Smith, Isaac (2), a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in \Vilmington, Vt., Nov. 1, 1817. He first joined the IMethodist Episcopal Church, but relapsed into a backslidden state. At the age of twenty-one was reclaimed and imited with tlie Baptist Church. He was educated at Oberlin, O., and at New- bury Seminary,Vt. While in the hitter institution he reunited himself with the Jlethodist Church, and was licensed to preach. In 1843 he joined tlie New Hamp- shire Conference, and at its division became a member of the Vermont Conference. In 1852 he was transferred to the New England Conference, in which he coniinued to render effective service until a few months previous to his death, in Chicopee, jMass., .July 16, 1860, See Minutes of Annucd Conferences, 1861, p. 54.
Smith, Israel Bryant, a Presbyterian minister, was born at West Hills or Huntington, Long Island, Sept. 12, 1822. At an early age his father removed to New York, and there the son united with Dr. Hattield's Church in his fourteenth year. After three years spent in business pursuits he determined to study for the min- istry, and with this end in view entered the New York University, from which he graduated in 184(). He then entered the Union Theological Seminary, and graduated in 1849. He was ordained Jidy 12, 1851 ; and, with the exception of three years at INIount Pleasant and Union- dale, Pa., he passed his entire ministerial life on Long Island. He supplied successively tlie churches at East Hampton, Eresh Pond, Nortliport, and (ireen Lawn. In 1875 he relinquished his charge, but continued to reside at Green Lawn until his death, which occurred suddenly after an illness of only a few days, July 6, 1878. He was an earnest, hard-working man, and his memory will be tenderly cherished by the churches. (W, P. S.)
Smith, James (1), a Methodist Episcopal minis- ter, was born in Virginia in 1782, converted in early youth, and in 1802 received as a travelling preacher into tiie Virginia Conference. He soon gave evidence of strong powers of mind, and evinced a taste and ca- pacity for intellectual improvement. On some occa- sions, especially, he was truly eloquent, and rose far above ordinary speakers in sublimity of sentiment and energy of thought and expression. He died in 1826. See Minutes of A nnual Conferences, i, 542 ; Stevens, Hist, of the M. E. Church, iii, 401, 402 ; Sprague, A nmils of the Amer. Pulpit, vii, 373-377 ; Bangs, IJist. of the M. E. Church, ii, 307 ; iii, 371.
Smith, James (2), a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Kent Co., Del., May 15, 1788. His conversion took place in 1804, and he was received on trial into the Philadelphia Conference in 1811. He became supernumerary in 1830, but again entered the active work in 1833. He was also presiding elder of the North Philadelphia District and of the W^il- mington District. He died March 30, 1852. See Min- utes of Annual Conferences, 1852, p. 22.
Smith, James (3), a minister of the Methodist Epis- copal Church, was born in Washington Co., Pa., in 1791. He was converted in early life, and in 1818 was licensed to preach, and admitted on trial into the Ohio Confer- ence. He was ordained deacon in 1820, and elder in 1822. For thirty years he rendered efl'ective service, and when, in 1852, the conference was divided, he be- came a member of the Cincinnati Conference, and re- ceived a supernumerary relation, which he sustained until his decease. He <lied in Sidney, O., April 7, 1856. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1856, p. 152 ; Simp- son, Cyclop, of Methodism, s. v.
Smith, James (4), a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Andover, N. Y., Jan. 21, 1807, and imited witii the Church in his seventeenth year. He entered the ministry in 1833, and for eigh- teen years did effective service, and then took a super- annuated relation, which he held until his death, at Westfleld, Vt., Nov, 20, 1875, He was a member of the Vermont Conference. See Minutes of Annual Confer- ences, 1876, p. 85.
Smith, James (5), a Presbyterian minister, was born in Scotch Valley, Blair Co., Pa., Sept, 5, 1819. His father was an elder in the Church at HoUidaysburg, of which the son afterwards became a member. He was graduated at Jefferson College in 1843, and entered Princeton Theological Seminary in the autumn of the same year. After completing the course he graduated, and was licensed by the Presbytery of Huntingdon at Clearfield, Pa., Oct. 8, 1846. The" following April he was dismissed to the Presbytery of Clarion, and was or- dained as an evangelist by that presbytery Sept. 1, 1847. After preaching one year as an evangelist, he was again received into the Presbytery of Huntingdon in 1848, and in April. 1849, he was called to the pastorate of the Little Valley Church. He did not choose to be installed as pastor, but supplied the puljiit until 1855. Joining the Allegheny Presbytery, he was, soon after leaving his former charge, installed by the last-named presby- tery over the Cliurch at Bridgewater. In 1857 he again changed his relation, and was installed pastor of the Ch urch at Mount Joy by the Donegal Presbytery. Here he continued to labor with great acceptability and use- fulness among a people strongly attached to him, and he to them, for a period of ten years, when, owing to the failure of his health, he was obliged to submit to the dissolution of tlie pastoral relation. For the last eight years of his life feeble health prevente<i him from performing ministerial duties, and he gradually declined until his death, Oct. 4, 1875, (W. P, S.)