Paddock, James H., a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Sussex Co., N. J., Aug. 28, 1839. We are unable to gather any authentic in- formation concerning his early life. In 1859 he expe- rienced religion, and joined the Methodist Protestant Church. His conversion was remarkable. He imme- diatel}' began to exhort sinners to repentance, and suc- cess attended his efforts, attracting the attention of the Church. He was soon licensed to preach, and entered the travelling connection of that Church. He labored on Albany, Canaan, Sterling, and Auburn circuits, serving each charge with acceptability. In 1872 he joined the Wjoming Annual Conference of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church, and was stationed at Stoddards- ville, a laborious circuit full of care. But he did his work well. In 1873 he was stationed at Newport, but he did not live to see the end of his conference year. He died March 30, 1874, from the effect of an acciden- tal pistol-shot. J. H. Paddock was a kind, companion- able, and good Christian minister. See Minu'.es of Annual Conferences, 1874.
Paderborn, a German citj', the seat of several im- portant ecclesiastical councils, and till 1803 ranking as a free imperial bishopric, owes its foundation to Charle- magne, who nominated the first bishop in 795. During the Middle Ages it was one of the most flourishing of the Hanseatic cities, while it was also numbered among the free imperial cities. In 1G04 it was forcibly de- l)rived by the prince-bishop, Theodor of Fiirstenberg, of many of the special rights and prerogatives which it had enjoA'ed since its foundation, and was com- palled to acknowledge the Roman Catholic as the pre- dominant Church, in the place of Protestantism, which had been established during the time of Luther. The last prince-bishop was Francis Egon, of Furstenberg, 1789-1803. At that time Paderborn was, in accordance with a decree of the imperial commissioners, attached as a hereditary principality to Prussia, which had taken forcible possession of the territory ; and, after being for a time incorporated in the kingdom of Westphalia, it •was restored to Prussia in 1813, and is now the chief town of a district in the Prussian province of Westpha- lia. It is situated in 51° 43' N. lat., and 8° 45' E. long., in a pleasant and fruitful district, is built at the source of the Pader, which bursts forth from below the cathedral with sufficient force to drive mills within twenty paces of its point of exit, and has a population of 11,279. The city has narrow, dark, old-fashioned streets, presenting no special attractions, although it has some interesting buildings, as, for instance, the fine old cathedral, completed in 1143, with its two mag- nificent facades, and containing the silver coffin in which are deposited the remains of St. Liborius. It continues to be the seat of a Roman bishop and chap- ter. There are as yet but few Protestants in Pader- born. The Gustavus Adolphus Society has estab- lished and aids several Protestant societies.
The most important of the councils held at Pader- born was that of A.D. 777, called under the govern- ment of Ciiarlemagne to confirm the newly baptized Saxons in the faith. It was ordered by the emperor, who aimed at a centralization of power in his vast pos- sessions, that all should take an oath to abide forever in the Christian faith ; and Xhey that refused to do so were punished with the loss of all their property. See Labbe, Concil. vi, 1823 ; Hefele, Concilitngesch. iii, 580, 583, 593 ; Milman, Hist. Latin Christianity, ii, 479 ; Giefers, Lie Anfiinge des Bisthums Puderbum (18G0) ; Bessen, Gesch. des Bisthutns Paderborn (1820, 2 vols. 8vo).
Pa'don (Heb. Padon', "pIS, deliverance; Sept. $0- twj'), head of one of the families of Nethinim who returned from Babylon (Ezra ii, 44; Neh. vii, 47). B.C. ante 520.
Padova (Maestro), Angelo, an Palian painter who flourished at Padua about 1489, and painted in the refectory of the monastery of Santa Giustina a picture of The Crucifiiiun , which Lanzi saj's is designed in a grand style, and executed with great spirit. He was a close imitator of the style of Andrea Mantegna. See Spooner, Biog. Hist, of the Fine Arts, ii, 640.
Padova, Girolamo da, called also Girolamo dal Santo, an Italian painter, was bom at Padua in 1480, and died about 1550. He was celebrated in his day for his small pictures of historical subjects, which he dec- orated with bas-relief sarcophagi and other antique or- naments, with inscriptions copied for the most part from the Paduan marbles. On the death of Bernardo Paren- tino, in 1531, Padova was commissioned to continue the admirable works executed by that master in a cloister in the monastery of Santa Giustina. In these Lanzi sa3's Padova showed himself greatly inferior to Parentino in design and expression; but Lanzi com- mends Padova's elegant accessories, designed from the antique. See Spooner, Biog. Hist, of the Fine Arts, ii, G40.
Padovanino, Francesco, an Italian painter, was born at Padua in 1552. It is not known with whom he studied, but he painted historj' with considerable reputation. He possessed inventive genius, and was a correct and graceful designer. He painted some works for the churches, one of the best of which is a picture in the church of La Madonna del Carmine at Venice, representing a saint interceding for two criminals con- demned to death. He excelled in portraits, which were admired for their truth, dignitj', and excellent coloring. He died in 1617. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, ii, G40.