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<p> Boyd, John (2), </p> <p> a Presbyterian minister, was born in [[Ireland]] in 1768. His early studies were pursued under John McPherriu, his pastor. He was licensed to preach by the [[Presbytery]] of Redstone, April 23, 1801. He preached one year as a licentiate in the bounds of the Presbytery of Erie. At the first meeting of the Presbytery of Erie, April 13, 1802, he presented a dismission from the Presbytery of Redstone, and was taken under the care of the new Presbytery. He accepted calls from Slate [[Lick]] and Union churches, in what is now Armstrong County, Pa. He was ordained at Union on June 16, 1802. This pastoral relation continued until April 17, 1810. At the meeting of the General Assembly, in May, 1809, he was appointed a missionary for two months on the headwaters of the Alleghany and the borders of Lake Erie. He also supplied, for a short time, the churches of Amity and West Liberty. He was transferred, on account of ill-health, from Erie Presbytery to that of Lancaster, Oct. 4, 1810. [[Shortly]] after this he was preaching at [[Wills]] Creek, in Southeastern Ohio. [[Afterwards]] he served Red [[Oak]] and [[Strait]] [[Creek]] churches, in Chillicothe Presbytery. He next settled as pastor of the Church of Bethel, in Oxford Presbytery. He died Aug. 20, 1816. See Hist. of the Presbytery of Erie. </p>
<p> Boyd, John (3), </p> <p> an English Wesleyan minister, was born at Douglas, [[Isle]] of Man, July 14, 1796. He was converted at nineteen under Dr. Raffles, in Liverpool; was ordained in 1823 for the [[Newfoundland]] Wesleyan mission; labored in that island until 1832; returned to his native land; preached until 1864; retired to Lymm, near Warrington, and died Jan. 15, 1868. He was an indefatigable worker, never allowing a moment to be unemployed. See Minutes of the British Conference, 1868. p. 20; Wesl. Meth. Magazine, 1871, p. 769. </p>


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<ref name="term_27236"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/boyd,+john+(2) John Boyd from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_27284"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/boyd,+john+(3) John Boyd from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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Latest revision as of 08:25, 15 October 2021

John Boyd [1]

Boyd, John (3),

an English Wesleyan minister, was born at Douglas, Isle of Man, July 14, 1796. He was converted at nineteen under Dr. Raffles, in Liverpool; was ordained in 1823 for the Newfoundland Wesleyan mission; labored in that island until 1832; returned to his native land; preached until 1864; retired to Lymm, near Warrington, and died Jan. 15, 1868. He was an indefatigable worker, never allowing a moment to be unemployed. See Minutes of the British Conference, 1868. p. 20; Wesl. Meth. Magazine, 1871, p. 769.

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  1. ↑ John Boyd from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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