Smith, Beujamin Coleman, a Presbyterian minister, was lic.rn in Windsor. Vt.. May, 1800. He was ethicatcd in tlie liloomlicld Academy, N. J.; gradu- ated at the Theological Seminary at Ani)urn, N. Y. ; anti was lit-ensed by Wimlsor Con^^rl'^'ational Association, Vt.. anil ordained by the same in is;j(;. He was chap- Iain of the state -i>rison at Auburn for twelve years, aj^ent for the Western Educational Society for two years, and in 1844 was installed pastor of the Presby- terian Church at Prattsburi,'h, N. V., by Bath Presby- tery, which relation existed until 1859, when he was disaliled by paralysis, and died Oct. 17, 18G1. Mr. Smith was a good jjreacher, decidedly Calvinistic; an excellent pastor, a godly man. See Wilson, Pifsh. Hist. Aliiuiiutc. !Si;.s. p. -JOIJ. " (.1. L. S.)
Smith, Benjamin F., a minister of the Method- ist Kpiscopal Church. South, was born in Hardin Coun- ty, Teini.. Oct. •_'8. 18;50. He was brought into the Church in 1848, and admitted into the Tennessee Con- ference in 18.')7. During the year 18G2 he eidisted in the Confederate army and was killed at .Jackson, Tenn., July 13. 18t;j. ''He was a man of sound judgment, deep piety, and a promising preacher." .See Miniiteg o/ Aniiiiiil C'lii/ereiictg <>/ M. H. Cli., Simth, 18G5, p. 54.0.
Smith, Caleb, a Prest)yterian minister, was born in Hrookhavi-n. L. I., Dec. "i'.t. 1723. He received good preparatory training, graduated at Yale College in 1743. remained at college for some time as a resident gradu- ate, gave instruction in the languages at Elizabeth- town, X. .1., and at the same time studied theology un- der the direction of the Rev. .Jonathan Dickinson. He was licensed to preach in April, 1747, and was ordained and installed pastor of Newark Mountains (now Or- ange), X. .J.. Nov. 30, 1748. Ill 1750. shortly after his settlement in tlie ministry, he was appointed a trustee of the College of Xew .Jersey and clerk of the board, and continued as such officer till the removal of the col- lege to Princeton. After the death of president Ed- wards he was chosen president pro tempore, and for several months continued to discharge the duties of that important position with much dignity and ability. He was for many years stateil clerk of the presbytery, and usually conducted its correspondence. He died Oct. 22. 17t'>2. Mr. .Smith ranked among the more pop- ular preacliers of his day. His only pul)lication was a titrmon im the Death o/ Aaron liurr (1757). A Brief Amiuiil of hin Life from his I>imij, etc., was published at WiH>ilbridice, X. .1., in 17(!3. .See S|)ragne, Aiimils of the Amfr.I'iilpit, iii, 14G; Steam, Hist. <f First Church, Newark-; Alliboiie, Jjicl. of Jirit. awl Amer. Authors, 8. r. (.). L. .S.)
Smith, Carlos, D.D.. a Presbyterian minister, was Ixirn in Ibipkinton. N. H.,.July 17, 1801. He was grad- uated at Ininii College in 1822. He became a teacher in Petersburg. Va., and in Tlietford, Vt., going from the latter place to (.;atskill, X. V., where he taught six yearn. He was ordained by Oneida Presbytery at Uti- ca, X. v., in 1832, and was installed pastor of the Pres- byterian (.'hiirch at Manlins, X. Y, He remained in this charge four years, aiid then removed to Painesville, O., wliere be was pastor liglii years. He next took charge of the Massillon Church, O., where he continued tliree years. He then aci-epled a call to Talbnadge, O.. and was pallor of that Cliunh fourteen yiars. His next and ln»t charge was Akron, ()., wjiere he remained eleven yenr^ after which be was without charge. Dr. Smith died at Akron, Ajiril 22, 1877. He published, /W/rMj. ,;,„/ /'alirnre ( \H\7 ): — (;od's Voice Misuntler- Hnod:—rh. l;,lpil Theiiie (\HiA):—Kijes and Xo Ktjeg (1855) •.—Spiritnali»in, or the liible a Sufficient Witness
(1856) -.—God's Call to the Xation (1861) -.—The Memo' n/ of Our .\ohle Dead (m]i)-. — ChrL':t in (he Bible ( 1X70) : — Selliuf/ oflntoxicatin;/ Drinks Inimnral ( 1872) : — lioman and Grecian Cirilizatiim : — 7'o Youni; Men (1872): — J '(//hc of a Good Man {1873): — JJisforical JJiscourse (1875): — An Adventure at Sea: — and sever- al minor articles. (W. P. S.)
Smith, Charles A., D.D., a Presbyterian minis- ter, was born in the city of New York in 1800. He re- ceived a classical education in the Hartwick Seminary, and snbseiinently passed through a theological course. His early labors were in the Lutheran Church, and at the age of twenty-one he was ordained and installed pastor of the Palatine Church on the Mohawk River, west of Albany. After seven years' service he was called to take charge of a new Church enterprise \n Haltimore, Md. While there he was a contributor to the Southern Observer, and in connection w^ith Dr. J. G. Jlorris he prepared and published a Popular Exposition of the Gospel in four volumes. He was next called to the rural parish of Wurtemberg and Rhinebeck on the Hudson, where he remained nine years, during which he conducted successfully several controversies in be- half of evangelical religion in opposition to a dead for- mality. Jlaiiy, through his faithful ministrations, were brought to a saving knowledge of the truth. After this, he received a call to Christ Church, Easton, and after a few years of successful labor was called to St. JIark's Church, Philadelphia. Here he accepted a call to the Western Presbyterian Church in that city. In this Church he remained seven years, doing effective service. From this charge he was called to the Pres- byterian Church at East Orange, N. J, After a suc- cessful pastorate of live years, he resigned his charge and returned to Philadelphia, where one of his sons, Rev. Henry A. .Smith, has for a long time been pastor of a flourishing Presbyterian Church (Northminster), and another son, E. C. Smith, has for twelve years proved his excellent qualities as an educator as princi- pal of Rugby Academy. Dr. Smith died in Philadel- phia, Feb. 15, 1879. He was, in the judgment of those who knew him best, a man of rare attainments. He was frank, ingenuous, unpretending, and manly. His WTitings were numerous, and his style, especially in translations from the (ierman and in his descriptive works, was remarkably happy. Among these works, besides those already mentioned, were a translation of K)-ummacher's Parables: — Illustrations of Faith : — Men of the Olden Time: — Familiar Talks about the Five Semes: — Among the Lilies: — and last, perhaps best of all, Stoneridi/e, made up of pastoral sketches and scenes from his early ministry. His contributions to the peri- odical press were numerous. See AUibone, Diet, of Brit, ami Amer. A u/hors, s. v. (W. P. S.)