Dr. John W. Draper (1811-1882).-A learned scientific writer. Born in England. Author of treatises on The Organization of Plants, Chemistry, Natural Philosophy, Human Physiology; also, History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, History of the American Civil War, etc. Helen Hunt (1831-1885).-Daughter of Professor Nathan Fiske of Amherst College. Wrote under the nom-de-plume 'H. H." Author of Bits of Travel and a volume of poems. T. DeWitt Talmage (1832- -).-An American clergyman and popular lecturer. Educated at the University of New York. Author of The Almond Tree in Blossom, Crumbs Swept Up, Around the Tea-Table, Old Wells Dug Out. Theodore Tilton (1835- -).—A brilliant lecturer. Educated at Yale College. Edited The Independent, also The Golden Age. Author of a number of poems and essays. 5. Orators: John Quincy Adams (1767-1848).-Sixth President of the United States. Son of President John Adams. Educated at Harvard. His reputation as an orator is based mostly on his speeches in Congress. Henry Clay (1777-1852).-Known as the "Mill-boy of the Slashes." Became United States Senator from Kentucky. Was Secretary of State under John Quincy Adams. His reputation rests on his powers as a debater in the Senate. John C. Calhoun (1782-1850).-Educated at Yale College. Was United States Senator from South Carolina, and Secretary of State under President Monroe. Was also Vice-President of the United States. Noted for his speeches while in the Senate. Was an ardent advocate of the doctrine of "State Rights." Lewis Cass (1782–1866).—A member of the United States Senate, and Secretary of War under President Jackson. Was also minister to France. Author of France, its King, Court, and Government. Rufus Choate (1799-1859).—An eminent lawyer. Educated at Dartmouth College. Was for a time United States Senator. He was a brilliant orator, though his sentences have been much criticised on accouut of their many clauses and great length W. H. Seward (1801-1872).-A distinguished lawyer and statesman. United States Senator from New York, and Secretary of State under President Lincoln. Author of Life of John Quincy Adams, Life of De Witt Clinton, and many orations in the United States Senate. Charles Sumner (1801–1873).—An eminent lawyer and statesman. Educated at Harvard. United States Senator from Massachusetts. Author of The True Grandeur of Nations, The Barbarism of Slavery, and many other orations. Wendell Phillips (1811-1884).—One of America's greatest Grators. Educated at Harvard. A lawyer by profession. Widely known as a popular lecturer. Alexander H. Stephens (1812-1883).—A distinguished statesman and political writer. Educated at Franklin College, Geor gia. Wrote a Compendium of the History of the United States The Reviewers Reviewed, etc. 6. Theological Writers: Charles Hodge, D. D., LL.D. (1797-1878).—An American theologian. Educated at Princeton. Author of The Way of Life, Systematic Theology, What is Darwinism? Essays and Reviews, etc. Charles P. McIlvaine, D. D., LL.D., D. C. L. (1798–1873).—Educated at Princeton. Protestant Episcopal bishop of Ohio. Author of Evidences of Christianity, etc. John Hughes, D. D. (1797–1864).—American archbishop. Born in Ireland. Became widely known through his controversies with Dr. Breckenridge and Erastus Brooks. Rev. Albert Barnes (1798–1870).-Educated at Hamilton College. Author of a series of Biblical Commentaries, Practical Sermons for Vacant Congregations and Families, etc. Horace Bushnell, D. D. (1804–1876).--A Congregational clergyman and lecturer. Educated at Yale College. Author of Christian Nurture, Sermons for the New Life, Nature and the Supernatural, Work and Play, The Vicarious Sacrifice, and other works. George W. Bethune (1805-1862).-Celebrate l as a clergyman and poet. Author of Early Lost, Early Saved; The History of a Penitent, etc.; alsc, Lays of Love and Faith, and other Poems, and a volume of Orations and Occasional Discourses. Richard S. Storrs, D. D. (1821- -).-Educated at Amherst College. Author of Graham Lectures on the Wisdom, Power, and Goodness of God, etc., and many other addresses and lectures. George B. Cheever (1807- -).—A clerical writer of note. Educated at Bowdoin. Author of Studies in Poetry, God's Hand in America, The Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth. Martin J. Spalding (1810-1872).-Late archbishop of Baltimore. Author of Evidences of Catholicity, A Review of D'Aubigne's History of the Reformation, Smithsonian Lectures on Modern Civilization, etc. James McCosh, D. D., LL.D. (1811-1894).-An eminent metaphysician. Born in Scotland. Came to America in 1868. President of the College of New Jersey at Princeton. Author of Methods of Divine Government, Logic, The Intuitions of the Mind, Christianity and Positivism, etc. Noah Porter (1811-1892).—An eminent metaphysician. Edu cated at Yale College. Became President of Yale in 1871. Author of Books and Reading, The American Colleges and the American Public, Elements of Intellectual Science, and other works. Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887).—A popular preacher and lecturer. Educated at Amherst College. Has also done much editorial work. Author of The Star Papers, Lectures to Young Men, Life Thoughts, Life of Christ; Norwood: a Novel, and many volumes of sermons and lectures. Thomas Starr King (1824-1864).-A brilliant Universalist minister, also a popular lecturer. Wrote The White Hills, their Legends, Landscapes, and Poetry. E. H. Chapin, D. D. (1814–1880).—A Universalist clergyman. His literary reputation rests mainly on his public lectures and pulpit oratory. Author of Hours of Communion, A Token for the Sorrowing, Moral Aspects of City Life, Humanity in the City, etc. John McClintock, D. D., LL.D. (1814-1870).-An eminent Methodist clergyman. President of Drew Theological Seminary. One of the authors of Strong and McClintock's Theological and Biblical Cyclopædia. Philip Schaff, D. D. (1819-1893).-A theologian and Church historian. Born in Switzerland. Educated at Tübingen, Halle, and Berlin. Came to America in 1844. Wrote the History of the Apostolic Church, Vindication of the Idea of Historical De velopment, Ancient Church History, History of the Creeds of Christendom, etc. Charles P. Krauth, D. D. (1823-1883).—An American theologian. Educated at Pennsylvania College. Professor in the University of Pennsylvania. His chief work is The Conservative Reformation and its Theology. 7. Humorous Writers: Charles Farrar Browne ("Artemus Ward"), (1836-1867).-One of the best of American humorists. An editor by profession. Author of Artemus Ward his Book, Artemus Ward among the Fenians, Artemus Ward among the Mormons, etc. B. P. Shillaber ("Mrs. Partington"), (1814-1890).—Wrote Life and Sayings of Mrs. Partington, Knitting- Work, etc. H. W. Shaw ("Josh Billings "), (1818-1886).-Wrote Sayings of Josh Billings, Josh Billings on Ice, Farmers' Almanax, etc. Known also as a lecturer. Samuel L. Clemens ("Mark Twain "), (1835- -). -A distinguished American humorist. An editor by profession. Wrote Innocents Abroad, Roughing It, Tom Sawyer, The Gilded Age (jointly with Charles Dudley Warner), etc. Known also as a humorous lecturer. Most of the other prominent humorists are given below, with their pseudonyms: Charles G. Leland, "Hans Breitmann." C. H. Webb, "John Paul." James M. Bailey, "Danbury News Man." D. R. Locke, “Petroleum V. Nasby." Melville D. Landon, "Eli Perkins." R. H. Newell, "Orpheus C. Kerr" (office-seeker) INDEX. MOTE.-The following table indicates the abbreviations usel in the Index: ADDISON, Joseph, Ess. and Poet.... 88 Ainsworth, William H., Fic..... Akenside, Mark, Poet.. Alford, Henry, Poet.. Alison, Sir A., Hist. and Pol... PAGE 171 291 292 289 213 75 Boswell, James, Biog... Arnold, Matthew, Hist. and Pol... 292 .......... BACON, Francis, Philos. and Ess... 47 286 Baker, Samuel W., Trav........... 295 25 75 75 Barrow, Isaac, Sci. and Rel.. 213 CAMPBELL, Thos., Poet. and Biog.. 209 |