he belonged more to the Methodists than to the Establishment, and he was too apostolical for those who are fondest of talking about apostolical succes- sion. The country gentlemen resisted him for re- proving some of their barbarous sports and pastimes, and even many of the clergy looked on him with an evil eye, as disturbing the quiet of their lifeless rou- tine. Opposition was shown to him in many quar- ters by refusals of admissions into houses — by pla- cards posted on the doors of his chapel — and in a variety of other forms. But, unmoved by slander and undaunted by menaces, he pursued the onward tenor of his wa}^ and did his Master's work accord- ing to the dictates of his conscience, whether men would hear or whether they would forbear. With incessant preaching he combined the most diligent pastoral labors. He went from house to house, sym- pathizing with the afflicted, helping the poor, minv istering to the sick, and admonishing the vicious. His liberalitj' to the poor is said, by his successor in the parish, to have been scarcely credible. He led a life of severe abstinence that he might feed the hungry ; he clothed himself in cheap attire that he might clothe the naked ; he sometimes upfurnished his house that he might supply suffering families with nee-
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