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American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was among the first American Christian mission, Christian missionary organizations. It was created in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College. In the 19th century it was the largest and most important of American missionary organizations and consisted of participants from Protestant Reformed traditions such as Presbyterianism in the United States, Presbyterians, Congregationalism, Congregationalists, and Reformed Church in the United States, German Reformed churches. Before 1870, the ABCFM consisted of Protestants of several denominations, including Congregationalists and Presbyterians. However, due to secessions caused by the issue of slavery and by the fact that New School Presbyterian-affiliated missionaries had begun to support the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, after 1870 the ABCFM became a Congregationalist body. The American Board (as it was frequently known) continued to operate as a largely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williams College - Haystack Monument
Williams may refer to: People * Williams (surname), a surname English in origin, but popular in Wales, 3rd most common in the United Kingdom * Williams Nwaneri, American football player Places Astronomy * Williams (lunar crater) * Williams (Martian crater) Australia *Williams, Western Australia *Shire of Williams *Williams River (other) Canada *Williams Cone, a volcanic cone in British Columbia United States * Williams Gap, a mountain pass in Nebraska * Williams River (other) Communities *Williams, Arizona *Williams, California, in Colusa County *Williams, Adams County, Indiana *Williams, Lawrence County, Indiana *Williams, Iowa *Williams, Minnesota *Williams, Nebraska *Williams, Oregon *Williams, South Carolina *Williams County, North Dakota *Williams County, Ohio *Williams Township, Michigan *Williams Township, Minnesota *Williams Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania *Williams Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania *Williams Bay, Wisconsin *William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Board Members
A board of directors is a governing body that supervises the activities of a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government agency. The powers, duties, and responsibilities of a board of directors are determined by government regulations (including the jurisdiction's corporate law) and the organization's own constitution and by-laws. These authorities may specify the number of members of the board, how they are to be chosen, and how often they are to meet. In an organization with voting members, the board is accountable to, and may be subordinate to, the organization's full membership, which usually elect the members of the board. In a stock corporation, non-executive directors are elected by the shareholders, and the board has ultimate responsibility for the management of the corporation. In nations with codetermination (such as Germany and Sweden), the workers of a corporation elect a set fraction of the board's members. The board of directors appoints the chief e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Greene (minister)
David Greene may refer to: * David Greene (American football) (born 1982), American football quarterback * David Greene (director) (1921–2003), television director * David Greene (footballer) (born 1973), soccer player * David Greene (architect) (born 1937), English architect, lecturer and writer * David H. Greene (1913–2008), author * Dai Greene (David Greene, born 1986), Welsh hurdler * David Greene (minister) (1797–1866), secretary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was among the first American Christian mission, Christian missionary organizations. It was created in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College. In the 19th century it was the l ... * David Greene (journalist) (born 1976), former co-host of NPR's ''Morning Edition'' * David Plunket Greene (1904–1941), one of the Bright Young Things who inspired the novel ''Vile Bodies'' by Evelyn Waugh * David Greene (rugby league) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufus Anderson
Rufus Anderson (August 17, 1796 – May 23, 1880) was an American minister who spent several decades organizing overseas missions. Personal life Rufus Anderson was born in North Yarmouth, Maine, in 1796. His father, also named Rufus Anderson, was Congregationalist pastor of the church in North Yarmouth. His mother was Hannah Parsons. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1818, and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1822, and was ordained as a minister in 1826. He married Eliza Hill (1804–1880) on January 8, 1827. Career in missions He worked at the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) as an assistant while studying at Andover. In 1822 he applied to go to India but was asked to remain at headquarters and later appointed assistant secretary. In 1832 he was given total responsibility for overseas work as a Secretary of the ABCFM. In this capacity, he corresponded with missionaries from around the world. He traveled in Latin America (1819,1823-1824), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin B
Benjamin B was a guitar rock band in Groningen, Netherlands. In 1995, it released its self-titled debut album independently as a cassette tape.In 2020, the debut album was rereleased on vinyl and CD via Excelsior Records.The band released its last record ''Tired of the Moon'' on Living Room Records. Benjamin B disbanded in 2005. History Early days In 1994 singer/guitar player Fiebo Scholtens dropped out of law school. He decided to start a band together with Barbara Lampe and Michel Weber. Thus ''Benjamin B. '' was founded. In the following year the band took part in several band competitions. The group won the Pop=Prima award and also managed to reach the final round of De Grote Prijs, an important Dutch competition for new musical talent. In addition to that, the band’s first demo became ‘demo of the year’ in ''Music Maker'' and received a very positive review in ''FRET'' magazine. Excelsior Recordings In 1996 these successes translated into a record deal with E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elias Cornelius
Elias Cornelius (1794–1832) was an American Christian missionary and ordained minister. Life Elias Cornelius' father was also named Elias Cornelius (1758–1823), and his mother was Rachel Stocker. His father had joined the American Revolutionary War as a surgeon after some rudimentary training, but was taken prisoner on 22 August 1777. Cornelius met Ethan Allen in prison, but escaped on 16 January 1778, and rejoined the Continental Army. Elias Cornelius was born 30 July 1794 in Somers, Westchester County, New York. At the age of sixteen, he began his college career at Yale College. After his undergraduate years, Cornelius continued to study theology at the Yale Divinity School under Timothy Dwight IV. He was licensed to preach on 4 June 1816 by the South Association of Congregational ministers, and appointed agent of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM). As ABCFM agent Cornelius traveled to many cities and towns in the northeastern states incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Fay
Warren most commonly refers to: * Warren (burrow), a network dug by rabbits * Warren (name), a given name and a surname, including lists of persons so named Warren may also refer to: Places Australia * Warren (biogeographic region) * Warren, New South Wales, a town * Warren Shire, a local government area in NSW which includes the town * Warren National Park, Western Australia Barbados * Warrens, Barbados Canada * Warren, Manitoba * Warren, Ontario United Kingdom * Warren, Pembrokeshire * Warren, Cheshire * The Warren, Bracknell Forest, a suburb of Bracknell in Berkshire * The Warren (Yeading), stadium in Hayes, Hillingdon, Greater London * The Warren Hayes, Bromley, a former mansion now sports club used by the Metropolitan Police * The Warren, Kent, part of the East Cliff and Warren Country Park * The Warren, Woolwich, Britain's principal repository and manufactory of arms and ammunition, renamed the Royal Arsenal in 1805 United States * Warren, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Hubbard (Christian Missionary)
Samuel Hubbard may refer to: * Samuel Birdsey Hubbard (1833–1903), American businessman * Samuel Decius Hubbard (1833–1910), Wisconsin legislator * Samuel Dickinson Hubbard (1799–1855), Connecticut congressman and United States Postmaster General * Samuel H. Hubbard, American college basketball and football coach * Samuel T. Hubbard Jr. (1884–1962), cotton industry executive and military intelligence officer * Samuel Hubbard (Massachusetts judge) (died 1847), judge on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Although the claim is disputed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the SJC claims the distinction of being the oldest continuously fu ... See also * Sam Hubbard (born 1995), American football defensive end {{hndis, Hubbard, Samuel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Woods (theologian)
Leonard Woods (June 19, 1774 – August 24, 1854) was an American theologian. He was widely known for upholding orthodox Calvinism over Unitarianism. In 1796, Woods graduated from Harvard, and was soon ordained pastor in 1798 of the Congregational Church at West Newbury, MA. He was the first professor of Andover Theological Seminary and between 1808 and 1846, occupied the seminary's chair of Christian theology. He helped establish several societies including the American Tract Society, the American Education Society, the Temperance Society, and the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Woods was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1812. Woods was also an influential and outspoken proponent of slavery in the run-up to the American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Reed (politician)
William Reed (June 6, 1776 – February 18, 1837) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Marblehead in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Reed received a limited education. He worked as a merchant. Reed was elected as a Federalist to the Twelfth and Thirteenth Congresses (March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1815). He served as a member of the board of the Andover Theological Seminary. He was a Trustee of Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire Hanover is a New England town, town located along the Connecticut River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 11,870. The town is home to the Ivy League university .... He resumed work as a merchant. He died in Marblehead, Massachusetts, February 18, 1837, and bequest of funds to Dartmouth allowed the erection of Reed Hall, the school's first building attributable to a single donor. He was buried in a private burial ground on Harri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Lyman
Joseph Lyman (September 13, 1840 – July 9, 1890) was a American Civil War, Civil War soldier, lawyer, and judge. In the 1880s, he was a two-term Republican Party (United States), Republican U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district in southwestern Iowa. Biography Lyman was born in Lyons, Michigan, in Ionia County, Michigan, Ionia County. After he attended the common schools in Ohio, he moved to Big Grove (later named Oakland, Iowa, Oakland), Iowa, in 1857. He then attended Iowa College (later named Grinnell College), in Grinnell, Iowa. After the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, Lyman enlisted in the Union Army. He initially served in Company E of the 4th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry. He later served as an adjutant of the 29th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment, from October 19, 1862, to February 21, 1865, including service during 1864 as aide de camp and Inspector General on the staff of Brig. Gen. Samuel Allen Rice."Obitu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Treadwell
John Treadwell (November 23, 1745 – August 18, 1823) was an American politician and the 21st Governor of Connecticut. Biography Treadwell was born in Farmington, Connecticut the only son of Ephraim and Mary (Porter) Treadwell, on November 23, 1745. He graduated from Yale University in 1767. He then studied law with Judge Titus Hosmer in Middletown, was admitted to the bar and practiced law in Farmington. On November 20, 1770, John Treadwell married Dorothy Pomroy, of Northampton, Massachusetts. They had four daughters, Dolle 1st, who died at just three years of age; Dolle 2nd; Eunice; and Mary, and two sons, George and John. Career Treadwell served as a member of the General Assembly from 1776 to 1783. He was then elevated to the governor's council. He held that position until 1783. He was elected to the Confederation Congress in 1784, 1785, and 1787, but did not attend. He was a member of Connecticut council of assistants from 1786 to 1798. From 1786 to 1797 he served as Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
