strong mind; an able, energetic, and popular preacher; "his record is on high." See Sprague, Annals of the A/ner. Pulpit, iv, 300; Nevin, Churches of the Valley. (J. L, S,)
Wilson, Hugh Nesbitt, D.D., a Presbyterian minister, was born at Elizalieth, N. J., IMay 7, 1813, He early felt the power of religion and united with the Second Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth at about fif- teen years of age. He graduated at the College of New Jersey in the class of 18.30, and, after teaching for a short time in Trenton, N, J,, entered Princeton Theological Seminary, where, after taking a full course of study, he graduated in 1834, During the years 1833-35, he held the place of tutor in the college. As an instructor, he was faithful, thorough, and able. His manners were gentle, winning, and most agreeable, and he always commanded the unbounded respect as well as the affection of the students. He was licensed by the Presbytery of Elizabethtown, April 23, 1835, and ordained as an evangelist by the same presbytery Oct. 7, in the same year. His first field of labor was on Long Island, where he began to supply the Church at Southampton in September, 1835, but soon after he re- ceived and accepted a call to become its pastor, and was installed June 29, 1836, Here he had a long, usefid, and happy pastorate of nearly sixteen years. His labors were largely blessed in gathering many souls into the Cliurch, and he enjoyed the unbounded love of an at- tached people. For reasons connected with his health he resigned his charge April 13, 1852, and was immedi- ately afterwards settled at Hackettstown, N. J. There he was installed June 23, 1852, and labored six years with great acceptance ; but, having received a call to the Second Reformed (Dutch) Church of New Bruns- wick, N. J,, he resigned his charge at Hackettstown May 1, 1858, and was installed at New Briniswick May 27, in the same year. After laboring at the latter place four years, he resigned this charge in INIay, 1862, It is not often that a minister is invited back in later life to serve the congregation which enjoyed his first ministrations. This happened to Dr. Wilson. After leaving New Brunswick, he was invited to supply for a time the Church at Southampton, which he began to do in August, 1863. In the next year he received a regular call, and was again installed as pastor on Sept. 25, 1864. But, after three years, his health, which had for a long time been far from strong, hopelessly failed, and he resigned May 1, 1867, and in June of the same year he removed to Germantown, near Philadelphia, Here, in an extremely infirm and disabled condition, but patient and trustful, he continued to resitle until his death, which occurred June 4, 1878, Dr, Wilson was a director in Princeton Seminary from 1851 until he resigned in 1858, on entering another denomination. He was, in the truest sense of the word, a Christian gentleman ; was a fine classical scholar and a man of extensive reading. As a preacher, he was earnest, af- fectionate, instructive, and popular. The blessing of God attended his labors in every place where he was settled. See Corwin, Manual of the Ref. Church, s, v, (W. P. S.)
W"ilson, James, D,D.. a bishop of the Church of Ireland, was a native of Dublin, and a student of Trin- ity College, from which he received his degree of A,M. in 1809, He occupied the post of examining chaplain to Dr, Whatel}', archbishop of Dublin, and was conse- crated bishop of Cork in 1848, He died at Cork, Jan, 5, 1857, aged seventy-five years. His title at the time of his death was bishop of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross. See Amer. Quar. Church Rev. 1857, p. 149.
Wilson, James Patriot, D.D,, a Presbyterian divine, was born at Lewes, Sussex Co., Del,, Feb. 21, 1769, He graduated with high honor at the Universi- ty' of Pennsylvania in August, 1788; was admitted to the bar in 1790; licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Lewes in 1804, and in the same year was ordained
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and installed as pastor of the united congregations of Lewes, Cool Spring, and Indian Kiver. In 1806 he ac- cepted the pastoral charge of the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, where he remained until he resigned in 1830. He died Dec. 9, 1830. Dr. Wilson was a prolound thinker and a learned preacher of the (iospel. He ]niblished, Lectures upon /Some of the Par- ables and Historical Passages of the New Test. (1810, 8vo) : — An Ea-si/ Introduction to Hebrew (Phila. 1812, 8vo; 1817, 8vo) : — An Essay on Grammar (1817, 8vo; Lond. 1840, 18mo) : — Common Objections to Chiistianity (Phila. 18-29, 12mo) -.—The Hope of ImmortaUtij (1829, 12mo) : — A Free Conversation on the i'njxinloiKilik Sin (1830): — The Primitive Government of Christian Church- es:— Liturgical Co/isiderations (1833) : — also many sin- gle sermons and pamphlets. He edited Se7'mons of the Rev. John Ewinrj, D.D., with a Life (Easton, 1812, 8vo) : — Ridglefs Body of Divinity, with N'otes (1814). See Sprague, Annals of the Amer. Pulpit, iv, 353; Allibone, Diet, of Brit, and Amer. Authors, s. v.; Analect. Mag. xi, 177. (J. L. S.)
Wilson, John, D.D., a missionary of the Scotch Free Church to Bombay. Though not so widely known as Dr. Duff, he was a kindred spirit. His influence had become very great in India, where he spent forty- eight years of missionary toil. While at home a short time, he was made moderator of the General Assembly, and men rose up everywhere to do him honor. He re- turned to India and assumed his labors, continuing in vigorous health until a few months before his death, which occurred in Bombay in 1875. See Presbyterian, Jan. 1,1876. (W. P. S.)