ERSKINE, EBENEZER — founder of the Secession Church of Scotland, born at Chirnside, Berwickshire; minister at Portmoak for 28 years; took part in the patronage dispute, and was deposed (1733), when he formed a church at Gairney Bridge, near Kinross, the nucleus… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Ebenezer Erskine — (June 22, 1680 June 2, 1754) was a Scottish minister whose actions led to the establishment of the Secession Church (formed of dissenters from the Church of Scotland).Ebenezer s father, Henry Erskine, served as minister at Cornhill on Tweed,… … Wikipedia
Erskine (disambiguation) — Erskine (from Erskine, the town in Scotland) can refer to: * Erskine Bridge, over the River Clyde* Erskine, Minnesota * Erskine College, South Carolina * Erskine, Western Australia * Erskine, AlbertaPeople known by the name of Erskine include the … Wikipedia
Ebenezer Erskine Pressly — was the first president of Erskine Theological Seminary, beginning his service in 1838.E. E. Pressly was a native of Cedar Springs, South Carolina. He entered Miami University at Oxford, Ohio in 1824, at the age of sixteen and graduated two years … Wikipedia
Erskine Theological Seminary — Infobox University name = native name = latin name = motto = In thy light shall we see light. established =1837 type =Theological Seminary endowment = staff = faculty =60 (full and part time) president =Rev. Randall T. Ruble, Ph.D. principal =… … Wikipedia
ERSKINE, RALPH — a Scotch divine, brother of EBENEZER (q.v. JONES, EBENEZER), with whom he co operated in founding the Secession Church; his sermons and religious poems, called Gospel Sonnets, were widely read; one of the first of the Scotch seceders, strange… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Erskine, Ralph — (1685 1752) Scottish Divine and poet, was b. near Cornhill, Northumberland, where his f., a man of ancient Scottish family, was, for the time, a nonconforming minister. He became minister of Dunfermline, and, with his brother Ebenezer, was… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Jean-Louis-Ébénézer Reynier — Naissance 14 janvier 1771 Lausanne Décès 27 février 1814 (à 44 ans) … Wikipédia en Français
Ralph Erskine (preacher) — Ralph Erskine (March 18, 1685 ndash; November 6, 1752), was a Scottish churchman.Ralph Erskine was the brother of another prominent churchman, Ebenezer Erskine.After studying at the University of Edinburgh, Ralph was ordained assistant minister… … Wikipedia
Ralph Erskine (Prediger) — Ralph Erskine (* 18. März 1685; † 6. November 1752) war ein schottischer Prediger. Ralph Erskine war der Bruder von Ebenezer Erskine, einem anderen bedeutenden Kirchenmann seiner Zeit. Nach Abschluss seines Studiums an der Universität… … Deutsch Wikipedia
