Vermilye, Isaac D., a clergyman of the Protes- tant Episcopal Church, died at Arraonk, N. Y., Aug. 24, 18(j4, aged forty-five years. At the time of liis death he was rector of St. Stephen's Church. North Castle, N. Y. See .4 mer. Qnar. Ch. Rev. Oct. 1864, p. 484.
Vermilye, Robert George, D.D., a Congrega- tional minister, was born in New York city, March 2, 1813. He graduated from Columbia College in 1831; was teacher in the college grammar-school until 1835; classical instructor during the two j'ears following; and from 1837 to 1843 was adjunct professor, with Dr. Charles Anthon, of Greek and Latin, July 25. 1843, he was or-
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dained pastor of the Presbyterian Church, German Val- ley, N. Y., and was dismissed in 1846. In June of the latter j^ear he was installed over the Congregational Church in Clinton, N. Y., and remained in charge until 1857, in wliicli year he became professor of theology in East Windsor Theological Seminary. Pie died in East Lyme, Conn., July 4, 1875. See Cong. Quur. 1876, p. 436.
Vermond, Mattiiieij Jacquks de, a French eccle- siastic, was born about 1735, and was at first a surgeon in a country village, but devoted himself to the study of theology, and in 1757 was made doctor by the Sorbonne. He thereupon became librarian of the college of Mozain ; but in 1769 went to Vienna to superintend the educa- tion of jNIarie Antoinette, and after her marriage with the dauphin he remained her reader. He became in- volved in the dismal Kevolutionary times that followed ; and after various reverses died in obscurity at Vienna at the close of that century. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generate, s. v.
Vermule, C. C, a Presbyterian minister, was li- censed in 1814 by the Classis of New York, and became pastor of the Church at Harlem, N. Y., where he labor- ed until 1837. He died in 1858. See Wilson, Presb. Hist. Almanac, 1860, p. 204.
Vernacle is an old English term for the Vera Icon, or true image of our Lord's face and features, as miracu- lously delineated on the napkin of St. Veronica (q. v.).
Vernacular, the dialect or language of a country, especially of the common people as distinguished from any tongue of the learned. The evidence of Scripture is entirely in favor of a service in the vernacular. The " tongues of fire" (q. v.) (Acts ii, 5), Paul's injunction in regard to public service (1 Cor. xiv, 16), and other pas- sages clearly point to the same result. Tbe Jewish Church was carefid to make tlie law and the prophets familiar by vernacular translations (Neli. viii, 8), and tlie practice of making translations of the Scriptures into the vft-nacular of all nations has been practiced from the earliest age.s of the Christian Church. There seems to be no good reason why a Church should em- ploy a ritual in a dead language; but the Roman Cath- olic Church in all countries uses the Latin tongue in its liturgies to the exclusion of all others. The Coun- cil of Trent (in 1562) ordained as follows: '•Alihough the mass contains much to edify the people, the fathers did not judge it right that it should be celebrated in the vulgar tongue, and tlie Roman Church has preserved tiie use; nevertheless, the clergy should at times, and especially on festivals, explain to the people some part of what they have read to them." It is worthy oi re- mark that all the original liturgies were composed in the language of the country in which they were first used; e. g. tlie Greek, Roman, Syriac, etc. Therefore the allusion, in the above canon, to the practice of the fathers is rather unfortunate for the doctrine of an ex- clusively Latin ritual. See Latin, Use of.
Vernet, Jacob, a Swiss theologian, was born at Ge- neva, Aug. 29, 1698, of a family originally from Seyne, in Provence, who had tied, on account of their religion, to Geneva about 1680. He was earlv left an orphan, being the sixth of nine children; but under the care of his maternal uncle, Daniel Leclerc, he made rapid progress in study. He spent eight years at Paris, and then trav- elled in Italy. He began his ministerial career in 1722, and served successively the parishes of Jussey (1730), and Sacconex (1731), and finally at Geneva (1734). In 1737 he was chosen rector of the Academy in his native city, and taught, at first, belles-lettres and history, and from 1756 theology. He died there March 26, 1789. He wrote numerous works of a practical religious char- acter, for which see Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Genirale, s. v.
Verneuil, Council of {Concilium Ve?-nense). Ver- neuil is a town of France, in Eiire, on the Avre, twenty- four miles south-southwest of Evreux. An ecclesiasti- cal council was held here in December, 844. Ebrouin,
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arclichaplain of Cliarles the liaU and bishop of Poitiers, pre.siilt'ii, with ^'^'llilllll, archbishop of Sens. Twelve can- ons were publislietl, aililressed to Charles the Bald.
1. Contains an cxhoilalion to the kinjr.
•2, 3. Contain an entreaty that lie wonld send forth a commissioner to set, in order what was irreyiihir, and to repress crime, etc.
7. Renews the canon of Gangra against certain female religions who, under i)retexl of higher perfection, had taken to wearing male aliire.