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Disciples of Christ,
A religious body founded in Washington, Pa., 1811, by Thomas Campbell, a minister who had left the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and came to the United States in 1807.
He deplored the divided state of the Church and the evils which arose therefrom.
He held that the only remedy for this was a complete restoration of primitive apostolic Christianity.
This view met with some approval, a new sect was formed, and the first church was organized on May 4, 1811.
In addition to the fundamental truths which the Disciples of Christ hold in common with all Christian bodies the following may be cited as some of their more particular principles: 1.
The Church of Christ is intentionally and constitutionally one; and all divisions which obstruct this unity are contrary to the will of God, and should be ended.
2. As schisms sprang from a departure from the New Testament Christianity, the remedy for them is to be found in the restoration of the Gospel in its purity.
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Draper , John William ,1811 - (search)
Draper, John William, 1811-
Scientist; born in St. Helen's, near Liverpool, England, May 5, 1811; was educated in scientific studies at the University of London; came to the United States in 1833, and continued his medical and chemical studies in the University of Pennsylvania, where
John William Draper. he took the degree of M. D. He became (1836-39) Professor of Chemistry, Natural Philosophy, and Physiology in Hampden-Sidney College, Virginia.
From 1839 Dr. Draper was connected, as professor, with the University of the City of New York, and aided in establishing the University Medical College, of which he was appointed (1841) Professor of Chemistry.
In 1850 physiology was added to the chair of chemistry.
From that year he was the president of the medical faculty of the institution, and in 1874 he was also president of the scientific department of the university.
Dr. Draper was one of the most patient, careful, and acute of scientific investigators.
His industry in experi
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Drummond , Sir George Gordon ,1771 -1854 (search)
Drummond, Sir George Gordon, 1771-1854
Military officer; born in Quebec in 1771; entered the British army in 1789; served in Holland and Egypt; and in 1811 was made lieutenant-general.
In 1813 he was second in command to Sir George Prevost; planned the capture of Fort Niagara in December of that year; took the villages of Black Rock and Buffalo; captured Oswego in May, 1814; and was in chief command of the British forces at the battle of Lundy's Lane (q. v.)in July.
In August he was repulsed at Fort Erie, with heavy loss, and was severely wounded.
He succeeded Prevost in 1814, and returned to England in 1816.
The next year he received the grand cross of the Bath.
He died in London, Oct. 10, 1854.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Duval , Gabriel ,1752 -1844 (search)
Duval, Gabriel, 1752-1844
Statesman; born in Prince George county, Md., Dec. 6, 1752; was a member of Congress, 1794-96, when he resigned upon his appointment as judge of the Supreme Court of Maryland.
In 1811 he was appointed to the United States Supreme Court and served until 1836, when he resigned.
He died in Prince George county, March 6, 1844.
Eaton, William, -1811
Military officer; born, in Woodstock, Conn., Feb. 23, 1764; graduated at Dartmouth College in 1790; entered the Continental army at the ageof sixteen; and was discharged in 1783.
In 1797 he was appointed American consul at Tunis, and arrived there in 1799.
He acted with so much boldness and tact that he secured for his country the freedom of its commerce from attacks by Tunisian cruisers.
He returned to the United States in 1803; was appointed naval agent of the United States for the Barbary States, and accompanied the American fleet to the Mediterranean in 1804.
He assisted Hamet Caramelli, the rightful ruler of Tripoli, in an attempt to recover his throne, usurped by his brother.
Soon afterwards Eaton returned to the United States, and passed the remainder of his life at Brimfield.
For his services to American commerce the State of Massachusetts gave him 10,000 acres of land.
The King of Denmark gave him a gold box in acknowledgment of his services
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Edgar , Henry Cornelius ,1811 -1884 (search)
Edgar, Henry Cornelius, 1811-1884
Clergyman; born in Rahway, N. J., April 11, 1811; graduated at Princeton College in 1831; became a merchant; was licensed to preach by the Presbyterian Church in 1845.
During the Civil War he spoke was forcibly against slavery.
His published orations and sermons include Three lectures on slavery; Four discourses occasioned by the death of Lincoln; An Exposition of the last nine wars; Christianity our nation's wisest policy; A discourse occasioned by the death of President Garfield, etc. He died in Easton, Pa., Dec. 23, 1884.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Eggleston , Joseph ,1754 -1811 (search)
Eggleston, Joseph, 1754-1811
Military officer; born in Amelia county, Va., Nov. 24, 1754; was graduated at William and Mary College in 1776; joined the cavalry of the American army; became captain, and acquired the reputation of being an officer of great efficiency.
In 1781 he displayed remarkable bravery in the action of Guilford Court-house and in the siege of Augusta; later in the same year he won the first success in the battle of Eutaw by a well-directed blow against the vanguard of the British column.
He held a seat in Congress in 1798-1801.
He died in Amelia county, Va., Feb. 13, 1811.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Emmons , George Foster ,1811 -1884 (search)
Emmons, George Foster, 1811-1884
Naval officer; born in Clarendon, Vt., Aug. 23, 1811; entered the navy in 1828; took part in several engagements during the Mexican War; served through the Civil War, and in 1866 commanded the Ossipee, which carried the United States commissioners to Alaska for the purpose of hoisting the American flag over that region.
He was promoted rear-admiral in 1872; retired in 1873; author of The Navy of the United States from 1775 to 1853.
He died in Princeton, N. J., July 2, 1884.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Emory , William Helmsley ,1811 -1887 (search)
Emory, William Helmsley, 1811-1887
Military officer; born in Queen Anne's county, Md., Sept. 9, 1811; graduated at West Point in 1831.
He was appointed lieutenant of the topographical engineers July 7, 1833; was aide to General Kearny in California in 1846-47, and was made lieutenant-colonel, Sept. 30, 1847.
He was astronomer to the commission to determine the boundary between the United States and Mexico.
He was serving as captain of cavalry in Mexico when the Civil War broke out, and brought his command into Kansas in good order.
In May, 1861, he was made lieutenant-colonel of the 6th Cavalry; served in the campaign of 1862 in the Army of the Potomac, and was made brigadier-general of volunteers in March of that year.
He did good service under Banks in Louisiana, and under Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley.
He was made colonel of the 5th Cavalry in the fall of 1863; in March, 1865, was brevetted brigadier-general and major-general of the United States army; and in 1876 was
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Everett , Edward ,1794 -1865 (search)
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865
Statesman; born in Dorchester, Mass., April 11, 1794; brother of the preceding; graduated at Harvard in 1811; and was ordained pastor of the Brattle Street (Boston) Unitarian Church in February, 1814.
He was chosen Professor of Greek in Harvard University in 1815, and took the chair on his return from Europe in 1819. Mr. Everett was in Congress from 1825 to 1835; governor of Massachusetts from 1836 to 1840; minister to England from 1841 to 1845; president of Harvard from 1846 to 1849; and succeeded Daniel Webster as Secretary of State in November, 1852.
He was in the United States Senate from March, 1853, until May, 1854, when he retired to private life on account of feeble health.
He took great interest in the efforts of the women of the United States to raise money to purchase Mount Vernon.
He wrote and spoke much, and by his efforts procured a large amount of money, and the estate was purchased.
He was nominated for the Vice-Presidency of the Un