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Cyrus Yale
Reverend Cyrus Yale (1786 – 1854) was an American clergyman, pastor, and Minister (Christianity), minister. He was an active pacifist and was among the leaders of the temperance movement, having cofounded the United States American Temperance Union, Temperance Union with Stephen Van Rensselaer, the richest man in the country at the time. He was also a cousin of abolitionist Barnabas Yale and the author of the biography of Rev. Jeremiah Hallock and other works. Early life Cyrus Yale was born May 17, 1786, in Lee, Massachusetts, to Captain Josiah Yale and Ruth Tracy, members of the Yale (surname), Yale family.Annals of the American Pulpit Trinitarian Congregational, Vol. II, William B. Sprague, New York, 1859, p. 615-617 Cyrus was the cousin of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clergyman
Clergy are formal leaders within established religions. Their roles and functions vary in different religious traditions, but usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the terms used for individual clergy are clergyman, clergywoman, clergyperson, churchman, and cleric, while clerk in holy orders has a long history but is rarely used. In Christianity, the specific names and roles of the clergy vary by denomination and there is a wide range of formal and informal clergy positions, including deacons, elders, priests, bishops, preachers, pastors, presbyters, ministers, and the pope. In Islam, a religious leader is often known formally or informally as an imam, caliph, qadi, mufti, mullah, muezzin, or ayatollah. In the Jewish tradition, a religious leader is often a rabbi (teacher) or hazzan (cantor). Etymology The word ''cleric'' comes from the ecclesiastical Latin ''Clericus'', for those belonging to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
