Walther, Rudolph, a Reformed theologian of Germany, was born at Zurich, Nov. 9, 1519. He stud- ied at different places, visited England, and, after his re- turn, he continued his studies at Marburg. Here he at- tracted the attention of the landgrave, Philip of Hesse, who took him in 1541 to Katisbon, where he acted as clerical secretary. Here he made the acquaintance of Melancthon, Bucer, Sturm, Cruciger, and others. After his return, he was appointed pastor at Schwammendin- gen, and in 1542 pastor of St. Peter's at Zurich. He died Nov. 25, 1586. He wrote, Apolorjia Zwinfjlii: — Commentdrii in Libras Historicos Novi Testamenti: — Epistolw Pauli, Petri, Jacobi, Johannis, et Judm: — Ho- milice in Evanrjelia Dominicalia: — Ilomilife in Totum Novum Testamentum: — flomilice in Prophetas XII Mi- nores: — Homilim XXXII de Incnrnatione, Nutivitate, et Vita Filii Dei, etc. See Verheiden, Elogia Prastan- fiorum aliquot Theolof/orum ; Adam, I'lVn; Eruditorum; Teissier, Eloges des Snvans ; Jiicher, A llgemeines Ge- lehiien-T.exikon, s. v. (B. P.)
Walton, Brian, D.D., a learned English prelate, was born at Seamer, in the district of Cleaveland. in Yorkshire, in 161)0. He was educated at Cambridge, where he took the degree of A.M. in 1623. He first went to Suffolk as master of a school, and for some time served as curate; he then went to London, where he acted as curate of .\ll-hallows'. Bread Street. In 1626 he became rector of St. Alartin's Orgar, in London, and of Sandon, in Esse.x. Some time afterwards lie became a
prebcndarj' of St. Paul's, London, and chaplain to the king. In 1639 he commenced as doctor of divinity at Cambridge. About this time he became involved in the troubles between the king and Parliament, in which he made himself obnoxious to the Puritans, and was de- prived of his preferments and compelled to tly from Lon- don. He took refuge in Oxford, and in 1645 was incor- porated doctor of divinity. There he formed tlie plan of his famous Poli/nlot Bible, and commenced the collec- tion of materials; but it was not completed till some years after his return to London, which occurred after the death of the king. The work appeared in six volumes, large folio. It wfis published by subscription, and i.s thought to be the first book printed in England on that plan. The first volume appeared in September, 1654; the second in July, 1655; the third in July, 1656; and the last three in 1657. It is accompanied by the Lexi- con Heptdt/lotton of Dr. Edmund Castell (publislicd in 1669, in 2 vols. fol.). This is a lexicon of the seven Ori- ental languages used in Walton's I^olygloi, and has gram- mars of those languages prefixed. The Pohirjlot can- not be considered complete without it. The Prolegome- na to the Polyglot, which are highly valued, and have several times been reprinted separately (Zurich, 1573; Leips. 1777, etc.), are a monument to the author's learn- ing, and contain sixteen dissertations on the languages, editions, and translations of the Bible, the various read- ings, critical condition, Jewish and other revisions of the text, the cognate Shemitic tongues and versions, etc. Some copies of the Polyglot are ruled with red lines by hand, and are therefore more valuable, ^^'alton published, besides his London Polyglot, The Considerator Considered (1659), a reply to the Considerations of Dr. Owen: — and an Introductio ad Lectionem Linguarvm Orientalium (1655). In 1660, after the Restoration, he was appointed chaplain to the king; and in 1661 bishop of Chester. He enjoyed the honor of the office but a short time, for he died Nov. 29, 1661. See Todd, Life and Writings of the Bight Bev. Brian Walton, D.D., Lord Bishop of Chester (Lond. 1821). See Polyglot
BiBLKS.
W"alton, James, a minister in the Methodist Epis- copal Church, South, was born near Chester, S. C, Aug. 16, 1799. He removed to Knox County, Tenn., in early life, where he received a careful religious culture, and was trained in the art of agriculture; embraced religion at the early age of eight years; removed to Missis- sippi in 1832 ; for two years represented Oktibbeha County in the State Senate; was licensed to preach in 1838; and in 1842 was admitted into the jMissis- sippi Conference, where he labored with great zeal and devotedness until his death, Jan. 18, 1861. Mr. Walton was deeply pious, had a strong, well-balanced mind, and was an example of prudence and fidelity. See Min- utes of Annual Conferences of the M.E. Church, South, 1861, p. 318.
Walton, Jonathan, D.D., an English clergyman of the Episcopal Church, was born in 1774; became rec- tor of Birdbrook, in P^ssex, and rural dean ; and died in 1846. He was the author of Lectures on Repentance : — The Prodigal Son, etc. (1833) :— TAe Glory of the Latter House (1842): — and several single Sei-mons. See Alli- bone. Dirt, of Brit, and A mer. A iithors, s. v.
Walton, Robert Hall, a Presbyterian divine, was born in Hartford, Conn., in 1833. He entered Del- aware College, and graduated in 1854, and commenced his theological studies in Union Seminary in 1857. He was ordained in 1860, and laboretl in the Broadway C!hurch, Ya.. as a stated supply. From this he went to (ieorgia. and supjtlied the Church at Cassville until his death, April 2, 1876. (W. P. S.)
Walton, William, D.D., a professor and clergy- man of the Protestant Episcopal Church, died in New York, Sept. 21, 1869, aged fifty-nine years. He was the eldest son of rear-admiral Walton of the British navy; and at the time of his death he was professor of He-