■Waterland, Daniel, D.D., an eminent English theologian and controversialist, was born at Wasely, in Lincolnshire, Feb. U, 1G83. He was educated at the free-school of Lincoln, and Magdalene College, Cam- bridge, where he graduated about 1703, and became a fellow of the college in 1704. He continued to reside at the university, and after taking iioly orders he acted as tutor for many years. He became master of his col- lege in 1713, and during the same year was rector of j;ilingham. in Norfolk. He was appointed one of the cliaplainsin ordinary to king George I in 1714; preach- ed the Lady Mover Lectures at St. Paul's, London, in 1720 ; became rector of St. Austin's and St. Faith's, Lon- don, in 1721 ; chancellor of the Church of York in 1723; canon of Windsor in 1727; and vicar of Twickenham and archdeacon of Middlesex in 1730. He died in Lon- don, Dec. 23, 1740. Dr. Waterland was greatly distin- guished as a Trinitarian controversialist, having been especially noted for his treatises on the iJiciidty of ChriM in reply to the positions of Drs. Whitby and Samuel Clarke, in vindication of the authority of the Scriptures against the positions of Middleton and Tin- dal, and on the doctrines of the eucharist and baptismal regeneration. His most important works are the fol- lowing: Vindication of Christ's Divinity (1719): — Sec- ond Vindication (1723): — Further Vindication (1724) : — Eight Sermons in Defence of the Dicinity of our Lord Jesus Christ (1720), preached at the Mover Lectures: — Case of Arian Subscription Considered (1721): — Five Letters to William Staunton concerning the Trinity ( 1722 ) : — Critical Histoi-y of the A thanasian Creed (1724): — Scripture Vindicated (1730-34): — Nature, (/l)/ii/(ition. and Efficacy of the Christian Sacraments Considered (1730): — Lmp)ortance of the Doctrine of the Holy Trinity Asserted (1734) : — Review of the Doctrine of the Eucharist as Laid Down in the Sc7-iptures and Antiquity (1737): — Regeneration Stated and Explained (1740) : — Sermons on Several Important Subjects (1742), published after his death by Joseph Clarke. In 1823 apf)eared a complete edition of his works in eleven vol- umes, with a Review of the Author\<i Life and Writings^ by William Van Mildert, D.D., lord bishop of Llandaflf.
Waterman, John A., D.D., a Methodist Episco- pal divine, was born in New Hampshire, Jinie 29, 1790. He was converted in his eighteenth j'ear; admitted into tlie Oiiio Conference in 1814; and travelled successively the Miami, Mahoning, and Zanesville circuits. When
the Pittsburgh Conference was formed, he fell within its bounds, and successively filled Pittsburgh, Wheeling, Washington, Steubenville, and other prominent appoint- ments. In 1832 he was transferred to the (3liio Confer- ence, as a superannuate; in 1837 he was made effective, and appointed to Oxft>rd, where he died, Aug. (!, 1837, Mr. Waterman was a self-made man. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, ii, 570.
Watson, James V., D.D., a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in London, England, in 1814. He emigrated to the United States while young; became a local preacher in early manhood in Indiana; and in 1832 joined thg Missouri Conference. Two years later he returned to Iiuliana, and joined the Indiana Confer- ence. In 1840 he became a member of the Michi- gan Conference, and later of the Detroit Conference, in wliich he filled some of the most prominent appoint- ments; then he labored two years as agent of the Amer- ican Bible Society; and finally superannuated and es- tablished a Christian newspaper, which he edited with success until the organization of the North - western Christian Advocate, in 1852, when he became its editor. This position he held till his death, Oct, 17, 185G. Mr. Watson was tall and slender in person, amiable and charming in social life, marvellous in his preaching abilities, and profoinid as an editor. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1857, p. 431.
Watson, Richard (1), D.D., F.E.S., an eminent English prelate, was born at Havershain, near Kendal, Westmoreland, in August, 1737, where he received his early educritiiin from his father. He graduated at Trin- ity College, Cambridge, in 1759, and was elected to a fellowship in 1700. He then took orders in the Clunch of England, and became assistant tutor in November of the same .year. He became moderator in 17G2; pro- fessor of chemistry in 1764; one of the head tutors in 1767; and regius professor of divinity in 1771, and at the same time rector of Somersham, Hinitingdon- shire. In 1774 he exchanged his rectory for the preb- end of Ely. and in 1780 became archdeacon of Ely and rector of Northwold, Norfolk. In 1782 he became rector of Knaptoft, Leicestershire, and bishop of Llan- daff. In 1786 he received a bequest of property from his friend Mr. Luther, of Ougar, Essex, from which he realized £20,500. This, together with his bishopric, his professorship, his archdeaconry, and his rector}', en- abled him to live in opulence, despite his complaints of poverty and neglect. He died at Calgarth Park, West- moreland, July 4, 1816. He was the author of .4 n Apol- ogy for Christianity (1776) : — An Apology for the Bible (1796): — Chemical Essays (1781-87, 5 vols.): — Sermons on Public Occasions (1788): — Miscellaneous Tracts on Religious, Political, and Agricultural Subjects (1815) :^ and several other works on kindred subjects. He also edited a Collection of Theological Tracts, selected from ]'arious Authors ( 1785, 6 vols. ). His autobiography was published by his son, Richard Watson, LL.B., in 1817.