Smith, Moses, D.D.. a minister of the IMethodist Episcopal Church, was born in Chatham County, N. C, Feb. 28, 1817. When two years old, his parents moved to Highland County, O., where he was converted, and united with the Chnrcli. He graduated from Augusta College in August, 1842 ; was licensed to preach, Jan. 31, 1843, and admitted into the Ohio Conference on Sept. 27. His ordination as deacon took place in 1844, and that of elder in 184(). For twenty-seven years he was constantly engaged in the work. He died in Newton, Jasper Co., la., Aug. 25, 1869. He was twice a delegate to the General Conference. He wrote works on Mental and Moral Science, the former of which was published. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1869, p. 282,
Smith, Noah, a minister of the Methodist Epis- copal Church, South, was ailmitted into the Georgia Conference about 1837 or 1838, He was a very popu- lar and useful preacher until 1858, when he took a superannuated relation. He died Sept. 14, 1860. Mr. Smith was a man of right principles, ardent piety, and indefatigable in his labors. See Minutes of A nnual Con- ferences of the M. E. Ch., South, 1860, p. 257.
Smith, Peyton Pierce, a minister of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church, South, was born in Franklin County, Ga., Jan. 12, 1812, and joined the Church in Sep- tember, 1826. He was licensed to preach by the Gwin- nett Circuit Quarterly Conference, Nov. 12, 1831, and at the next session of the Georgia Annual Conference was received on trial. According to his journal, he was a travelling preacher for thirty years and four months, during which time he preached 4414 sermons, baptized 1529 persons, made 5979 visits, wrote 4941 letters, and travelled, chiefly by private conveyance, 123,623 miles. In 1863 he was returned to ;\Iadison district as presiding elder, where he labored until the day belore his death, ]May, 18t)3. INIr. Smitli was one of the olilest and most efficient members of the (ieorgia Conference, and as a minister was eminently successful. See Minutes of An- nual Conferences of the M. E. Church, South, 1863, p. 466; Simpson, Cyclop, of Methodism, s. v.
Smith. Philander, D.D., third bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Canada after the sepa- rate organization in 1H28, was born in Delaware Coini- tv, N. y., in 1796. He was reared a Calvinist, and at
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an early ape settletl in Elizabetlitown, near Brockville, C'anaila. lie was ciiiiverteil in lf<17 uiuler the preacli- hm »t bish(>|> (iin.rfie. and united with the Methodisis In I'*"-'" he joined the (iinesee Conference, and was duly ordained deactin and elder. In IfSJlJ he was appointed pnsidinf,' elder of the Lpper Canada work, and laljored n-irnlariv till the union of the Canada Confirence with the IJritish Wi-shyans in \Xi.i. t>pi«>sin>; this action, di!>sati>lied with the aliandonment of the episcojiacy, and with the terms of the union generally, he ceased travrllingfora time. In lJ<oG he united witli the Meih- iMlist Kpiscupal Church, which had again rallied, and in lh«jl> was electetl to the episcopate, w hich otfice he held until his tleath, in 1*<70. As a preacher he was earnest and effective; as an administrator he was calm and judicious; as an overseer in the Church of Christ he was watchful, self-sacriticing. and laborious. See bimp- &on, L'sfcl'ip. of Mtthoduin, s. v.
Smith. Reuben, a Presbyterian minister, was born in .^.iitli llailUy. Mass.. Sept. 2t>. 17?<t'. He enjoyed a fjood academical trainin-;. praduatetl at Jliddlebnry Col- lege, Vt.. in lS|-.>. and at Princeton Theoloijical Semi- nary. N. .1.. ill IMli). Licensed by the New York Presby- tery, he was ordained and installed pastor of the Church at IJalUtoii Centre. N. Y.. in 1«1G. by the Troy Presby- tery. He afterwards laboretl in the Third Presbyterian (Jhurch at .\lbany for s<ime years; in llS-29 became pas- tor of a Conjirej^alional Church in Burlinjjton, Yt. ; in 1832 of the Church at Waterford. X. Y.. where he re- niainetl sixteen years: in 1S4*S afjain at Ballston Cen- tre. In 1H.>4 he removed West, joinini; the Winnebafxo I'resliyttTy. and liviiifj at Beaver Dam, \Vis. ; but in- creasint: aj;e prevented his taking that active part in the ministerial duties which marked his earlier years. He dietl Nov. 7, I8G0, Mr. .Smith was a man of deep, earnest piety, a close Biblical student, and in his prime an eloquent preacher. He was the author of Africa Giren to Chi-Ut (Burlington, Vt.. 18G0), a sermon: — The I'tiilnnil (>jfice,einirtiriiii/ A'xperieiicfs and Observations from a Pas/orate of Forty Years (Phila. 18mo). See Wilson. Prefb. Hist. Almanac, l86->, p. 119; Allibone, Inn. of liril. ami A mer. A ulkors, s. v. (J. L. S.)
Smith, Richard (I), a learned Roman Catholic divine of England, was Ixirn in Worcestershire in 1500, and e<lucate<l at Oxford. In 1.V27 he was admitted a j)n)lmtionary fellow of Mcrton College, Untk his degree of A.M. in I.'>."!0, and was elected registrar of the nniver- ^ily in the following year. He afterwards became rcc- Uir of Cuxham. Oxfordshire: principal of .St. Alban's Hall, divinity reader of Magdalen College, regius ]>ro- feasor of divinity, and took his degree of D.I), in that faculty. In lo37 he was made master of Wittington College. I>indon, but was deprived in the reign of Kdward VI. In the first year of that reign he re- canted his opinions at .St. Paul's Cross, but was obliged to resign his professorship at <)xfi>rd. He went to St. Amlrew's, S-otland; thence to Paris in l.V)0. anil then to I»uvain. where he was made profe.<<s<ir of theology. On the acc«>i«.>ion of «|ueen Mary he returned to pjigland. wan restored to his pnife»s<irship, made canon of Christ Church, anil chaplain to her majesty. He was one of the wiinesie* airainst Cranmer, and at the burning of Hiilley and Ijtiiiner he (ireached. from 1 Cor. xiii, 3, a aermoii, la-ting aUiut fifteen minutes, full of invective «gaiii«>t the niariyn*. For this conduct he was deprived of all hit prifermentH up<in the aece.Hsion of Kli/.abeth,and pUoe.1 in the cu»t(M|y of archbishop Parker, by whose |M-p>uai>ion ho nranted part of what he had written in defeiiee of the celibacy of the clergy. He escaped to Doiiay, Flander«, where he ol.tnined'ihe deanery of .St. Peier"H Chur.h ntiil a profeK»orshi|i. He died in 1503. .Smith wrote alHiiit hixteen tracts in favor of popery:— The Aurrtio,, and I)ffi-nc« of t/n> Sarramentt (bond. l.Vir.. Mn. Mvo ) : _.| Jhfruct nflhf Sacrifice of the .Masne (I.Mr.. ICmo: l.'>47. Mvo): — -i hovdier of the t'atholike yai/ih ofisUrittts Church (2 pts. 8voj. 'The entire list