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<p> a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Jessamine County, Kentucky, May 7, 1797. Even as a youth he exhibited talents of a superior order. He received a carefiul and pious training, but he did not as a young man make any outward profession of religion; and after entering political life, and while engaged for several years as a successful teacher, he became even less considerate of his higher and immortal interests, and sought refuge from the accusations, of conscience in the dark and cheerless regions of infidelity. His early impressions of religious truth were, however, strong and abiding, and he was finally converted, and deeply impressed with the idea that he was called of God to enter the [[Christian]] ministry. December 27, 1828, he was licensed as a local preacher. In the fall of 1831 he was received into the [[Kentucky]] Conference. He was appointed consecutively to the [[Winchester]] Circuit, Lexington Circuit, and [[Newport]] and Covington stations. He was also assistant editor of the Western Christian Advocate, serving for one year by appointment of the Book Committee, and then by vote of the General [[Conference]] of 1836. Among his numerous contributions to that journal was a series of articles on the peculiar tenets of [[Alexander]] Campbell, which excited very considerable attention. These were republished, by request of the Ohio Conference, after Mr. Phillips's death, which occurred June 22, 1836, only a few weeks after his election by the General Conference. </p>
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<p> a [[Christian]] philanthropist, was born in [[Boston]] April 10, 1750. Owing to feeble health, he was prevented from receiving many educational advantages. He entered upon mercantile pursuits with his father, from whom he received a large fortune at his death. In 1772 he made a profession of religion; in: 1794 he was made a deacon of Old South Church, Boston, where he officiated until his death, May 26, 1817. He was highly respected by the community at large, and was influential in all the affairs of State and Church. He was at one time the lieutenant-governor of his native state. He was also actively engaged in philanthropic labors, and was at his death president of the [[Massachusetts]] Bible Society. His charities were very extensive, and during a series of years amounted to from $8000 to $11,000. He bequeathed $15,000 to Phillips Academy; $10,000 to the theological institution at Andover; to the Society for Propagating the [[Gospel]] among the Indians, the Massachusetts Bible Society, the Foreign [[Mission]] Board, the Congregational Society, the Educational Society, and the Massachusetts General Hospital, each $5000; to the Medical Dispensary $3000; to the [[Female]] Asylum, and the [[Asylum]] for Boys, each $2000. </p>
 
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<ref name="term_55747"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/phillips,+william+(2) William Phillips from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_55758"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/phillips,+william+(1) William Phillips from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
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William Phillips [1]

a Christian philanthropist, was born in Boston April 10, 1750. Owing to feeble health, he was prevented from receiving many educational advantages. He entered upon mercantile pursuits with his father, from whom he received a large fortune at his death. In 1772 he made a profession of religion; in: 1794 he was made a deacon of Old South Church, Boston, where he officiated until his death, May 26, 1817. He was highly respected by the community at large, and was influential in all the affairs of State and Church. He was at one time the lieutenant-governor of his native state. He was also actively engaged in philanthropic labors, and was at his death president of the Massachusetts Bible Society. His charities were very extensive, and during a series of years amounted to from $8000 to $11,000. He bequeathed $15,000 to Phillips Academy; $10,000 to the theological institution at Andover; to the Society for Propagating the Gospel among the Indians, the Massachusetts Bible Society, the Foreign Mission Board, the Congregational Society, the Educational Society, and the Massachusetts General Hospital, each $5000; to the Medical Dispensary $3000; to the Female Asylum, and the Asylum for Boys, each $2000.

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  1. ↑ William Phillips from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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