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Melville, Andrew

(Encyclopedia) Melville, Andrew, 1545–1622, Scottish religious reformer and scholar. He studied abroad, came under the influence of Theodore Beza, and was a professor at Geneva. He was principal (…

Thomas Tyler BOULDIN, Congress, VA (1781-1834)

BOULDIN Thomas Tyler , a Representative from Virginia; born near Charlotte Court House, Charlotte County, Va., in 1781; attended the country schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar December…

Saint Paul's Cathedral

(Encyclopedia) Saint Paul's Cathedral, London, masterpiece of Sir Christopher Wren and one of the finest church designs of the English baroque. It stands at the head of Ludgate Hill, where, according…

Clement DOWD, Congress, NC (1832-1898)

DOWD Clement , a Representative from North Carolina; born at Richland Creek, near Carthage, Moore County, N.C., August 27, 1832; attended the common schools; was graduated from the University of…

John Motley MOREHEAD, Congress, NC (1866-1923)

MOREHEAD John Motley , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., July 20, 1866; attended the public schools and the Bingham Military School of North…

Pietism

(Encyclopedia) PietismPietismpīˈətĭzəm [key], a movement in the Lutheran Church (see Lutheranism), most influential between the latter part of the 17th cent. and the middle of the 18th. It was an…

Vatican Council, First

(Encyclopedia) Vatican Council, First, 1869–70, the 20th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church (see council, ecumenical), renowned chiefly for its enunciation of the doctrine of papal…

Snow, Lorenzo

(Encyclopedia) Snow, Lorenzo, 1814–1901, American Mormon leader, b. Mantua, Ohio, studied at Oberlin College. Entering the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1836), Snow became an apostle…

Peter, Hugh

(Encyclopedia) Peter or Peters, Hugh, 1598–1660, British Puritan clergyman, educated at Cambridge. He became a priest of the Established Church, but his Puritan doctrines forced him to leave England…