Thomas Edward Bowdich

Thomas Edward Bowdich, an English traveller, born in Bristol in 1790, died in Africa, Jan. 10,1824. He went to Cape Coast Castle, where his uncle was governor, in 1816, as writer in the service of the English African company; and in 1817 he was second in command of a mission to Ashantee. Becoming chief of this mission, he concluded an advantageous treaty with the Ashantee ruler. He afterward went to Paris and studied under Cuvier and other eminent men, with a view of preparing himself for a second African expedition; but he succumbed to the climate soon after reaching the mouth of the Gambia. He published works on African travel and geography, the most important of which is " Mission from Cape Coast Castle to Ashantee" (London, 1819).

Thomas Emlyn

Thomas Emlyn, an English clergyman, born in Stamford, May 27, 1G63, died July 30, 1743. He was educated at Cambridge, and settled in 1691 in Dublin, where he gained great reputation as a preacher. In 1697 he advanced doctrines at variance with those of his congregation, declaring the Father preeminent over the Son and Spirit, and thus reviving Arianism. The opposition which was excited against him obliged him to leave Ireland, and he published in England a "Vindication of the Worship of the Lord Jesus Christ on Unitarian Principles " (1706). This book brought upon him a prosecution for blasphemy, and he was fined and condemned to a year's imprisonment. He did not pay the fine, but remained in prison two years, and after his release preached to a congregation of his friends in London. Besides his theological works, he wrote " Memoirs of the Life and Sentiments of Dr. Samuel Clarke" (1731).

Thomas Fanshawe Middleton

Thomas Fanshawe Middleton, an English scholar, born at Kedleston, Derbyshire, Jan. 26,1769, died in Calcutta, July 8,1822. He was educated at Christ's hospital, London, and Pembroke hall, Cambridge, took orders, and while curate of Gainsborough in 1792 he edited a periodical called the "Country Spectator." His principal work is "The Doctrine of the Greek Article applied to the Criticism and Illustration of the New Testament" (London, 1808). He was prebendary of Lincoln in 1809, archdeacon of Huntingdon in 1812. and consecrated as first bishop of Calcutta, May 8, 1814. His sermons, charges, and tracts were collected and published with a life by Dr. Henry Kaye Bonney (London, 1824), and his life was also written by the Rev. Charles Webb Le Has (2 vols. 8vo, London, 1830).

Thomas Halyburton

Thomas Halyburton, a Scottish theologian, born at Dupplin, Dec. 25, 1674, died in St. Andrews, Sept. 23, 1712. He studied at St Andrews, was for a time domestic chaplain in the family of a nobleman, became minister of the parish of Ceres in 1700, and in 1711 was appointed professor of divinity at St. Andrews. His principal works are: "Inquiry into the Principles of Modern Deists," " The Great Concern of Salvation," "Natural Religion Insufficient," "Essay on the Nature of Faith," and "Inquiry on Justification." These have been frequently republished (latest ed., London, 1835). His "Memoirs of his Life," with an introductory essay by the Rev. Dr. Young (Glasgow', 1824), has been reprinted in America.