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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), African Methodist Episcopal Church , Zion (search)
African Methodist Episcopal Church, Zion
A religious sect, founded in New York City in 1796.
This organization sprang from a desire of colored members of the Methodist Episcopal Church to have a separate spiritual fellowship that they might be more helpful to each other.
The first annual conference, however, was not held until 1821.
James Varich was elected bishop in the following year.
Until 1880 bishops held office for four years only, but in that year an act was passed making the bishopric a life office.
The territory of this Church is divided into seven districts, over each of which there is a bishop.
In 1900 it reported as follows: Ministers, 3,155; churches, 2,906; and members, 536,271.
Amherst College,
An educational institution in Amherst, Mass., founded in 1821; incorporated in 1825.
The funds for the construction of its buildings and for its endowments have been furnished by gifts of individuals, with the exception of $50,000 given by the State.
The Christian men and women of Massachusetts have built it up and chiefly sustain it. The declared object of its founders was the education of young men for ministerial and missionary labor.
In 1899 it had thirty-six professors and instructors, 380 students, buildings that cost over $400,000, and valuable art and scientific collections.
The Rev. George Harris D. D., was elected its president in that year.
Amidas, Philip
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Anderson , Richard Herron , 1821 -1879 (search)
Anderson, Richard Herron, 1821-1879
Military officer; born in South Carolina. Oct. 7, 1821; was graduated at West Point in 1842.
He served in the war with Mexico; and in March, 1861, he left the army and became a brigadier-general in the Confederate service.
He was wounded at Antietam; commanded a division at Gettysburg; and was made lieutenant-general in 1864.
He died in Beaufort, S. C., June 26, 1879.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Arnold , Samuel Greene , 1821 -1880 (search)
Arnold, Samuel Greene, 1821-1880
Legislator and author; born in Providence, R. I., April 12, 1821.
He was graduated at Brown University in 1841.
After extensive travel in Europe, the East, and South America, he became, in 1852, lieutenant-governor of Rhode Island.
In 1861 he took the field in command of a battery of artillery.
He was lieutenant-governor, 1861-62, and United States Senator in 1863.
He was the author of a History of Rhodc Island.
He died in Providence, Feb. 12, 1880.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Auger , Christorpher Colon , 1821 -1898 (search)
Auger, Christorpher Colon, 1821-1898
Military officer; born in New York July 10, 1821; was graduated at West Point in 1843.
He served as aide-de-camp to Generals Hopping and Cushing in the war with Mexico, and in 1861 was made a brigadiergeneral of volunteers, after serving under McDowell.
He took command of a division under Banks.
and was wounded at the battle of Cedar Mountain, Aug. 9, 1862; the same month he was made major-general of volunteers.
In November, 1862, he. reported to General Banks for service in a Southern expedition, and was very active in the siege and capture of Port Hudson.
From October, 1863, to August, 1866, he had command of the Department of Washington.
and in 1867 he was assigned to the Department of the Platte.
In 1869 he was made brigadier-general U. S. A., and in 188,5 was retired.
He died in Washington, D. C., Jan. 16. 1898.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Austin , Stephen Fuller , (search)
Austin, Stephen Fuller,
Colonist; born about 1790; son of Moses Austin, of Connecticut.
who in 1820 received permission from the Mexican commander at Monterey to colonize 300 families in the province.
Moses died June 10, 1821, and Stephen successfully carried out the scheme.
The latter went to the city of Mexico in 1821.
and the grant given to his father was confirmed in February, 1823.
By it he was invested with almost absolute power over the colonists, whom he seated where the city of Austin now is, the site selected by him for the capital of Texas.
In March, 1833, a convention formed a State constitution, which Austin took to the central government of Mexico to obtain its ratification.
There were delays; and he recommended a union of all the municipalities, and the organization of a State under a Mexican law of 1824.
He was arrested, taken back to Mexico, and detained until September, 1835.
On his return he found the country in confusion, and he took part with the revo
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Avery , Waightstill , 1745 -1821 (search)
Avery, Waightstill, 1745-1821
Lawyer; born in Groton, Conn.. May 3, 1745; studied law in Maryland.
and began its practice in Mecklenburg county, N. C., in 1769.
He was prominent there among the opposers of the obnoxious measures of the British Parliament bearing on the colonies, and was one of the promoters and signers of the famous Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.
He was a delegate to the Provincial Congress at Hillsborough in 1775 which organized the military forces of the State: and in the summer of 1776 he joined the army, under General Rutherford, in the Cherokee country.
He was a commissioner in framing the treaty of Holston, which effected peace on the Western frontier.
Mr. Avery was active in civil affairs; and in 1779 was colonel of the county militia, serving with great zeal during the British invasion of North Carolina.
He removed to Burke county in 1781, which he represented in the State legislature many years.
He was the first State attorney-general of
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bainbridge , William , 1774 -1833 (search)