Engraving from Parson Brownlow's Book, showing Confederate soldiers hanging East Tennessee bridge-burning conspiracy | bridge-burning conspirators Jacob and Henry Harmon

In 1815, Parson Weems, an early American novelist and moralist, published God's Revenge Against Adultery, in which one of the major characters " owed his early downfall to reading ' PAINE ' S AGE OF REASON '".

In the 1840s, Jonesborough was home to the Jonesborough Whig, a polemical newspaper published by William G. " Parson " Brownlow.

He became known as " The Fighting Parson " due to the "... caustic and trenchant editorials " that he published within his newspaper.

The Whig was a polemical American newspaper published and edited by William G. " Parson " Brownlow ( 1805 – 1877 ) in the mid-nineteenth century.

In 70s he published also other controversial songs, as Il testamento del parroco Meslier (" The Testament of Parson Meslier "), a violent attack to power and religion, based on the Testament of the priest and illuminist atheist philosopher Jean Meslier.

A book about growing up in Parson Cross in the fifites, “ Get Thi Neck Weshed ” by Graham Shepherd, was published by ACMRetro, specialists in Sheffield ’ s post war social history.

William " Parson " Brownlow, the radical publisher of the Knoxville Whig, was one of the region's leading anti-secessionists ( although he defended the practice of slavery ).

The well-established railroad brought numerous pro-secessionist and anti-secessionist speakers to the county, including Andrew Johnson, Horace Maynard, John Bell, and William " Parson " Brownlow.

William " Parson " Brownlow delivers an anti-secession speech in Sevierville in 1861

The following year, pro-Union Knoxville newspaper editor Parson Brownlow gave a rousing anti-secession speech in Sevierville en route to a hideout in Wears Valley.

William Gannaway " Parson " Brownlow ( August 29, 1805April 29, 1877 ) was an American newspaper editor, minister, and politician who served as Governor of Tennessee from 1865 to 1869 and as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1869 to 1875.

Although Brownlow left the circuit shortly thereafter, he continued his staunch defense of Methodism in later newspaper columns and books, and for the remainder of his life he was known to friend and foe alike as " Parson Brownlow.

Knoxville Whig editor William " Parson " Brownlow, who had been one of slavery's most outspoken defenders, attacked secessionism with equal fervor, and embarked on a speaking tour of the Northern states to rally support for East Tennessee.

The Radical Republican post-war policies of Governor William " Parson " Brownlow greatly polarized the state along party lines, with East Tennesseans mostly supporting Brownlow and Middle and West Tennesseans mostly rejecting him.

Significant concentrations of support exist in the north of the city, areas such as Hillsborough, Stannington, Parson Cross, Ecclesfield, Chapeltown, Wisewood, and Stocksbridge in particular.

Later, Marti Pellow was announced as the Voice of Humanity and it was confirmed that Jason Donovan would return to the production but as Parson Nathaniel rather than the Artilleryman.

The club would go on to be renamed the Parson Jack Russell Terrier Club.

The Australian National Kennel Council ( ANKC ) and the New Zealand Kennel Club ( NZCK ) are the some of national kennel associations which registers both the Jack Russell terrier and the Parson Russell terrier, however the size requirements for the Jack Russell terrier under both those standards would classify a dog as a Russell terrier in the United States.

After Shadow Lawn was destroyed by a fire in 1927, the building that would become Wilson Hall was built as a residence for Mr & Mrs. Hubert Templeton Parson.

One Fox Terrier breeder during this period was Parson John " Jack " Russell, who would later have the Jack Russell Terrier series of breeds named after him.

The Devon and Somerset Badger Club would go on to be renamed the Parson Jack Russell Terrier Club and continued until just before World War II when the club folded.

A power sharing agreement ensured that one third of these new homes would be built here, Parson Cross.

The canal continued a broadly westerly course, completely obliterated now by the motorway, terminating in Townhead Basin fronting to Castle Street, at a point where Parson Street and Alexandra Parade would intersect, under the motorway junction.

Chaucer's " representatives of the three estates are moral and social exemplars ; the Knight, the Parson, and the Ploughman all strive but they do it selflessly rather than competitively ".

In the screenplay by Anthony Hinds, the main character's name was changed from Doctor Syn to Parson Blyss to avoid rights problems with Disney's upcoming film version, and Captain Cleggs screenplay follows the novel Doctor Syn and the screenplay of the 1937 film closely with the exception of a tightening of the plot.

In the Arliss movie Doctor Syn, Syn escapes to sea with Mipps and the rest of the Dymchurch smugglers, whereas Captain Clegg ends more faithfully to the novel, with Parson Blyss being killed by the mulatto ( who is then killed by Mipps ) and then being carried to and buried in Captain Clegg's empty grave by Mipps.

Keith suggests in his autobiography " Life " that Mick Jagger may have been the real driver for Parson ' departure given that Keith spent so much time playing music with Gram.

The Australian tour featured Australian Idol runner-up Shannon Noll as Parson Nathaniel, actress Rachael Beck as Beth and Michael Falzon as the Artilleryman, alongside Justin Hayward and Chris Thompson from the original cast with Chris Spedding and Herbie Flowers in the band.

A further UK live tour took place in December 2007 with Justin Hayward, Chris Thompson, Alexis James, John Payne as Parson, and Sinéad Quinn as Beth.

The 30th anniversary saw Justin Hayward, Alexis James and Chris Thompson reprise their respective roles, with Shannon Noll taking the role of Parson Nathaniel and Jennifer Ellison as Beth.

Justin Hayward and Chris Thompson reprised their roles as The Sung Thoughts of the Journalist and The Voice of Humanity respectively, with Rhydian Roberts as Parson Nathaniel, Jason Donovan as The Artilleryman and Liz McClarnon as Beth.

It is principally white-bodied smooth, rough or broken-coated which is commonly confused with the Parson Russell terrier ( the American Kennel Club ( AKC ) and affiliate variant ) and the Russell terrier ( a shorter legged, stockier variety, whose name within the Fédération Cynologique Internationale is " Jack Russell terrier "), with the term " Jack Russell " commonly misapplied to other small white terriers.

The Jack Russell is a broad type, with a size range of, the Parson Russell is limited only to a middle range with a standard size of, while the Russell terrier is smaller at, however each breed has different physical proportions according to the standards of their breed clubs.

Under the AKC recognised standard, the size of the breed was narrowed from the previous club's standard and the name of the AKC recognised Jack Russell terrier was changed to Parson Russell terrier, with the Jack Russell Terrier Breeders Association renamed to the Parson Russell Terrier Association of America.

In 2009, there were 1073 Jack Russells registered with the ANKC, compared to 18 for the Parson Russell terrier.

The Parson Russell terrier ( pictured ) shares a common ancestry with the Jack Russell Terrier.

The Jack Russell Terrier and Parson Russell terrier breeds are similar as they share a common origin, but with several marked differences — the most notable being the range of acceptable heights.

Both sets of brothers worked well with each other for a time until the Ringling Brothers felt that the Parson Brothers were making more than them with the concession wagon.

Two years later he signed with Paramount, where he starred in The Parson of Panamint.

In the prologue to the tale, the host, Harry Bailly, asks the Parson for a fable ( the form used earlier with such apparent success by the Nun's Priest ) but the Parson refuses with a round condemnation of fable stories, saying instead that he will tell an improving tale in prose since he can neither rhyme nor alliterate.