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Melancthon S
Melanchthon, Melancthon or Melancton may refer to: Surname * Philip Melanchthon (1497–1560), German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther * G. D. Melanchthon (1934–1994), Indian theologian Given name * Melancthon J. Briggs (1846–1923), American politician * Melancthon Williams Jacobus Jr. (1855–1937), American theologian * Melancton Smith (1744–1798), American delegate to the Continental Congress and merchant * Melancton Smith (1810–1893), US Navy rear admiral * Melancthon Smith (Confederate officer) (1829–1881), American Civil War Confederate colonel * Melancthon S. Wade (1802–1868), American businessman, horticulturist and Civil War Union Army general * Melancthon Brooks Woolsey Melancthon Brooks Woolsey (11 August 1817 – 2 October 1874) was an officer in the United States Navy during and after the American Civil War. He was commodore of the South Atlantic Station in the 1870s. Biography Woolsey was the first son ... (1817–1874) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Melanchthon
Philip Melanchthon. (born Philipp Schwartzerdt; 16 February 1497 – 19 April 1560) was a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, intellectual leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and an influential designer of educational systems. He stands next to Luther and John Calvin as a reformer, theologian, and shaper of Protestantism. Melanchthon and Luther denounced what they believed was the exaggerated cult of the saints, asserted justification by faith, and denounced what they considered to be the coercion of the conscience in the sacrament of penance (confession and absolution), which they believed could not offer certainty of salvation. Both rejected the doctrine of transubstantiation, i.e. that the bread and wine of the eucharist are converted by the Holy Spirit into the flesh and blood of Christ; however, they affirmed that Christ's body and blood are present with the elements of bread and wine i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melancthon J
Melanchthon, Melancthon or Melancton may refer to: Surname * Philip Melanchthon (1497–1560), German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther * G. D. Melanchthon (1934–1994), Indian theologian Given name * Melancthon J. Briggs (1846–1923), American politician * Melancthon Williams Jacobus Jr. (1855–1937), American theologian * Melancton Smith (1744–1798), American delegate to the Continental Congress and merchant * Melancton Smith (1810–1893), US Navy rear admiral * Melancthon Smith (Confederate officer) (1829–1881), American Civil War Confederate colonel * Melancthon S. Wade (1802–1868), American businessman, horticulturist and Civil War Union Army general * Melancthon Brooks Woolsey Melancthon Brooks Woolsey (11 August 1817 – 2 October 1874) was an officer in the United States Navy during and after the American Civil War. He was commodore of the South Atlantic Station in the 1870s. Biography Woolsey was the first son ... (1817–1874), U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melancthon Williams Jacobus Jr
Melanchthon, Melancthon or Melancton may refer to: Surname * Philip Melanchthon (1497–1560), German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther * G. D. Melanchthon (1934–1994), Indian theologian Given name * Melancthon J. Briggs (1846–1923), American politician * Melancthon Williams Jacobus Jr. (1855–1937), American theologian * Melancton Smith (1744–1798), American delegate to the Continental Congress and merchant * Melancton Smith (1810–1893), US Navy rear admiral * Melancthon Smith (Confederate officer) (1829–1881), American Civil War Confederate colonel * Melancthon S. Wade (1802–1868), American businessman, horticulturist and Civil War Union Army general * Melancthon Brooks Woolsey Melancthon Brooks Woolsey (11 August 1817 – 2 October 1874) was an officer in the United States Navy during and after the American Civil War. He was commodore of the South Atlantic Station in the 1870s. Biography Woolsey was the first son ... (1817–1874 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melancton Smith
Melancton Smith (May 7, 1744 – July 29, 1798) was a merchant, lawyer and a New York delegate to the Continental Congress. Praised for his intelligence, liberality, and reasonableness, Smith had attained considerable respect in the State of New York by 1787 and he has been described by modern scholars as the most important Anti-Federalist theorist and spokesman. Additionally, Smith played an active and central role in the ratification of the U.S. constitution. Biography Melancton Smith was born in Jamaica, Long Island, New York, and was homeschooled by his parents. When his family moved to Poughkeepsie, New York, he became involved in the mercantile business. Smith manifested a life-long interest in metaphysics and religion, and in 1769 he helped organize the Washington Hollow Presbyterian Church and purchased one of its pews. Career in New York He became a delegate to the first New York Provincial Congress in New York on May 22, 1775. He served in the Continental Line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melancton Smith (1810–1893)
Melancton Smith (May 24, 1810 – July 19, 1893) was a United States Navy officer who served during the Seminole Wars and the American Civil War. Early life Melancton Smith III was born in Jamaica, Long Island in New York, the son of Col. Melancton Smith, Jr., an army officer during the War of 1812, and grandson of Melancton Smith, a Continental Congressman. The third Melancton joined the U.S. Navy at a young age. Civil War service At the outbreak of the American Civil War Smith commanded the and on June 9, 1861, he captured the British blockade runner ''Perthshire'' with cargo of cotton near Pensacola, Florida. He also took part in the battles for Forts Jackson and St. Philip in April 1862. He was appointed captain and took part in the naval part of the Siege of Port Hudson in May to July, 1863. Smith was senior naval officer of a small fleet in Albemarle Sound where he attacked the Confederate ram at the Battle of Albemarle Sound in May 1864. In his own words desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melancthon Smith (Confederate Officer)
Melancthon Smith (frequently spelled Melancton or Melanchton; April 15, 1829 – November 1, 1881) was a Colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. A graduate of the United States Military Academy, he served with the artillery of the Army of Tennessee in the Western Theater. After the war he became a journalist. Early life West Point Melancthon Smith was born in Mobile, Alabama on April 15, 1829. He was a soldier's son, his father an artillery Captain stationed at the Mount Vernon Arsenal.''13th Annual Reunion of the Association of the Graduates of the United States Military Academy, at West Point, New York; June 12, 1882'' Smith received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point by the state of Alabama, and on July 1, 1845 the 16 year old Melancthon was admitted to the class of 1849. However, in his second year he was found deficient in mathematics, getting the worst grades in the class, and was turned back into the class of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melancthon S
Melanchthon, Melancthon or Melancton may refer to: Surname * Philip Melanchthon (1497–1560), German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther * G. D. Melanchthon (1934–1994), Indian theologian Given name * Melancthon J. Briggs (1846–1923), American politician * Melancthon Williams Jacobus Jr. (1855–1937), American theologian * Melancton Smith (1744–1798), American delegate to the Continental Congress and merchant * Melancton Smith (1810–1893), US Navy rear admiral * Melancthon Smith (Confederate officer) (1829–1881), American Civil War Confederate colonel * Melancthon S. Wade (1802–1868), American businessman, horticulturist and Civil War Union Army general * Melancthon Brooks Woolsey Melancthon Brooks Woolsey (11 August 1817 – 2 October 1874) was an officer in the United States Navy during and after the American Civil War. He was commodore of the South Atlantic Station in the 1870s. Biography Woolsey was the first son ... (1817–1874) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melancthon Brooks Woolsey
Melancthon Brooks Woolsey (11 August 1817 – 2 October 1874) was an officer in the United States Navy during and after the American Civil War. He was commodore of the South Atlantic Station in the 1870s. Biography Woolsey was the first son of Commodore Melancthon Taylor Woolsey and Susan C. Treadwell;''The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Being the History of the United States Vol. VIII'' p. 99. James T White & Co, 1898 (digitized by Google 22 Jun 2007, from original held by New York Public Library) he was born at . His brother James Treadwell W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
