Ogilvie, John (1), D.D., an early Episcopal min- ister in America, was born in New York in 1722, and passed A.B. in Yale College in 1748. Soon after he went on a mission to the IMohawks, and to the Episco- pal Church at Albany; and for more than ten years prosecuted his efforts in behalf of the Indians. On the breaking out of the war with France he became chap- lain to the Royal American Regiment, and in 1764 was appointed assistant minister to Trinity Church, New York. He died Nov, 26, 1774. See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, v, 134,
Ogilvie (or Ogilby), John (2), D.D., F.R.S., a noted Scotch divine and writer, was born in 1733. He studied at the University of Aberdeen. He became pastor of Midmar in 1759, and retained that office until his death, which occurred in 1814. He wrote. Poems on several Subjects (1762, ^to):— Providence, a poem (1764, 4to) -.—Sermons (1767, 8vo) -.—Paradise, a poem {i7&9,Uo):—Philosophiccd and Critical Observations on Compositions (1774, 2 vols. 8vo) :—Eona, a poem (1777, 4to) : — An Inquiry into the Causes of Infidelity and Scepticism (1783, 8vo) :— Theology of Plato, compared icith the Principles of Oriental and Grecian Philosophers
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(1793, 8vo) : — Britannia, an epic poem (1801, 4to) : — EjcaiiiinaHon of the Evidence of Prophecy in Behalf of the Christian Jielii/ion (1803, 8vo). See Gorton, Gen. Bioff. Diet. s. V. ; Darling, Ci/cl. Bibliog. ii, 2231 ; Cham- bers, Bio[i. Diet, of Eminent ticotsmeii, iv, 85. (J. N. P.)
Oglesby, Joseph, a pioneer preacher of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church, who flourished near the opening of this century, was appointed a missionary in Illinois in 1804. He was the lirst Methodist who ever preached in that part of the country. He travelled over the vast territory, as it was at that time, to the extreme settle- ments, and Avas always greeted with pleasure by the pioneer settlers. See Stevens, Hist, of the M. E, Church, iv, 358.
Ogoa, a name applied to Zeus by the Carians at Mysala, in whose temple a sea-wave was occasionally seen. The Athenians alleged the same thing in regard to their own citadel.
O'Gorman, James, D.D., a prelate of the Eoman Catholic Church in America, of whose early history we are uninformed, flourished in recent times as vicar-apos- tolic of Nebraska, the territories of Montana and Wyo- ming, and part of Dakota, to which he was appointed May 8, 1859, liaving been previously consecrated bishop of kaphanea, a nominal sec. He died in Cincinnati July 3, 1874. His loss was very generally felt by the Roman Catholics in the United States, by whom lie was highly esteemed.
O'had (Heb. 2(7. ''ns, power; Sept. 'AioS v. r. 'laioc). the tliird named of the six sons of Simeon, and head of a family in Israel (Gen. xlvi, 10; Exod. vi, 15). B.C. cir. 1870. His name is omitted from the lists in 1 Chron. iv, 24, Numb, xxvi, 14, though in the former passage the Syriac has Ohor.
Ohaloth. See Talmud.
O'hel (Heb. id. ^t^N, a tent, as very often; Sept. '06\ v. r. 'Offci), the fifth named of the seven children of Zerubbabel, of the tribe of Judah and house of David (2 Chron. iii, 20). B.C. post GOO. See Strong's Har- monij and Exposition, p. 17.
Ohmacht, Landelin, an eminent German sculptor, was born at Dunningen, near Kottweil, in Wurtemberg, in 1700. He studied under J. P. Melchior, and during his earlier years executed a good bust of Lavater, and several sculptures for the Kreuzkirche at Kottweil. In 1790 he visited Rome for improvement, and remained two years in that city, studying and copying the an- tique and tlie worlds of the great masters. On return- ing to Germany he soon gained reputation, and was employed on several important monumental works. His abilities were highly esteemed by the celebrated sculp- tor David, who is reported to have said that Ohmacht was the Correggio of sciflpture, and that his works could not be sufHciently admired. He executed four monu- ments in the church of St, Thomas, of which that of Prof. Oberlin is greatly admired. Ohmacht was an in- timate friend of Klopstock, and executed several busts of that celebrated poet. Among his classical sculptures are the statues of Hehe, Elora, Venus, Psyche, and the Judgment of Paris. The latter work is at Nymphen- burg. Ohmacht practiced the art at Strasburg for many years, and died there in 1834. See Spooner, Bioff. Hist, of the Fine A lis, ii, f)2G.
Oiconomists ((Jreek, Oi'/coro/ioi) was the name in the early Church of persons appointed by the bishop and archdeacon to assist in managing the possessions of the Church. Tliis became in the Middle Ages an office of great influence, and was in a good degree in- dependent of the bishop. The oflice was originally created to check the insatiable cupidity of the bishops, and to restrain their independent control of the reve- nues of the Church. But they soon found means to de- feat this salutary expedient by taking the appointment of such officers into their own hands, and thus securing
men who were in their interests. See Coleman, Anc. Christianity, p. 188. See CEconomos.
Oiconomos, Constantin, a learned Greek priest and writer of note, was born in Thessaly in 1770. He taught Greek at Smyrna for ten years, and afterwards preached at St. Petersburg and at Athens. He died in 1857. He wrote several works on language, and De la Version des Sept aide (1843-50, 4 vols.).