Marshall, Joseph D., a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born at Stamford, Conn., in Nov., 1804, of Congregational parentage. His early years were spent in mercantile life ; he was converted Avhen about twenty years old ; felt a call for the ministry, and in 1827 entered the New York Conference, and was for two years stationed at Kingston Circuit. In 1829 he was ap- pointed to New Pfalz Circuit; in 1830 to Flushing; in 1832 was transferred to Troy Conference, and appointed to St. Albans Circuit ; next and successively to Peru, Charlotte, Shelbimie, and Wesley Chapel, ^Vlbany ; in 1837 was retransferred to the New York Conference, and appointed to Windham Circuit; in 1838 to Sag Harbor; in 1839 was superannuated, because pf failing health; and, though he returned to effective work for a time, he only recovered his health in 1843, when he re-entered active work, and successively preached at Goshen, Conn., Birmingham, Keading, and New Canaan. Thereafter he was a superannuate. He died at Brooklyn, Jan. 9, 1860. " He magnified his office as a pastor in all the churches committed to his care. ... He was character- ized for his equanimity of disposition, and the pure tone of his devotional and experimental piety." See Smith, Sacred Memories, p. 232 sq.
Marshall, Nathaniel, D.D., an English divine, flourished in the beginning of the 18th century. But little is known of his personal historj*. In 1712 he preached before the sons of the clerg}'; in .January, 1715, he was lecturer at Aldcrmanbury and curate at Kentish Town ; later he became canon of Windsor. He appears also to have had the lectureship of St. Martin's, Iron- monger-lane, and died Feb. 6, 1730-31. He published A Translation of the Genuine Works of St. Cyprian (1717, fol.) :— Sermons (1717, 1731-1750, 4 vols. 8vo) ;
besides a number of occasional Sermons, etc Darling,
Cyclop. Bill. 1, 1796; Allibone, Diet, of Brit, and Amer, A uth. s. V. ; Hook, Eccles. Biog. s. v.
Marshall, Samuel Vance, a Presbyterian min- ister, was born in Fayette Co., Ky., Feb. G, 1798. He was educated at Transylvania University, Lexuigton, Ky. (class of 1821) : studied theology in the seminarj' at Princeton, N. J. ; was licensed in 1825, and ordained by West Lexington Presbytery in 182(J. During 1827 he labored as a missionary in South Carolina ; then went
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to North IMiddleton and IMt. Sterling churches, in Ken- tucky ; and subsequently to Woodford, Ky. In 1735 he Avas elected professor of languages in Transylvania Uni- versity, iind in 1837 to the same chair in Oakland Col- lege, Miss. Here he spent the remainder of his life in teaching, and in voluntary service as an evangelist, es- pecially among colored people. lie died Nov. 30, 1860. Mr. Marshall was a man of strong character, and of large attainments, adapted to academic and popular pur- suits; a good preacher, kind and social in his disposi- tion. See Wilson, Presh. Hist, Almanac, 1862, p. 102. (J. L. S.)
Marshall, Stephen, a noted commonwealth Pres- byterian divine, lecturer at St. Margaret's Church,West- minster, who flourished in the first half of the 17th cen- tury, and died in 1655, was the author of some contro- versial theological treatises, etc. (1640-81). He also published a number of occasional Sermons. " The most memorable of jNIarshall's works is his sermon preached at the funeral of Pym" (1644, 4to). See Life of Stejihen Marshall (1680, 4to) ; Darling, Cyclop. Bihl. i, 175!) ; Al- libone. Did. (f Brit, and A mer, A nth. s. v.
Marshall or Mareschal, Thomas, an English divine of note, was born at Barkby, in Leicestershire, about 1621 ; was entered at Lincoln College, Oxford, in 1640, and while there became a constant hearer of arch- bishop Usher's sermons in All-hallows Church. The influence of that prelate's style is a})parent in all the writings of Mr. Marshall. Upon the breaking out of the civil war he took up arms for the king at his own charge, and therefore, in 1645, Avhen he was a candidate for the degree of bachelor of arts, was admitted without paying fees. LTpon the approach of the Parliamentary visita- tion, he left the university, went beyond sea, and be- came preacher to the company of English merchants at Kotterdam and Dort. In 1661 he was made bachelor of divinity; and, in 1668, became fellow of his college; and, in 1669, doctor of divinity. In 1672 he was ap- pointed rector of Lincoln College, Oxford ; later he be- came chaplain-in-ordinary to the king,and, in 1681, final- ly dean of Gloucestershire. He died in 1685. He was distinguished for his knowledge of the Oriental tongues and of the Anglo-Saxon. He published Observationes in Evangelioriun versiones per antiquas diias, Guthicas scilicet, etc., Anfflo-Saxonicas, etc. (Dort, 1665); also a Life of Archbishop Usher (Lond. 1686) ; The Catechism set forth in the Booh of Common Prayer brief y explained by short Notes (Oxf. 1679). See Wood, A then(B Oxoni- enses, vol. ii (see Index) ; Gen. Biog, Diet. s. v. ; Wood, JEccles. Bior/. vol. vii, s. v.
Marshall, "Walter, an English divine of the sec- ond half of the 17th centurj', was educated at, and later became fellow of New College, Oxford, and Winchester College; vicar of Hursley, Hampshire; was ejected at the Restoration; subsequently became pastor of a dis- senting congregation at Gosport, and died in 1690. He published The Gospel Mystery of Sanctifcatioii Opened in sundry Practical Directions, together with a Sermon on Just if cation (Lond. 1692, 8vo; often reprinted; last cd. 1838, 32mo). — Allibone, Diet. Brit, and Amer. Auth. s. V. ; Bogue and Bennett, Jlisf. Dissentey-s, i. 454.