2 1 st - century ▁American ▁women ▁writers ▁Category : American ▁women ▁novel ists <0x0A> </s> ▁Joseph ▁Bar cl ay ▁( 1 8 3 1 – 1 8 8 1 ) ▁was ▁Ang lic an ▁Bishop ▁in ▁Jerusalem . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Bar cl ay ▁was ▁born ▁near ▁St rab ane ▁in ▁county ▁T yr one , ▁Ireland , ▁his ▁family ▁being ▁of ▁Scottish ▁extra ction . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Dublin , ▁and ▁proceeded ▁B . A . ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁and ▁M . A . ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁but ▁showed ▁no ▁particular ▁powers ▁of ▁application ▁or ▁study . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁he ▁was ▁ord ained ▁to ▁a ▁cur acy ▁at ▁B agn el st own , ▁county ▁Car low , ▁and ▁on ▁taking ▁up ▁his ▁residence ▁there ▁began ▁to ▁show ▁very ▁great ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁Society ▁for ▁prom oting ▁Christian ity ▁among ▁the ▁Jews . ▁The ▁question ▁of ▁Jewish ▁conversion ▁was ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁ag it ating ▁the ▁religious ▁world ▁in ▁England , ▁and ▁Bar cl ay ▁supported ▁the ▁cause ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁neighbourhood ▁with ▁great ▁activity , ▁till ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁he ▁offered ▁himself ▁to ▁the ▁London ▁Society ▁as ▁a ▁mission ary . ▁He ▁left ▁Ireland , ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁months ' ▁study ▁in ▁London , ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁Constantin ople . ▁The ▁mission ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁but ▁no ▁impression