Difference between revisions of "Gellatly Alexander"
(Created page with "Gellatly Alexander <ref name="term_41416" /> <p> a minister of the Associate Church, was born in Perth, Scotland, in 1720. In 1752 he became a student of theology in conn...") |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
Gellatly Alexander <ref name="term_41416" /> | |||
<p> a minister of the [[Associate]] Church, was born in Perth, Scotland, in 1720. In 1752 he became a student of theology in connection with the Antiburgher [[Synod]] of Scotland. By that synod he was sent out in 1753 as a missionary to the inhabitants of the eastern counties of Pennsylvania, who mere chiefly emigrants from [[Scotland]] and Ireland. He was accompanied by the [[Reverend]] | Gellatly Alexander <ref name="term_41416" /> | ||
==References == | <p> a minister of the [[Associate]] Church, was born in Perth, Scotland, in 1720. In 1752 he became a student of theology in connection with the Antiburgher [[Synod]] of Scotland. By that synod he was sent out in 1753 as a missionary to the inhabitants of the eastern counties of Pennsylvania, who mere chiefly emigrants from [[Scotland]] and Ireland. He was accompanied by the [[Reverend]] Andrew Arnot, and together they formed themselves into a Presbytery, under the name of the Associate [[Presbytery]] of Pennsylvania. They soon became obnoxious to the [[Presbyterians]] who had occupied the ground before them, and who issued a series of publications against them, which were answered by Mr. Gellatly and others. Mr. Gellatly was settled first at Middle Octorora, [[Lancaster]] County, and then at Oxford, [[Chester]] County, Pennsylvania, where he labored with great diligence during the remainder of his life. He died March 12, 1761. He was a man of vigorous intellect, and an earnest, faithful minister of the Gospel. '''''—''''' Sprague, Annals of Am. Pulpit, 9 (Associate), 1. </p> | ||
== References == | |||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_41416"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/gellatly+alexander Gellatly Alexander from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_41416"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/gellatly+alexander Gellatly Alexander from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 10:32, 15 October 2021
Gellatly Alexander [1]
a minister of the Associate Church, was born in Perth, Scotland, in 1720. In 1752 he became a student of theology in connection with the Antiburgher Synod of Scotland. By that synod he was sent out in 1753 as a missionary to the inhabitants of the eastern counties of Pennsylvania, who mere chiefly emigrants from Scotland and Ireland. He was accompanied by the Reverend Andrew Arnot, and together they formed themselves into a Presbytery, under the name of the Associate Presbytery of Pennsylvania. They soon became obnoxious to the Presbyterians who had occupied the ground before them, and who issued a series of publications against them, which were answered by Mr. Gellatly and others. Mr. Gellatly was settled first at Middle Octorora, Lancaster County, and then at Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania, where he labored with great diligence during the remainder of his life. He died March 12, 1761. He was a man of vigorous intellect, and an earnest, faithful minister of the Gospel. — Sprague, Annals of Am. Pulpit, 9 (Associate), 1.
