Lynde, Sir Humphrey, an English writer of note, was born in 1579, and was educated first at Westminster School, and then at Christ Church, Oxford ; was made bachelor of arts in 1600. He was a member of several Parliaments, and enjoyed other national honors, but he deserves a place here only on accomit of his works, among which are Via tuta' {hoxxA. 1628. 8vo, and often) and Ancient Characters of the Visible Church, etc. He died June 14, 1636. See Gen. Biog. Diet. s. v.
Lyon, Asa, a Congregational minister, was born at Pomfret, Conn., Dec. 31, 1763, and graduated at Dart-
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mouth College in 1790. He was pastor of the Congre- gational Church at Sunderland, Mass., from Oct. 4, 1792, to .Soi)t. 23, 1793 ; at South Hess, Vt., from Dec. 21, 1802, to March 15, 1840; and was a member of Congress from Yerniont from 1815 to 1817. He was appointed chief judge of Grand Isle County in 1805, 180G, 1808, and 1813; and was during nine years a state representative, lie was an able preacher. His published sermons and patriotic addresses show a high order of talent and scholarship. See Drake, Did. of Amei: Biorjr. s. v.
Lyoii, Hervey, a I'resbyterian minister, was born in Wahlen, N. Y., Jan. 18, 1800, and was educated at Unii)n College, pursued a course of theology at Prince- ton, N. J., and soon after removed to Ohio. Here, in
1828, he was licensed to preach by the Tresbytery of Huron, and ordained pastor of the Church in Vermil- ion. In 1830 he removed to Brownhelm, Ohio, and engaged in the occupation of teaching at the academj' in Kichlield, Ohio. He died JIarch 7, 18C3. Mr. Lyon was a superior teacher, and much beloved by his pupils ; as a Christian, he enjoyed a spirit remarkable for its depth and intensity. See Wilson, Presb. Hist. A Imanac, 1804, p. 309. (.J. L. S.)
Lyon, John C, a noted German minister in the Jlethodist Episcopal Church, was born in Leonsberg, in the kingdom of Wlirtemberg, Germany, Feb. 11, 1802. His parents were of the Lutheran faith, and Jolin re- ceived a Christian training. In 1817 he emigrated to this country, and some nine years later was brought nearer the cross, at once joined the INIethodist Episcopal Church, and, after due preparation, entered the ministry, in which he continued for thirty-four years, preaching both to English and German congregations with great acceptance. He received consecutively the following appointments : 1828, Baltimore Conference, Huntington ;
1829, Gettysbiu-gh ; 1830, Carlisle Circuit; 1831, Balti- more; 1832-33, Baltimore, Sharp Street, and Asbury; 1834, superannuated ; 1835, Lexington ; 1836, Lewis- burgh Circuit ; 1837-38, Rockingham ; 1839-40, Augus- ta; 1841, York; 1842-45, New York Conference, Second Street German Church; 1846-48, Philadelphia; 1849- 52, presiding elder of New York German District; 1853- .54, East Baltimore ; 1855-50, New York, Second Street ; 1857, Fortieth Street; 1858-59, Philadelphia; 1860, Frederick City; 1861, East Baltimore. In 1862 he was superannuated, and died May 16, 1868. " Brother Lyon was an earnest, faithful worker in the Gospel, never tir- ing, esteeming all labor light which served to advance his Master's glory. . . . He ^vas a mighty man of God in the pulpit, a devout and holy man in life, a pleasant companion, a kind husband, a good father, a sweet singer in Zion, a useful laborer, turning many to righteous- ness."—CV*»y: Minutes, 1869, p. lOk
Lyon, Mary, a teacher and female philanthropist, bom in F.uckland, Jlass., Feb. 28, 1797, is noted as the founder of the IMount Hol^-oke Female Seminary in South Hadley, over which she presided until her death, March 5, 1849. A feature of her plan (at first much opposed) was the i)erformance of the institution's domes- tic labor by teachers and pupils, intending to give them independence of servants, self-denial, health, and inter- est in domestic duties. She set forth her views in Ten- dencii-s (if the Principles cmhraced and the System adopted in ilie Monnt Iloli/oke Female Seminary (1840), and in the Missionary Offering (1843). Sec Hitchcock, Life and Lahirs of Mary Lyon (1851) ; Drake, Diet. ofAmer. Hioffraji/iy, s. v.
Lyons, a citv of France, situated on the Khone, 316 miles by railway south-south-east of Paris, is noted in ecclesiastical history for two ecumenical coiuicils which were held there :
I. In 1245, consisting of 140,bishops, and convened fi>r tlie ])urpose of promoting the Crusades, restoring ec- clesiastical discipline, and dethroning Frederick II, em- peror of (ilcrmany. It was also decreed at this council that cardinals should wear red hats.
II. In 1274. There were 500 bishops and about 1000 inferior clergy present. Its principal object was the re- imion of the Greek and Latin churches. — Hook, Diction- ary; Hmith, Tables of Church History ; Landon, Manual of Councils, s. v.
Lyons, Israel, a noted English scholar of Jewish parentage, was born at Cambridge in 1709, and after the completion of his studies, mainly dependent upon his own efforts, he became instructor of Hebrew at the Uni- versity in Cambridge. He died in 1770. Besides val- uable contributions to mathematical science, he wrote The Scholai-'s Instructor, or Hebrew Grammar (1735, 8vo ; 2d ed., greatly enlarged, 1757) : — Observations and Inquiries relating to various Parts of Scripture History (1701). This last-named work is supposed by some to have been written, however, by his father. See General Biographical Dictionary, s. v.