Sha'W, Addison C, a minister of the Jlethodist Episcopal Church, was born about 1814, and united with the Church when fourteen years of age. He was licensed as a local preacher when twenty-four years old, and joined the Michigan Conference, becoming a member of the Detroit Conference at its formation. He died at Ypsi- lanti, Dec. 21, 1875. See Minutes of Annual Confer- ences, 187(5, p. 100.
Shaw, Jacob, a minister of the iMethodist Episco- pal Church, entered the New York Conference in 1831, and occupied various stations and circuits in that and the New York East Conference. In 1858 he retired from itinerancy, but continued to preach as his strength would permit. He died at his residence in Kedding, Conn., in April, 18IU. He was a man of superior mind and large information, and a preacher of great accept- ability. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 18()2,p.81.
ShaTW, John (1), an English clergyman, was born at Bcdlington, Durham, England, and entered Brasenose College, Oxford, in 1G29, aged fifteen years. He was instituted rector of Whalton, Northumberland, in 1645, but was not adnntted until IGOl. In the interval he served the church of Bolton, Craven, Yorkshire. He died in Ui89. His works are, A'« Rifonnation of the Established liefonnation (Lond. 1685, Hvo):~ Portrai- ture of the Primitive Suinls (4to) : — Orif^o Protestantium (ibid.* 1677, 4to).
Sha'w, John (2\ a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in AN'atcrford, ^lo.. Fell. 12, 1800, was licensed as a local preacher in 1821, commenced travelling on Livermore Circuit, and in .lime, 1822, was admitted on trial in the travelling connection and appointed to St.
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Croix Circuit, in 1823 to Bethel, and in 1824 to Bnxton, where lie died, Any. 20, 1825. He was a man of uni- form piety, strong in his attachment to the cause of God, and his praise as a preacher was in all the circuits where he labored. See Minutes of Conferences, i, 546; Bangs, I/ist. of the M. E. Church.'Wx, 359.
Sha\v, John (3), a minister of the Jlethodist Epis- copal Church, was born at Bristol, Ontario Co., N. Y., July 11, 1807, and united with the Church at the age of eighteen. He was received into the (ienesee Con- ference in 1831, and ordained deacon in 1833 and elder in 1835. He spent thirty-six years in the effective min- istry, was superannuated in 1869, and died Jan. 16 of the same year at Himrods, Yates Co., N. Y. See Min- utes of Annntil Conferences, 1869, p. 282.
Shaw, John B., a Presbj'terian minister, was born in Kutland, Vt., May 23, 1798. He graduated at Mid- dlebury College, Yt., studied theology with Rev. Charles Walker, and was licensed by tlie Kutland Congrega- tional Association. In 1824 he was ordained by Troy Presbytery, and installed pastor of the Congregational Church at South Hartford, Washington Co., N. Y., and subsequently preached as follows : North Granville, Washington Co., N. Y., Bethel; Utica, N. Y. , Congre- gational Church, Komeo, Mich. ; Norwalk, Conn. ; a second time at South Hartford, N. Y. ; Presbyterian Church, Fort Ann, N. Y., as a missionary ; Congrega- tional Church, Fairhaven, N. Y.; the Reformed Protes- tant Dutch Church, Buskirk's Bridge, N. Y. ; and the Presbyterian Church at Stephentown, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. He died May 8, 1865. Mr. Shaw was a man of unusual Christian devotedness. " His highh' evangeli- cal mode of expressing truth, his eminently successful pastoral qualitications, and his Christian gentleness of spirit made him an exceedingly usefid man in his day." See Wilson, Presh. Hist. A Imun'ac, 1866, p. 224. (J. L. S.)
Shaw, John D., a minister of the Methodist Epis- copal Church, South, was born in Londonderry County, Ireland, about 1833, but he emigrated to this countrj-, and joined the Methodist Church at Jackson, La., in Feb- ruary, 1851. He studied at Centenary College, Jackson, entered the ministry about 1852 or 1854, and died in Bolivar County, Miss., Oct. 30, 1866. See Minutes of Annual Conferences of M. E. Church, South, 1866, p. 47.
ShaAW, John Knox, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Cliurch. was born in Ireland, April 12, 1800, but while an infant was brought to Washington County, N. Y. He was licensed to preach Nov. 19, 1824, and was received on trial in the Philadelphia Conference iu 1825. His active ministerial life lasted until 1858, dur- ing which he occupied many important stations, and also served as presiding elder. At the division of the Philadelphia Conference, he became a member of the Newark Conference. He took an active part in the founding of the Pennington Seminary, Pennington, N. J., of which he was a trustee at the time of his death. He died at Newark, N. J., Oct. 4, 1858. See Mimifes of An- nual Conferences, 1859 ; Simpson, Cyclop, of Method- ism, s. V.
Shaw, Joseph, LL.D.. a minister of the Associate Church of America, was burn in tlie parisli of Rattray, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Dec. 6, 1778. He receive<l his preparatory education in his native village, and entered the University of Edinburgh a little before lie had com- ])leted his thirteenth year. He graduated in 1794. and immediately entered the Associate Divinity Hall at Whitburn, where he remained five years, and in 1799 was license<l to preach. Application being made by the Walnut Street Church, Philadelphia, for a preacher, Mr. Shaw was apjiointed to the place. He accepted the appointment, and commenced to serve that people in the fall of 1X05. In 1H09 his lungs became affected, and in IHIO lie terminated his ministry in Philadelphia. In 1813 he became iirofessor of languages in Dickinson College, and in 1815 accepted the similar professorship in the Albany Academy. In 1821 he was honored with