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Dictionary of Christian Biography, lives of the early 

 Spanish saints, kings, etc. But all her former work, 

 however preparatory in its nature, was eclipsed by her 

 powerful delineation of modern spiritual unrest in 

 Mobert Elsniere (1888). The work needed not the 

 elaborate criticism and answer by Mr. Gladstone in the 

 Contemporary Review (June, 1888) to obtain almost 

 instantaneously a wide reading. Tiie plot of the story 

 is slight, but the dramatic power is unusually great, 

 and some of the characters are remarkably lifelike, 

 while against others the criticism is made that they are 

 rather impersonations of certain tendencies of thought 

 than actual persons. The popularity of the work, 

 however, is not due merely to its literary and artistic 

 excellence, but also to its bold attempt to tear aside 

 the veil which covers much contemporary skepticism. 

 Its admirers pronounce it a revelation of facts and 

 opinions which need to be declared, while others who 

 deny its truth as a complete picture acknowledge the 

 author's genius in com pelting doubters and disbelievers 

 to recognize themselves. In faithfulness in recording 

 states of mind with which she does not agree she is 

 comparable to George Eliot, and the purity of her 

 motives is equally conceded by all critics. But the 

 ideal religion which the work seems intended to pro- 

 claim is a mere ignis fatuus. 



WARD, JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, one of America's 

 most noted sculptors, was born at Urbana, Champaign 

 CO., Ohio, June 29, 1830. He spent about seven 

 years in tke studio of Henry K. Brown, and in 

 1857-58 he found employment in Washington in 

 modelling busts of various prominent men. Since 

 18G1 he has resided in New York, where he was 

 elected a national academician in 1803. A bronze 

 statuette, The Frccdman, his first full-length figure, 

 was executed in 1861, and won the admiration of the 

 critics. The Indian Hunter, one of his best works, 

 was first sketched out about 1857-8. and the sculptor 

 subsequently went west to make further studies for this 

 subject. The statue is in New York, where are also 

 his Shakespeare ; a colossal statue of Washington 

 (1882) ; The Pilgrim ; and some other works. He has 

 executed a number of portrait statues, among them 

 Commodore Perry (Newport, II. !._) ; Gen. Reynolds; 

 one of the few good statues of Washington that we 

 have (Newburyport, Mass.) ; and Gen. Geo. II. Thomas 

 (Washington, D.C.), which ranks with the best eques- 

 trian statues produced in this country. He is also en- 

 gaged on a statue of Henry Ward Beecher to be erected 

 in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. His work is vigorous, 

 characteristic, and original ; it is, moreover, distinctively 

 American in subject and spirit. (p. L. W.) 



WARD, NATHANIEL (c. 1578-1653), author, was 

 born at Haverhill, Suffolk, England, and educated at 

 Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He practised law for 

 some years, travelled on the continent of Europe, and 

 had "distinguished associations. " After holding a 

 preachership in London, he became rector of Standon 

 Massey, in Essex, and was silenced by Archbishop 

 Laud in 1633. Emigrating to Massachusetts, he was 

 pastor at Agawam or Ipswich 1634-7, and bore a 

 leading part in founding Haverhill in 1640. The 

 General Court appointed him in 1638 to draw up a 

 code t which was adopted in substance as the " Body 

 of Liberties" 1641. That year he preached the elec- 

 tion sermon, which Winthrop found rather classical 

 than Biblical. His Simple Cobbler of Ayawam (1641), 

 written in Massachusetts, but published after his 

 return to England, retains some reputation, and is 

 praised by Prof. Tyler as _" a medley of^wit and 

 humor," " the most eccentric and amusing " Ameri- 

 can book of the colonial era. It bore the name of 

 "Theodore de la Guard," and was a satire on the 

 politics, fashions, religious and other opinions of the 

 age, marked by sincere bigotry and punning whim- 

 sicality. One of its queer statements is that " poly- 

 piety 18 the greatest impiety." Ward also put forth 

 several pamphlets, preached before the House of 



Commons June 30, 1647, became minister of Shenfield 

 in Essex, and died there in 1 653. J. W. Dean wrote 

 a Memoir of him (Albany, 1868). 



WARD, WILLIAM HAYES, editor, was born at 

 Abington, Mass., June ?5, 1835. He was educated at 

 Phillips Academy, Andover, and at Amherst College, 

 graduating in 1856. He studied theology in Union 

 Theological Seminary and at Andover, graduating from 

 the latter in 1859, and having in the meantime been 

 tutor in Beloit College, Wis., for a year. He was pas- 

 tor of a church at Oskaloosa, Kan., from 1859 to 1861, 

 then became a teacher, and in 1865 was made professor 

 of Latin in Ripon College. Wis. In 1868 began his 

 connection with the New York Independent, of which 

 he became superintending editor in 1871. Under his 

 direction that journal has sought to foster genuine pro- 

 gress in theology and Christian union among all Evan- 

 gelical denominations. It has also opened its columns 

 to the representatives of all prominent movements, 

 social and political, as well as religious. Dr. Ward 

 has given special attention to Assyrian and Babylonian 

 archaeological studies, and he was director of the ex- 

 pedition to Babylonia, which was sent in 1884 at the 

 expense of Miss Catharine L. Wolfe of New York 

 city. He has contributed to the Bibliot'ieca Kncra 

 and to the Pmcrtdaigt of Oriental societies. AVith 

 Mrs. Lanier he cdiled Sidney Lanier's J'urnis (1884). 



WARE, HENHY (1764-1845), Unitarian theologian 

 and controversialist, was born of poor parents on a 

 farm at Shcrborne, Mass., April 1, 1764, and assisted 

 through Harvard by his brothers. After graduating 

 in 1 7v~>. he taught for a time, and was ordained pastor 

 at HingbaiB 1787. His election as Hollis professor of 

 divinity at Harvard in 1805 opened the Unitarian con- 

 troversy in New England, and caused the college to be 

 given over by the orthodox. In 1816 Dr. Ware was 

 made professor of Systematic Theology in the newly 

 formed Divinity School. In 1839 he resigned his former 

 chair in the college. He published Letters to Trini- 

 tarians (1820), an Answer (1822); and a Postscript 

 (1823), in controversy with Dr. Leonard Woods, of 

 Andover; Inquiry into the Foundation, Evidences, tmd 

 Truths <>f Hi'lii/ion (2 vols. , 1 842), and some sermons. 

 He died at Cambridge. July 12, 1845. 



His son, HENRY WARE. Jo. (1794-1843), also a 

 theologian, was born at Hingham, Mass., April 21, 

 1794, graduated at Harvard 1812, and taught for two 

 years at Phillips Academy, Andover. He was pastor 

 of the Second Church in Boston 1817-29, having R. 

 W. Emerson as colleague for the last year, and profes- 

 sor of pulpit eloquence and pastoral care at Cambridge 

 1829-42. He edited The Christian Disciple for some 

 years from 1819, and contributed largely to periodicals. 

 His poetical talents were early shown ; a few of his 

 hymns have been widely used. He published IJintf 

 on Extemporaneous Preaching (1824) ; On the Forma- 

 tion of the Cliristitin Character (1831); a. Life of the 

 Sun'i.tir (1832) ; and Scenes and Characters Illustrat- 

 ing Christian Tmth (2 vols., 1837). He died at 

 Framingham, Mass., Sept. 22, 1843. An edition of 

 his works in 4 vols. appeared 1846-7, and his Memoir 

 by his brother, in 2 vols., 1846 ; the latter was sur- 

 passed in popularity bv that of his wife, Mary Loicll 

 Ware (1798-1849). by E. B. Hall, 1852. 



His brother, WILLIAM WARE (1797-18.';2), the 

 most brilliant of the family, was a Unitarian pastor in 

 New York IS-Jl-.'iO, and won much reputation by his 

 classical novels, Zcnabia and Aurelian ; these first ap- 

 peared as Letters from Palmyra (1836-7) ; and Probus 

 ( 1 838). He also published JtiKcm ( 1 84 1 ) ; Sketches of 

 European Capitals (1851); Works and Genius of 

 Washington Allston (1852), and some sermons. His 

 ater years were spent mostly at Cambridge, where he 

 died Feb. 19, 1852. 



WARMING. See VENTILATION. 



WARNER, CHARLES DUDLEY, author, was born 

 Sept, 12, 1829, at Plainfield, Mass. On his father's 

 death, the boy, then only five years old, went to live 



