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SCHERESCHEWSKY, Samuel Isaac Joseph, P. E. bishop, born
in Tanroggen, Russian Lithuania, 6 May, 1831; died 1906. He was educated partly
in his native town and partly at the Rabbinical college, Zhitomeer, Russia. He
also spent two years in the University of Breslau, Germany. On his arrival in
the United States, he went first to Western Presbyterian theological seminary,
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, but not long afterward entered the Episcopal general
theological seminary, New York city. He was not graduated, but was ordained
deacon in St. George's church, New York, 7 July, 1859, by Bishop Boone, of Amoy,
China, and priest, in the mission chapel, Shanghai, 28 October, 1860, by the
same bishop. His field of labor was from the beginning in the China mission.
In 1875 he was elected by the house of bishops to be the
missionary bishop to China, but declined the post. When he was elected again in
1877 he accepted. He received the degree of D.D. from Kenyon college, Ohio, in
1876, and that of S. T. D. from Columbia in 1877. He was consecrated in Grace
church, New York, 31 October, 1877, and entered at once upon his duties. Bishop
Schereschewsky's services were particularly valuable in the work of translating
from the Hebrew the entire Old Testament scriptures into Mandarin Chinese. He
was also one of the committee for translating the New Testament from the Greek
into the same language. In conjunction with Bishop Burdon, of the English mission,
he translated the Book of Common Prayer into Mandarin Chinese. He also
translated St. Mark's gospel into Mongolian, and has in preparation a
"Dictionary of the Mongolian Language."
His health having broken down because of Parkinson’s
Disease, he sent in his resignation to the bishops, and it was accepted in 1883.
He spent the rest of his years working on biblical translations from his
wheelchair. He is commemorated in the Anglican and Episcopalian Kalendars on 15
October.
Edited Appletons Encyclopedia, by John Looby Copyright © 2001 StanKlos.comTM
SCHERESCHEWSKY, Samuel Isaac Joseph, P. E. bishop, born in Tanroggen, Russian Lithuania, 6 May, 1831. He was educated partly in his native town and partly at the Rabbinical college, Zhitomeer, Russia. He also spent two years in the University of Breslau, Germany. On his arrival in the United States, lie went first to Western Presbyterian theological seminary, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, but not long afterward entered the Episcopal general theological seminary, New York city. He was not graduated, but was ordained deacon in St. George's church, New York, 7 July, 1859, by Bishop Boone, of Amoy, China, and priest, in the mission chapel, Shanghai, 28 October, 1860, by the same bishop. His field of labor was from the beginning in the China mission. In 1875 he was elected by the house of bishops to be the missionary bishop to China, but declined the post. When he was elected again in 1877 he accepted. He received the degree of D.D. from Kenyon college, Ohio, in 1876, and that of S. T. D. from Columbia in 1877. He was consecrated in Grace church, New York, 31 October, 1877, and entered at once upon his duties. Bishop Schereschewsky's services were particularly valuable in the work of translating from the Hebrew the entire Old Testament scriptures into Mandarin Chinese. He was also one of the committee for translating the New Testament from the Greek into the same language. In conjunction with Bishop Burdon, of the English mission, he translated the Book of Common Prayer into Mandarin Chinese. He also translated St. Mark's gospel into Mongolian, and has in preparation a "Dictionary of the Mongolian Language." His health having broken down, he sent in his resignation to the bishops, and it was accepted in 1883.
