Smith, John Pye. D.O., LL.D., F.H.S., an emi- nent I'.Mgli^b Presbyterian divine, was born in Shef- tield. May 25, 1774. He was educated at the Indepen- dent Academy at Kotherham, was ordained to the min- istry in the Independent Church, and, without entering upon the regular work, he accepted the appointment of resident professor of classical literature and theology in the Theological Seminary at Homerton. Subsequent- ly (in 1815) he became sole professor of divinity, and discharged his duties with acceptability, training hun- dreds of young men for the ministry. In 1843 he re- signed this post and became president of the institu- tion, and again took the chair of classical literature, which he retained until 18."j(), when New College, St. J<dnrs WimmI, was formed by the jiniction of Homerton, Highbury, and Coward colleges. Dr. Smith retired to j)rivate life aiiled by a testimonial fund of .'115,000. F>>r forty-three years he was pastor of the celebrated Ciravel Pits Clia|iel. Homerton. He took a great in- terest in scientific pursuits and was honored by a mem- Itership in the 1,'oyal and (Jeological societies. He died at (iuildford, Surrey, Feb. 5, 1851, Dr. Smith wrote. The Scripture Testimoni/ to the Afe.isiah (1818-21, 2 vols. 8vo; 1829,3 vols.; 1837,3 vols.; 1847,2 vols.) :— /■'o«r IHsrnurses on the Siicrifice iintl J'rieslhood of Christ (1828, 3d cd. 1847) : — I'rincipUs of Interpretation as Ap- plied to the Prophecies of Scripture (182'.l, 2d ed. 18;)1) : — The Iteliition l)elireen Holy Scrijiture and Some J'lirts of (Jeolotpctil Science (183'.t, 8vo; 4th ed. 1848) :— /Vr- foniilitt/ and Dirinity of the lloly Spirit: — Mosaic Ac- count if the Creation and Ihluije: — Manuid of Latin (irammar .—Synoptic Tables :—I{easims of the Protes- tant lielii/ion; besides many sermons, controversial pieces, and reviews. .After his death appeareil First Lines of Christian Thiolnijy, being notes of his lectures to liis BludentH n«5», 2<l ed. I8(;n). He was one of the great- cut Hiblical wholars of his day; and the works above enumerated are full of most valuable criticism and ex- eKe«i*. See Medway (J.], Memoirs of the Life and Writinys of.lnhn Pye Smith (1853; ; Allibone, Z»/cr, (/ brit. and A mer. A uthori, 8, v.
Smith, Joseph ( 1 \ an English clergjman, was born
in Lowther, Westmoreland, Oct. 10, 1670, and was admit- ted to (^leen's College, Oxford, May 10, 1689. In 1693, being chosen taberder. he took his tirst degree in arts, but was afterwards removeii from college by Sir Joseph Will- iamson, who appointeti hira his deputy kee]ier of the Paper-ofHce at Whitehall; and soon after, being made ]>lenipotentiary at Kyswick, he took Mr. Smith with him as secretary. He was createil A.IM. while abroad, March 1, 1696, and a fellow, Oct. 31, 1698. Desiring to enter the Church, he returned to Oxford in 1700 and was oniained by Dr. Talbot, bishop of Oxford. Not long after he was presented to the donative of Ifley, near Oxford, and at the same time was appointed di- vinity lecturer in the college. In 1704 he served as senior proctor. In 1705 Dr. Lancaster presented him to Hussel-court Chapel, ami then to the lectureship of Trinity Chapel, Conduit Street. Taking up bis resi- dence in London, he was soon after appointed chaplain to I'^dward Yilliers, earl of Jersey, and by him was jire- sented at court. Made D.D. Nov. 2, 1708, he was pre- sented by his college to the rectory of Knights-Emham, and the donative of Upton Gray, both in Southampton County. In 1716 he exchanged Upton Gray for the rectory of St. Dionis Back-church, London, over which he presided for forty years. On the accession of George I he was made chajdain to the princess of Wales. He was promoted to the prebend of Dindmlm. Lincoln; and received the donative of Paddington, near London. He was also promoted to the prebend of St. ]\Iary, Newing- ton, in St. Paul's Cathedral. He was chosen lecturer of St. George's Church, Hanover Square. He had be- fore resigned the lectureship of Trinity Chajjel, Conduit Street, and in 1731 resigned also that of St. George's in consequence of having been, on Oct. 20, 1730, elected provost of Queen's College. His provostship. which lasted twenty-six years, was of great financial benefit to the college. He died in Queen's College, Nov. 23, 17.56. He published onlv two Sermons, and a pam- l^hlet entitled A Clear and Comprehensive View of the Behifi and A ttrihvles of God, etc. See Alii bone, Diet, of Brit, and Aiiitr. A uthors, s. v. ; Chalmers, Biog. Diet. s. V.
Smith, Joseph (2), one of the early ministers of the Presbyterian Church in Western Pennsylvania, was born in Nottingham, Pa., in 1736. Of his early edu- cation and religious convictions nothing is known. He graduated at Princeton in 1764; was licensed by the Presbytery of Newcastle at Drawyers, Aug. 5, 1767; was ordained and installed pastor of the Congregation of Lower IJrandyw'ine, April 19, 1769; of the united congregations of Wilmington, Del., and Lower Brandy- wine, Oct. 27, 1774; and of Buffalo and Cross Creek congregations in Westmoreland County, Pa., in Decem- ber, 1780, where he s|)ent the remainder of his life. He die<l April 19. 1792. Mr. Smith was an extraordinary preacher and laborious pastor. " I never heard a man," said the liev. Samuel Porter, "who could so comiiletely as Mr. Smith unl)ar the gates of hell and make me look far down into the abyss, or who could so throw open the gates of heaven and let me glance at the insuffera- ble l)rightness of the great wliite throne." See Sprague, Annals if the A mer. Pulpit, iii, 274. (3. L. S.)