CYCLOPEDIA of BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL and ECCLESIASTICAL LITERATURE Shipherd, Fayette- Slaughter, Devereaux by James Strong & John Mcclintock
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THE AGES DIGITAL LIBRARY REFERENCE CYCLOPEDIA of BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL and ECCLESIASTICAL LITERATURE Shipherd, Fayette- Slaughter, Devereaux by James Strong & John McClintock To the Students of the Words, Works and Ways of God: Welcome to the AGES Digital Library. We trust your experience with this and other volumes in the Library fulfills our motto and vision which is our commitment to you: MAKING THE WORDS OF THE WISE AVAILABLE TO ALL — INEXPENSIVELY. AGES Software Rio, WI USA Version 1.0 © 2000 2 Shipherd, Fayette, a Congregational minister, was born in Granville, N.Y., Aug. 18, 1797. He was prepared for college at the Granville and Cambridge academies. He entered Middlebury College in 1819, remaining but one year, on account of ill health, which prevented the completion of his course. He next studied theology with the Rev. William Chester, D.D., of Saratoga, and was ordained at Pawlet, Vt., Dec. 5, 1826, as colleague of Rev. John Griswold. From this pastorate he was dismissed Oct. 27, 1830. Choosing for a time the missionary work, he was sent, first to Vermont in 1830, and to New York in 1831, remaining in this field until he received a call to become a colleague of Dr. Beman, at Troy N.Y. Here he remained one year, and then became pastor of Bethel Free Church, at the same place, and remained two years, at which time he received and accepted a call to the pastorate of the. Church at Walton, N.Y. At this place he was installed April 29, 1835, and after remaining in charge three years was dismissed, to again take charge of the Bethel Church of Troy, which he continued to supply from 1838 to .1841. He organized the Congregational Free Church at Troy, Feb. 16, 1842, and remained there — preaching with success, until 1849, at which time the pastorate was dissolved. In 1850 he was acting pastor at Stephentown; also at Nassau from 1851 to 1853. He then, from 1853 to 1855, was agent, in Watertown and vicinity, of Carson League, at the same time supplying churches at Perch River, Stone Mills, Orleans, Four Corners, and La Fargeville. He was acting pastor at Pulaski from 1855 to 1858; also, without charge, filled the pastorate at Oberlin, O., from 1858 to. 1873, preaching often, and. supplying at Wellington from 1863 to 1865, and at Pittsfield from 1866 to 1868. In 1873 he removed to Walton, N.Y., and to Sidney Plains in 1877. In 1876 he published a pamphlet entitled What May Women Do? At length, becoming gradually feeble, he died, Aug. 14, 1878. (W. P.S.) Shi’phi (Heb. Shiphi’, y[æp]væ, my abundance, or abundant; Sept. Safa‹ v.r. Sefei>n and Safa>l), the son of Allon and father of Ziza, which last was a chief Simeonite in the time of Hezekiah (<130437>1 Chronicles 4:37). B.C. ante 726. 3 Shiph’mite (Heb. with the article hash-Shiphmi’ ymæp]Væhi, partial adj.; Sept. oJ tou~ Sefni>), an epithet of Zabdi, David’s chief viuntage master (<132727>1 Chronicles 27:27); probably as being a native of Shepham (q.v.). Shiph’rah (Heb. Shiphrah’, hr;p]væ, probably brightness, as in <182613>Job 26:13; but perhaps Egyptian; Sept. Sepofw>ra) first named of the two Hebrew midwives who disobeyed Pharaoh’s order to kill the male infants, and were rewarded by Divine Providence for their humanity (<020115>Exodus 1:15). B.C. cir. 1740. Shiph’tan (Heb. Shiphtan’, ]f;p]væ, judicial; Sept. Safta>n v.r. Sabaqa>n), father of Kemuel, which latter was the phylarch, of Ephraim and one of the commissioners appointed to divide Canaan among the tribes (<043424>Numbers 34:24). B.C. ante 1618. Shipley, Jonathan, a learned English prelate, was born about 1714. His education was liberal, and, at a proper age he entered Christ Church, Oxford. In April, 1738, he took his degree of Master of Arts, entered holy orders, and obtained a living; in 1743 he was installed a prebendary in the Cathedral Church of Winchester, and in March, 1745, was appointed chaplain to the duke of Cumberland. He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity Oct. 14, 1748; became canon of Christ Church, Oxford, Jan. 28, 1749; and was made dean of Winchester in 1760, being permitted, by dispensation, to retain. the, livings of Silchester and Chilbolton. His last preferment took place in 1769. when he was promoted to the bishopric of St. Asaph, in which he remained until his death, in Bolton Row, Piccadilly, Dec. 9, 1788. His works, consisting of sermons, charges and parliamentary speeches, were published in 2 vols; 8vo (1792). 4 Shipwreck, Picture for Shipwreck a term that occurs but twice in the New Test. in the verbal form nauage>w, once literally (<471125>2 Corinthians 11:25) and once metaphorically (<540119>1 Timothy 1:19). We learn from the former of these passages that Paul had already three times experienced this mishap prior to his more notable instance on the way to Rome. The interest that centers around this latter event, and the light it sheds upon many points of Biblical history, geography, and archaeology, are so great as to justify a special treatment of the topic in addition to the remarks given under previous heads. It is a singular coincidence that another Jew, a contemporary of Paul, should have suffered a similar mishap on the same route, viz. Josephus (Life, § 3); but the account left is so brief as to afford but little illustration: of the case. Luke’s narratives of the shipwreck of the apostle, on the contrary, is so full and graphic that we are enabled to trace the causes, progress, and culmination of the catastrophe in great detail; and his nice but artless discriminations show not only his truthfulness, but his careful habits of observation. His language, although of course not professional, is yet highly appreciative of the technical particulars to which he was an eye witness. We here present a brief outline of the results of the accurate and most interesting investigations of. Mr. Smith, of Jordanhill, in his work — On the Voyage and Shipwreck of. St. Paul (3d ed. Lond. 1866). A winter’s residence in Malta afforded this learned writer ample opportunities for personal examination of the localities of the shipwreck. Having been a yacht sailor of more than thirty years’ standing, and with much practical experience in planning, building, and altering vessels, he was able to bring a kind of knowledge to the interpretation of the passage which no commentator had possessed. Paul’s company embarked in a ship of Adramyttium, a seaport of Mysia on the eastern shore of the Aegean, opposite Lesbos. On the second day they touched at Sidon, sixty-seven geographical miles from Caesarea. Loosing from thence, they were forced, by contrary winds, to run under the lee of Cyprus. A ship’s course from Sidon to Myra is W.N.W., leaving Cyprus on the right. The contrary wind must have been from the west, which prevails in this part of the Mediterranean in the summer. Under these circumstances, they left Cyprus on the left hand, doing as the most accomplished seamen of the present day would do under similar 5 circumstances. Favored, as they probably were, by, the land breeze and currents, they arrived, without any unusual incident, at Myra in Lycia, then a flourishing city, now a desolate waste and about three miles from the sea. The company were there transferred to a corn ship from Alexandria bound for Italy. From the dimensions of one of these ships given by Lucian, they appear to have been quite as large as the largest class of merchant ships of modern times. Myra lies due north from Alexandria, and its bay is well fitted to shelter a wind bound ship. Their progress after leaving Myra was extremely slow, for it was many days before they came over against Cnidus, at the entrance to the Aegean Sea. As the distance between Myra and Cnidus is not more than 130 geographical miles, the delay was probably caused by unfavorable winds, which may be inferred from the words “with difficulty.” The course of a ship on her voyage from Cnidus to Italy is by the north side of Crete, through the archipelago, W. by S. But this would be impossible with a northwest wind. With that wind the ship would work up to Cnidus, because she had the advantage of a weather shore and a westerly current; but there the advantage would cease. The only alternative would be to wait at Cnidaus for a fair wind, or else to run- under the lee of Crete in the direction. of Salmonie, which is the eastern end of Crete. As the south side of this island is a weather shore, they would be able, with northwest winds, to work up as far as Cape Matala. Here, however, the land bends suddenly to the north, and their only resource would be to make for a harbor. Fair Havens is the harbor nearest to Cape Matala. This was probably no more than an open roadstead, or, rather, two roadsteads contiguous to each other. The site of the city Lasaea is but recently known. It was now after the autumnal equinox, and sailing was dangerous. It was a question whether they should winter here or sail to port Phoenice, on the same side of Crete, about forty miles west. Paul strongly urged the officers to remain, but his advice was overruled. Pheenice, the harbor which they expected to reach, looks; (Luke says) “towards the southwest and northwest,” or, as Mr.