EBENEZER See also:

• HENDERSON
• HENDERSON, ALEXANDER (1583-1646)
• EBENEZER HENDERSON (1784-1858)
• HENDERSON, GEORGE FRANCIS ROBERT (1854-1903)
• HENDERSON, JOHN (1747-1785)

HENDERSON (1784-1858)  , a Scottish divine, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at the Linn near See also:

• DUNFERMLINE (Gaelic, " the fort on the crooked linn ")
• DUNFERMLINE, ALEXANDER SETON, 1ST EARL OF
• DUNFERMLINE, JAMES ABERCROMBY, 1ST BARON (1776-'858)

Dunfermline on the 17th of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1784, and died at See also:

• MORTLAKE

Mortlake on the 17th of May 1858 . He was the youngest son of an agricultural labourer, and after three years'schooling spent some See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time at watchmaking and as a shoemaker's apprentice . In 1803 he joined See also:

• ROBERT
• ROBERT (1275—1343)
• ROBERT, HUBERT (1753-1808)
• ROBERT, LOUIS LEOPOLD (1794-1835)

Robert See also:

• HALDANE, JAMES ALEXANDER (1768–1851)
• HALDANE, RICHARD BURDON (1856– )
• HALDANE, ROBERT (1764–1842)

Haldane's theological See also:

• SEMINARY (Lat. seminarium, from semen, seed)

seminary, and in 18o5 was selected to accompany the Rev . See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• PATERSON
• PATERSON, ROBERT (1715-1801)
• PATERSON, WILLIAM (1658-1719)

Paterson to See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India; but as the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East India See also:

• COMPANY

Company would not allow See also:

• BRITISH

British vessels to convey missionaries to India, See also:

• HENDERSON
• HENDERSON, ALEXANDER (1583-1646)
• HENDERSON, EBENEZER (1784-1858)
• HENDERSON, GEORGE FRANCIS ROBERT (1854-1903)
• HENDERSON, JOHN (1747-1785)

Henderson and his colleague went to See also:

• DENMARK
• DENMARK (Danmark)

Denmark to await the See also:

• CHANCE (through the O. Fr. cheance, from the Late Lat. cadentia, things happening, from cadere, to fall out, happen; cf. " case ")

chance of a passage to See also:

• SERAMPUR

Serampur, then a Danish See also:

• PORT

port . Being unexpectedly delayed, and having begun to preach in See also:

• COPENHAGEN (Danish Kjobenhavn)

Copenhagen, they ultimately decided to See also:

• SETTLE
• SETTLE, ELKANAH (1648–1724)

settle in Denmark, and in 18o6 Henderson became pastor at See also:

• ELSINORE (Dan. Helsingor)

Elsinore . From this time till about 1817 he was engaged in encouraging the See also:

• DISTRIBUTION (Lat. distribuere, to deal out)

distribution of Bibles in the Scandinavian countries, and in the course of his labours he visited See also:

• SWEDEN
• SWEDEN [Sverige]
• SWEDEN, NORWAY AND

Sweden and See also:

• LAPLAND, or LAPPLAND

Lapland (1807-1808), See also:

• ICELAND (Dan. Island)

Iceland (1814—1815) and the mainland of Denmark and See also:

• PART

part of See also:

• GERMANY
• GERMANY (Ger. Deutschland)

Germany (1816) . During most of this time he was an See also:

• AGENT (from Lat. agere, to act)

agent of the British and See also:

• FOREIGN

Foreign See also:

• BIBLE
• BIBLE, ENGLISH

Bible Society . On the 6th of See also:

• OCTOBER

October 1811 he formed the first Congregational See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church in Sweden . In 1818, after a visit to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, he travelled in company with Paterson through See also:

• RUSSIA
• RUSSIA (Rossiya)

Russia as far See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south as See also:

• TIFLIS

Tiflis, but, instead of settling as was proposed at See also:

• ASTRAKHAN

Astrakhan, he retraced his steps, having resigned his connexion with the Bible Society owing to his disapproval of a See also:

• TRANSLATION

translation of the Scriptures, which had been made in See also:

• TURKISH

Turkish . In 1822 he was invited by See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

Prince See also:

• ALEXANDER
• ALEXANDER (1461-1506)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OF BATTENBERG) (1857-1893)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OsxENOVici) (1876-1903)
• ALEXANDER, ARCHIBALD (1772—1851)
• ALEXANDER, FRANCIS (1800—1881)
• ALEXANDER, GEORGE (1858— )
• ALEXANDER, JOHN WHITE (1856- )
• ALEXANDER, JOSEPH ADDISON (18o9—186o)
• ALEXANDER, SIR JAMES EDWARD (1803—1885)
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM (1824— )
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM LINDSAY (1808—1884)

Alexander (Galitzin) to assist the See also:

• RUSSIAN

Russian Bible Society in translating the Scriptures into various See also:

• LANGUAGES

languages spoken in the Russian See also:

• EMPIRE

empire . After twenty years of foreign labour Henderson returned to England, and in 582 5 was appointed See also:

• TUTOR (Lat. tutor, guardian, tueri, to watch over, protect)

tutor of the See also:

• MISSION

Mission See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College, See also:

• GOSPORT

Gosport . In 183o he succeeded Dr See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William See also:

• HARRISON
• HARRISON, BENJAMIN
• HARRISON, FREDERIC (1831— )
• HARRISON, JOHN (1693—1776)
• HARRISON, THOMAS (16o6-166o)
• HARRISON, THOMAS ALEXANDER (1853– )
• HARRISON, WILLIAM (1534–1593)
• HARRISON, WILLIAM HENRY (1773–1841)

Harrison as theological lecturer and See also:

• PROFESSOR (the Latin noun formed from the verb profiteri, to declare publicly, to acknowledge, profess)

professor of See also:

• ORIENTAL

Oriental languages in Highbury Congregational College .

In 185o, on the amalgamation of the colleges of Homerton, See also:

• COWARD

Coward andHighbury, he retired on a See also:

• PENSION (Lat. pensio, a payment, from pendere, to weigh, to pay)

pension . In 1852-1853 he was pastor of Sheen Vale See also:

• CHAPEL

chapel at Mortlake . His last See also:

• WORK

work was a translation of the See also:

• BOOK

book of See also:

• EZEKIEL (SKpm', " God strengthens" or " God is strong "; Sept. 'IE'EKL?)X; Vulg. Ezechiel)

Ezekiel . Henderson was a See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man of See also:

• GREAT

great linguistic attainment . He made himself more or less acquainted, not only with the See also:

• ORDINARY (med. Lat. ordinarius, Fr. ordinaire)

ordinary languages of scholarly accomplishment and the various members of the Scandinavian See also:

• GROUP

group, but also with See also:

• HEBREW

Hebrew, See also:

• SYRIAC

Syriac, Ethiopic, Russian, Arabic, Tatar, See also:

• PERSIAN
• PERSIAN, SYRIAN, EGYPTIAN AND TURKISH

Persian, Turkish, Armenian, Manchu, Mongolian and Coptic . He organized the first Bible Society in Denmark (1814), and paved the way for several others . In 1817 he was nominated by the Scandinavian See also:

• LITERARY

Literary Society a corresponding member; and in 1840 he was made D.D. by the university of Copenhagen . He was honorary secretary for See also:

• LIFE

life of the Religious See also:

• TRACT (from Lat. tractare, to treat of a matter, through Provencal tractat and Ital. trattato)

Tract Society, and one of the first promoters of the British Society for the See also:

• PROPAGATION

Propagation of the See also:

• GOSPEL (O. Eng. godspel, i.e. good news, a translation of Lat. bona annuntiatio, or evangelium, Gr. evayyeXwv; cf. Goth. iu spillon, " to announce good news," Ulfilas' translation of the Greek, from iu, that which is good, and spellon to announce)

Gospel among the See also:

• JEWS
• JEWS (Heb. Y8hudi, man of Judah; Gr. 'Iovbaiot; Lat. Judaei)

Jews . The records of his travels in Iceland (1818) were valuable contributions to our knowledge of that See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island . His other See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal See also:

• WORKS

works are: Iceland, or the See also:

• JOURNAL
• JOURNAL (through Fr. from late Lat. diurnalis, daily)

Journal of a See also:

• RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

Residence in that Island (2 vol_s., 1818); Biblical Researches and Travels in Russia'(1826); Elements of Biblical See also:

• CRITICISM
• CRITICISM (from the Gr. KpiTrlS, a judge, Kpivew, to decide, to give an authoritative opinion)

Criticism and See also:

• INTERPRETATION (from Lat. interpretari, to expound, explain, inter pres, an agent, go-between, interpreter; inter, between, and the root pret-, possibly connected with that seen either in Greek 4 p4'ew, to speak, or irpa-rrecv, to do)

Interpretation (1830); The Vaudois, a Tour Of the Valleys of See also:

• PIEDMONT (Ital. Piemonte; Low Lat. Pedemons and Pedemontium)

Piedmont (1845) . See See also:

• MEMOIRS

Memoirs of Ebenezer Henderson, by Thulia S . Henderson (his daughter) (See also:

• LONDON

London, 1859) Congregational See also:

• YEAR

Year Book (1859) .