Van Husen, Stkphex, a Baptist missionary among the Teloogoos, was born at Catskill, N. Y., Dec. 5, 1812, and received his education at the Hamilton Literary and Theological Institution, now Madison University. He received his appointment Aug. 23, 1838. He did not reach the field of his labors, Nellore, until iNIarch 21, 1840. For several years he devoted himself with zeal to his work with but little apparent fruit, in a section of the Teloogoo country which has recently been so won- derfully blessed. It was a time for seed-sowing ; at last the great harvest has come. Mr. Van Husen's health broke down under his arduous and often discouraging labors, and he returned to his native country, Oct. 1,1845. He died at Brattleborough,Vt., Dec. 13, 1854. (J. C. S.)
Van Huysen, IIkk.manus, an American minister of the Reformed (Dutch) Church. His early literary advantages were small, and he served during the Revo- lution as an officer in the American army. At the close of the war he sought to enter the ministry. He studied imder the direction of Dr. J. H. Livingston, and was licensed by the Classis of Hackensack, N. J., in 1793. He preached at Helderberg, Salem, and Jerusalem, N. Y., 1794-1825. He died in 1833. See Corwin, J/«k««/ ()/' the Ref Church in America, s. v.
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nia), an Israelite of "the sons of Bani," who divorced his Gentile wife married after the return from Babylon (Kzrax,o(J). B.C. 458.
Vaniere, J.uujces, a oolebrated French Jesuit and modern Latin poet, was born at Causses, in the diocese of Biiziers, Laui^uedoc, March '.t, 1()C4. lie was educated at the Jesuits' college in Biiziers, and joined the society ill 1()80. He was afterwards professor and rector of the .Icsuit schoiils in Alontpellicr, Touloiise, and Auch. He (iicii at roulouse. Aug. 2"2, 17:)',). His chief works are, a vuluine of poetical Upnscula: — a DklMixin/ oj' J 'octri/, in Latin : — and a Latin poein entitled Praulium Rusticum. For others, see Hoefer, Nuiiv. Biog. Genh-ale, s. v.
Vanini, Lucilio, an Italian philosopher born at Taurisano, near Naples, in 1584. He studied philoso- phy, theology, and natural science at Rome and I'adua, and took holy orders. His mind was perverted by reading Aristotle, Averroes, Cardan, and rom|)oiiazzi. He travelled and preached his iulidel doctrines in Ger- maiiv, Eiiglaiui, Holland, Switzerland, and France. In liJlT be left Paris, opened a school at Toulouse, and in- fused his iiniiious notions into the minds of his scholars, on account of which lie was accused of atheism, sen- tenced to death, and burned at the stake on the day the sentence was given, Feb. 19, IGl!). He ijublished, Am- jihifheotiiini .Elenue Proriikntup (Lyons, Kilo): — De Admiraiidis Niiturw Rci/iiue Dea'quc. Morlalittia Arca- nia (I'aris, lolO). (See Durand, La Vie ei les Sentiments de L. Vanini (linttcrdam, 1717); Kousselot, (Kunes Phi- loxophiqites de Vanini (Paris, 1841); Hoefer, A'owy. -Bw^. Generale, s. v.
Van Irlioven, Wii.LiiM. D.D., an eminent Dutch divine, was born at Kessel, in North Braliant, Nov. 2, ItiOiS. He received his early education at 'S Hertogen- boscli, first in tiie Latin schools, and subsequently at the Atheiiieiim of that place. He then repaired to Ley- den, where the eminent professors P. Burman, .J. Hey- nini, and W. .Seiiguerd were bis instructors in the an- cient and Oriental languages and in philosophy. He jilso a|)plied himself successfully to the study of chem- isi ry under the celebrated Boerhaave. He devoted spe- cial attention to philosoijhy, in which he attained great ))roliciency. In 1720 he defended an essay De Intel- In-tii Facultate rere Activa. The year following he pre[)ared another philosophical essay in Latin, upon which he was promoted to artiuni libei'alium mafjister et philosoplme doctor. It was his purpose, however, to devote himself to the work of the Gospel ministrj'. He attended the theological lectures of T. H. Van den Honert, F. Fabricius, J. Alarck, and J. Wesselins. In 1722 he was called to Ede, near Arnheiui. Wliile dis- charging his ministerial duties with ardor ami fidelity, he zealoiish' prosecuted his studies. He spent a part of each year in Leyden to avail himself of the univer- sity library. In 1728 appeared his Conjectanea Philo- liigico-critico-iheolugica in Psalmoriini Titulos. This work added to his reputation. The next year he pub- lished a practical work in Dutch on the Assured Chris- tian, which passed through several editions. In 1737 he accepted a professorship of theology in the Univer- sity of Utrecht. This position he held for twenty- three years, with credit to himself and with great ben- erit to his pupils. In 1740 the additional duty was laid upon him of giving instruction in Church history. During his professorate he published but little. He died Nov. 18, 17(;o, deeply lamented at Utrecht, as also in the world of letters. See (ilasius, Godgeleerd Neder- land, ii, 193; also Burmaniri Orafio Funeh. in Obitum (Jiiliehni Ir/iorii (Traj. ad Ith. 1760). (J. P. W.)
Vanists is a name given by Baxter to the Anti- nomians (ij. v.) of New England on account of the fa- vor shown them by Sir Henry Vane (q. v^.), who was then governor of the colony of Massachusetts.
Vanity (as a rendering of several Heb. words, Gr. finTai(')Tt)(s) occurs in Scripture only in the Latin sense of enqitiness, and is often applied to this world, as unsat-