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Stroth, Fkieduich Andreas, a German scholar, was horn at Triehsees, in Poraerania, March 5, 17.')0. For some time he was director of the gymnasium at Co- biirg, and died .Inne 'Id, I'Sh, at LauchstJidt. lie wrote, Dissertatio de Codice Alexandrino (Halle, 1771): — Pro- (/nimmii, quod Lectiones nowiitllus Codicis Greed V. T, Krhihil, qui Vewtiii in Biblic/heca JS. Mttrci A sservatur (ibid. 1775): — Symbtdif Criliae ad Illustrandam et Kincndiiiidinn Alexuiidrinorum Interprehim Versioiwm ex Justino Mtir/i/re aliisque Piiliibus Ecclesiasticis Col- hctir, reprinteil in Eichhorn's Repertorium der morgen- liiwli<chen und bihl. Li/eru/ur, iii, 313; vi, 124, 163; xiii, l.W, Itis (^Leips. 177«-*S3): — Index Criticus Omnium Co- diciim I'trsioni.i AlexundrinfE M (tnuscriptoruui (ibid.), v, H-2. 134; viii. 177, 205; xi. 45. 72. See Winer, Ihind- bur/i ibr l/uol. Littrulur, ii, 794 ; Fiirst, Bibl. Jud. iii, 394. (H. P.)
Stroud, Asa B., a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born April 11, 1807. He was converted in 1823, admitted on trial by the Ohio Conference in 1830, and a|)|Miinted to Kanawha Circuit. The following appoint- ments were filled by him : Letart Falls Circuit, Charleston Circuit, Parkersburg and Athens circuits, New Haven, Eaton, Franklin, Jlonroe, Urbana, South Charleston, Heply, Cincinnati Mission, and IMilford Circuit, where he died, Sept. 23, 1849. He was a faithful preacher and a most self-sacriticing pastor. See Minutes of Annual Cviij'erenreif, iv, 386.
Stroud, Thomas D., a minister of the Methodist Episciipal Church, South, was received on trial in the ^[emphis Conference in 1840. In 1841 he was trans- ferred to the Arkansas Conference, and continued to la- bor until a few days previous to his death, November, 1844. See Miuntis of A nnual Conferences of the M. E. Church, South. 1845, p. 23.
Strout, George D., a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born at ('ape Elizabeth, l\Ie., .Jan. 24, 18(i2, and united with the Church April 23, 1820. He was licensed as a local preacher in .Septem- ber, 18_>7, and was admitted into the Maine Conference in 1830. He was ordained deacon in 18;{2, and elder in 1834. His ministry was spent in the Maine and East Maine confirences. and lasted until closed by death, at Pilt-ston. ( )ct. 22, 18G8, See Minutes of Annual Confer- ences, 18(;;», p. 145.
Strout, Joseph C, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal (hur.h, was born at Cornish, Me., in 1833. In 184t; he was converted, and united with the Church. He was educated in the East Maine Conference Semi- nary, at Hucksport, and entered the Maine Conference in 18.'.7. His ministry was very successful, but brief, as he died .Ian. 2.5, 18(;2, See Minutes <f Annual Con- fer.nci, |8t;2, p. 110.
Strout, Oran, a minister of the ]\refhodist Epis- copal Chur.h. was born at N'orib Poland. Me., Oct. lo; 1801. ami uhiteii with the Church when nineteen. He wnj* a.hniiied to the Kast Maine Conference in 18.53, and »ii|K-rannualerl in \HiV>. He .lied at Searsmont, Feb. 23, 1872. S.-.- Mii.ul.s of .1 uuwd Conferences, 1872, p. fi7.
Strozzi, Bernardo, called Capucrinn, an Italian pniui.r, WBH born nl (J.iioa in 1.581, and studied under Pictro .Sorri, but at the age of seventeen he entered
the Capuchin Order, and finally became a secular priest. He died at Venice in 1644, leaving many sacred pieces, which are eimmeratetl in Hoefer, Xouv. Biog. Gen. s. v,
Strozzi, Lorenza, an Italian nun, was born at Capalia, near Florence, March 6, 1514, and brought up in the monastery of St. Nicholas del Prato, where she took the Dominican habit and devoted herself to relig- ious tluties, teaching, and music. She composed hymns and Latin odes on all the festivals (Flor. 1588, 8vo), which were long used in all the services, and were translated into French by Pavilion and set to music by Maudit, She died Sept. 10, 1591.
Struensee, Adam, a German theologian, was born Sept. 8, 1708, at Xeurippin,in Brandenburg, of a wealthy family, and early began the study of theology with a circle of young companions, who styled their meetings colloquia biblica. Although warmly attached to the Moravian count Zinzendorf, he refused to join that community. In 1730 he was made chaplain of the countess Sayn-Wittgenstein, who resided at Berleburg, and after 1732 was pastor of several churches in Halle, and also occupied a chair of theology there. In 1757 he became provost of the Church of Altona; and in 1761 ecclesiastical superintendent of the duchies of Sleswig and Holstein. He died at Rendsburg, June 20, 1791. During all his life, Struensee was characterized by an enlightened piety and a most exemplary and amiable deportment. He wrote, Betrachtungen iib. Sonn- und Festtags Evangelia (Halle, 1747^8, 1758,4 vols.): — Sammlung erbaulicher Schriften, etc. (ibid. 1755-56, 3 vols.): — Geddchtnissreden (ibid. 1756) : — Predigten (Al- tona, 1758-60,3 vols.) : — Theologische J/ora^ (Flensburg, 1765): — Theologische AbhamUung (Altona, 1765): — Bi- blischer Unterricht (Halle, 1768).
Strut (or Strutting-piece). In carpentry, any piece that keeps two others from approaching, and is, therefore, itself in a state of compression; in contradis- tinction to a tie, which keeps the two points of the frame to which its extremities are attached from receding, and is, therefore, in a state of tension. — Parker, Gloss, of Ar- chitect, s. v.
Struthers, Gavin, D.D., a Presbyterian divine, was born in 1790. He was educated at the University of lilasgow, Scotland, and after studying divinity was called to the Anderston Kelicf Church, Glasgow, and was ordaineil in 1817. He was mainly instrumental in bringing about the union between the United Secession and the Relief Church, and was the author of the ad- dress read from all the pulpits of both denominations at its consummation; also author of Memoirs of Ameri- can Missiona7ies (18mo): — a History of the Relief Church: — and an Essay on Christian Union. Dr. Struthers was an earnest thinker, and died July 11, 1858. See Wilson, Presb. Hist. Almanac, 1860, p." 272; AUibone, Bict. <fBrit. and A mer. A ulhors, s. v. (,I. L. S.)