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  The life of Elijah Parish Lovejoy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Elijah Parish Lovejoy, eldest son of a Presbyterian minister, was born in Albion, Maine, on November 8, 1802.
Lovejoy was educated extensively in the Christian faith and the Bible since childhood.
Lovejoy vigorously defended his previous actions and the right of the freedom of the press before a group of the leaders.
www.lib.niu.edu /ipo/ihy011216.html   (912 words)

  
 Plainfield Connecticut Church History
In 1871 Reverend G. Raymond, of Brown University, was ordained to the pastorate.
Reverend L. Frink was pastor from the fall of 1877 to the spring of 1879.
December 19th, 1859, Reverend S. Fellows was engaged as acting pastor, and still remains, thus filling a term of nearly thirty years, and how much longer it may be must be left for the future historian to write.
www.connecticutgenealogy.com /windham/plainfield_church_history.htm   (1574 words)

  
 The Life of Elijah Parish Lovejoy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Lovejoy’s feelings were not set against slavery until he witnessed the death of Francis J. McIntosh, a slave who was burned at the stake.
Lovejoy was killed by 4 gunshots that went in to his body.
After the mob killed Lovejoy the mob went in the warehouse and got the press and took it to the riverbank and put it in the river.
pphsp.uis.edu /elijah_parish_lovejoy.htm   (1389 words)

  
 Owen Lovejoy Homestead
A Former Station on the Underground Railroad, the Lovejoy Homestead is located at the eastern edge of Princeton, Illinois, and was the home of the Denham and Lovejoy families for nearly 100 years.
Reverend Lovejoy was its most famous resident and occupied the house from 1838 until his death in 1864.
Lovejoy was prominent in the abolition movement and the Underground Railroad, a founder of the Illinois and national Republican party, and a congressional leader.
www.lovejoyhomestead.com   (180 words)

  
 LoveJoy Baptist Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Reverend Vaughn began at once praying, singing, striving and organizing for a greater Lovejoy Baptist Church.
The State Convention was invited to Rome, Georgia as guest of the Lovejoy Baptist Church; therefore, under the leadership Reverend Vaughn, an annex with Sunday School rooms and dining facilities were built and these seem adequate for a few years longer.
In April 1977, the Reverend Curtis J. Cofield, a native of Montgomery, Alabama became the next pastor of the Lovejoy Baptist Church.
www.lovejoybaptistchurch.org /pg-2.htm   (555 words)

  
 List of recurring characters from The Simpsons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reverend Timothy Lovejoy (voiced by Harry Shearer) is the local minister.
Jessica Lovejoy (guest-voiced by Meryl Streep), is their daughter, a troublemaker who briefly dated Bart.
Lovejoy is the Reverend of the Church (of uncertain Protestant denomination, mentioned as the "Western Branch of American Presbo-Lutherism" in one particular episode) that seemingly every Christian in Springfield attends.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Reverend_Timothy_Lovejoy   (8270 words)

  
 PBS - THE WEST - Free Soil
In the spring of 1855, the Reverend Charles H. Lovejoy of Croydon, New Hampshire, his 43-year-old wife, Julia Louisa, and their children crossed the Missouri River into the newly created Kansas Territory.
But the Lovejoys -- and others like them from New England -- were a different kind of American pioneer, not interested in gold, land or adventure.
Lovejoy were living in the anti-slavery stronghold of Lawrence, Kansas.
www.pbs.org /weta/thewest/program/episodes/four/freesoil.htm   (981 words)

  
 Alton
The Descendants of Daniel Lovejoy and Elizabeth (Patee) Lovejoy
Elizabeth Lovejoy taught Elijah to read the Bible when he was four years old and through the long Maine winters encouraged him to accomplish the precocious, if somewhat useless, feat of memorizing 150 of Isaac Watt's hymns.
It is interesting to note that the descendants of Daniel Lovejoy found expression for their religious and moral sensibilities in the causes of freedom for all peoples, and the abolition of slavery in the United States.
www.execulink.com /~loveland/alton.htm   (858 words)

  
 waumc
The Reverend Cyrus Prindle was a circuit rider and it was arranged for West Addison to be included in his circuit.
He was followed by the Reverend Hiram Meeker, who formed the first Methodist Society with the committee of six persons in 1825.
Lovejoy reported one hundred eighteen white and two colored members of the Methodist Church.
www.waumc.homestead.com   (2023 words)

  
 High Street Unitarian Universalist Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Even Lovejoy’s non-violent sermons, which according to Marge are always about “constancy” and “prudissitude”, are examples of why many real churchgoers are turned off by rote recitations from a passionless pulpit.
Although Reverend Lovejoy may represent the some of the worst characteristics of mainstream Protestantism, the fact that the pews are packed each Sunday also shows that the citizens of Springfield do find spiritual fulfillment in the presence of their church community, and can get the message in spite of the messenger.
In sharp contrast with The Reverend Timothy Lovejoy is Simpson neighbor Ned Flanders.
www.highstreetchurch.org /sermons/Simpsons.htm   (2746 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books: The Rich and the Profane (Lovejoy Mystery)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Perpetually bereft of funds, the rascally Lovejoy once again relies on charm, guile and luck to replenish his supply of groats, make "smiles" with various women and keep from getting interfered with by the Plod.
And Irma's aunt Jocina wants Lovejoy to identify antiques that will be sold supposedly to fund a failing prioryAwhose prior, Lovejoy believes, is "making smiles" with Jocina behind her husband's back.
Though reluctant to be her tutor, Lovejoy cannot resist helping the beautiful young woman even if the jewelry she wants to steal is vulgar trash.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0140286225?v=glance   (1276 words)

  
 List of recurring characters from The Simpsons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Timothy Lovejoy (voiced by Harry Shearer) is the Reverend of the Church (of uncertain denomination) that seemingly every Christian in Springfield attends.
In one episode we see the young Lovejoy first arriving in Springfield on a motorbike, his first encounter with Flanders, and how his youthful (and hippyish) idealism was gradually worn down into jaded conservatism by Ned's constant pestering ("Reverend Lovejoy??
Helen Lovejoy is the reverend's judgemental, small minded, moralistic, and gossipy wife.
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/l/li/list_of_recurring_characters_from_the_simpsons.html   (2199 words)

  
 St. Louis Walk of Fame - Elijah Lovejoy
Although threatened, Lovejoy insisted on the public's right to "Hear both sides and let the right triumph." Seeking safety, he moved to Alton, Illinois, but mobs there smashed three presses.
Defending a fourth Observer press in 1837, Lovejoy was murdered, shocking the nation.
Reverend Robert Tabscott, President, Elijah Lovejoy Society, accepted on behalf of Mr.
www.stlouiswalkoffame.org /inductees/Elijah-Lovejoy.html   (140 words)

  
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Lovejoy, who is looking for a way to perk % up her despondent husband.
Reverend % Lovejoy has commandeered a kiddie train that runs along a mountain in % the baboon pit.
Lovejoy uncouples the cars, and he and % Flanders ride to safety while remainder of the train stays with the % baboons.
www.snpp.com /episodes/4F18   (8113 words)

  
 Illinois College - News
Lovejoy was the antislavery martyr who died in 1837 defending his printing press against a pro-slavery mob in Alton, Illinois.
Of interest to friends of Illinois College, Edward Beecher, IC's first president, was a close friend of Elijah Lovejoy and together they founded an antislavery society headquartered in Alton, with many members from Jacksonville and surrounding communities.
Additional information regarding the November 13 tribute to Elijah Lovejoy and Paul Simon is available by contacting the Jacksonville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at 1-800-593-5678 or the Illinois College Public Relations Office at 217-245-3048.
www.ic.edu /admissions/news/news_story.asp?iNewsID=353&strBack=/Default.asp   (432 words)

  
 First Presbyterian Church History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Lovejoy had organized the "Little Gleaners", a group of children whom she trained to make their contribution to the church by making small gifts for sale, singing at services and for shut-ins.
Lovejoy heard of a new way of making money in 1909, these young women, under her direction, held the first Pure Food Show, a project which became an outstanding yearly event in the community.
Lovejoy organized the little girls into a society called the "Little Gleaners." They met on Monday afternoons in Mrs.
home.texoma.net /~firstpres/Pages/history.html   (4527 words)

  
 MyJewishLearning.com - Culture: Torah from Simpsons
There is an Orthodox synagogue in town, with the improbable name of Temple Beth Springfield, located not far from Rev­erend Lovejoy's First Church of Springfield.
The rabbi, bearded and dressed in the fl garb of the Hasidim, is a regular on the minister's weekly call-in radio show, "Gabbin' about God." Ortho­dox rabbis are often wary of such interfaith dialogues, but Krustofsky does not conform to this stereotype.
For example, Lovejoy keeps the rabbi's address and phone number on his "non-Christian Rolodex." At the elementary school, Principal Skinner is heard fielding an angry call from the superintendent.
www.myjewishlearning.com /culture/Humor/DefiningHumor/WesternWit/Simpsons.htm   (1556 words)

  
 pike speak: Homer Simpson on Religion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Reverend Lovejoy, the devout pastor of the First Church of Springfield, is often used to depict the hypocrisy of Christianity.
On the contrary, Ned Flanders' piety sickens Reverend Lovejoy.
The Reverend deals with his anger towards Ned and his family by doing things such as having his dog defecate on the Flanders' lawn.
pikespeak.blogspot.com /2005/02/homer-simpson-on-religion.html   (373 words)

  
 A History of Alton, Illinois and the Riverbend Area from an Alton School District Textbook, Page 5
In 1900 under the pastorate of Reverend M. Twing, a new church was built.
In 1832, at age 29, Lovejoy became very interested in the Christian religion, quit the paper, and went to Princeton Seminary to study for the Ministry.
On the sixtieth anniversary of the death of Lovejoy, a beautiful monument in his honor was dedicated in the Alton City Cemetery.
www.4sullivans.com /jtsgeneralstore/historyaltonp5.html   (1995 words)

  
 Homer the Heretic
Marge: Reverend Lovejoy, I had a bit of an ulterior motive in inviting you to dinner.
Reverend Lovejoy recites the commandment ``Keep holy the Sabbath day'', as Homer buys a crate of Duff and a box of cigars from the Kwik-E-Mart.
Rev. Lovejoy: No, but He working in the hearts of your friends and neighbors when they came to your aid, be they [points to Ned] Christian, [Krusty] Jew, or [Apu]...
www.clubi.ie /citron/Guide/9F01.html   (2911 words)

  
 ABOLITIONISTS AND THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD part 1
Lovejoy in 1837, led many to fear for their constitutional rights.
There was not a man in the whole county, with whom the slaves who had the getting their own home, would not prefer to live, rather than with this Rev. Mr.
Severe was rightly named: he was a cruel man. I have seen him whip a woman, causing the blood to run half an hour at the time; and this, too, in the midst of her crying children, pleading for their mother's release.
www.wolfkiller.net /Abolitionists/index.htm   (3648 words)

  
 The Simpsons
Reverend Lovejoy, the pastor of the local church, is jaded and moralistic.
While most of these characters are more incompetent than truly evil, there is one true sadist: Montgomery Burns, owner of the Springfield Nuclear Plant and Homer Simpson's boss; he is often compared to Charles Foster Kane in Citizen Kane.
Many episodes feature celebrity guests contributing their voices to the show, as either themselves or fictional characters.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/the_simpsons   (2094 words)

  
 The Simpsons: Road Rage cheats, codes, hints, FAQs: Microsoft Xbox
There is a passenger (Bumble Bee Man, Reverend Lovejoy, or Ned Flanders) there that wants to go to Reverend Lovejoy's house.
In Evergreen Terrace, on the opposite end of the lake of the church, there is a person in the water wanting to go to the church.
In Evergreen Terrace, when you drop someone off at Reverend Lovejoy's house, there are two passengers that are not far away.
www.gamewinners.com /xbox/SimpsonsRoadRage.htm   (4609 words)

  
 baptist church lovejoy, ga Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Ingram of Lovejoy Baptist Church in Rome, Georgia, was released recently to rave reviews...
There is a First Baptist Church, Lovejoy, Clayton County, GA. It is located on Talmadge Road about 3 blocks from the center of Lovejoy.
Re: Baptist Church in Lovejoy, Georgia Alfred Nash 2/10/02 http://genforum.genealogy.com/ga...
www.azbaptistchurchdirectory.com /baptist-church-lovejoy,-ga.html   (509 words)

  
 Lovejoy Baptist Church, Rome, Georgia - Reverend Carey N. Ingram, Pastor
Lovejoy Baptist Church is a thriving Christian ministry in
Marriage is Supposed to be Forever, the first book of the Reverend Carey N. Ingram of Lovejoy Baptist Church in Rome, Georgia, was released recently to rave reviews.
Ingram, a native of Rome, GA, has been minister of the Lovejoy Baptist Church for 17 years and a minister for more than 27.
www.lovejoybaptistchurch.org   (381 words)

  
 Springfield's Very Own Reverend Lovejoy! quiz
Lovejoy's radio show is called "Gabbin' About Jesus".
When Grampa is in hospital, Marge asks Lovejoy to give him the last rights.
Lovejoy says he is not Catholic and that he may as well do a what?
www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=168061&origin=   (103 words)

  
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LOVEJOY Breaking the wafer requires the power of God's will...
LOVEJOY Oh please Lord, just once let me replace the pennance of prayer with the joy of a crucifixion.
The gang comes together near the exit of the church and there is a final table with a giant grab bag on top.
www.junkyville.net /pages/stuff/fanscripts/06.txt   (4971 words)

  
 Triumph Conversion day 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The lovejoy connector is now fitted to the other end of the motor.
Here is the other half of the lovejoy on the generator head.
Reverend Gadget, Gadget Girl, GadgetWare, Gadget's World, and Gadget's Gadgets are Trademarks of Reverend Gadget Inc. All Rights Reserved.
reverendgadget.com /triumph2.html   (350 words)

  
 The Simpsons Episode Guide
Bart's infatuation with the Reverend's daughter is short-lived when she steals the church collection plate and he is blamed for the theft.
Reverend Lovejoy is showing his stuff with the latest in a series of disinteresting sermons.
Homer promptly moves the family in, while Helen and the Reverend have been relocated to the Flanders and reduced to preaching at the Bowl-A-Rama.
familygotweb.com /simpson.html   (13563 words)

  
 FireBlade Book Review: The Abolitionists
Observing the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law, the Reverend Owen Lovejoy denied that the Constitution and the laws made under its authority must in all circumstances be obeyed.
The South was looked upon as “a despotic slave power bent on dominating the nation.” This lack of care for the freedom in general worried many abolitionists.
It was only during the war that anti-slavery feeling began to pick up in the North, due to a realization “that to reincorporate the South with its slaveholding aristocracy intact would solve no national problem.” (p.
www.hoboes.com /html/FireBlade/Books/Abolitionists.shtml   (1011 words)

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