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logical Institution, at Newton, Mass., and after his 



fraduation, in 1868, became Professor of New 

 estament Interpretation there, resigning in 1882. 

 After holding the pastorate of a Baptist church 

 in Burlington, Vt., in 1884-'88, he studied for 

 orders in the Episcopal Church, and was ordained 

 in 1891. He was New Testament Professor at the 

 Episcopal Divinity School in Philadelphia until 

 1898, when he resigned to become assistant minis- 

 ter at St. George's Church, New York city, which 

 post he held at the time of his death. He was 

 the author of Notes on the Lessons of 1885 (Bos- 

 ton, 1885) ; Commentaries on the Epistles to the 

 Corinthians (Philadelphia, 1887) ; The Gospel of 

 Mark (New York, 1896) ; and The Theology of the 

 New Testament (1900). 



Green. Henry, jurist, born in Warren County, 

 New Jersey, Aug. 29, 1828; died in Atlantic City, 

 Aug. 16, 1900. He was graduated at Lafayette 

 College in 1846, was admitted to the bar in 1849, 

 and began practice in Easton. In 1879 he was 

 appointed a justice of the Supreme Court of Penn- 

 sylvania, to fill a vacancy, and in 1880 was elected 

 for a full term of twenty-one years. He was the 

 first justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 

 who went directly from the bar to the bench. He 

 was a member of the constitutional convention 

 of 1873. 



Green, William Henry, clergyman, born in 

 Groveville, N. J., Jan. 27, 1825; died in Prince- 

 ton, N. J., Feb. 10, 1900. He was graduated at 

 Lafayette College in 1840, and for two years was 

 a tutor there. He was graduated at Princeton 

 Theological Seminary in 1846, and he was imme- 

 diately appointed instructor in Hebrew, and dur- 

 ing the following three years was stated supply 

 in the Second Presbyterian Church of Princeton. 

 He was ordained May 24, 1848. He was pastor of 

 the Central Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia 

 in 1849-'51, when he was chosen Professor of 

 Biblical and Oriental Literature in Princeton 

 Seminary. Since 1859 this chair has been desig- 

 nated as that of Oriental and Old Testament 

 Literature. Dr. Green was moderator of the 

 Presbyterian General Assembly in 1891. He was 

 chairman of the Old Testament Committee of the 

 Anglo-American Bible Revision Committee. By 

 virtue of his place as senior professor, he was the 

 official head of Princeton Theological Seminary, 

 and in 1808 was offered the presidency of Prince- 

 ton College, but declined it. He was a volumi- 

 nous writer. His best known books are A Gram- 

 mar of the Hebrew Language (1861, and many 

 later editions); A Hebrew Chrestomathy (1863); 

 The Pentateuch Vindicated from the Aspersions 

 of Bishop Colenso (1863); The Argument of 

 the Book of Job Unfolded (1874); Moses and 

 the Prophets (1883); Hebrew Feasts (1885); 

 The Unity of the Book of Genesis (1895); The 

 Higher Criticism of the Pentateuch (1895); and 

 a General Introduction to the Old Testament. 



Grose, William, lawyer, born in Ohio in 1812 ; 

 died in Newcastle, Ind., Aug. 3, 1900. When 

 three years of age lie was taken to the Territory 

 of Indiana. By working in a brickyard he earned 

 money enough to study law. He was originally 

 a Democrat, but in 1854 entered the Republican 

 party. He became colonel of the 30th Indiana 

 Regiment in 1801. and served till the close of the 

 war. He was commissioned brigadier general in 

 1864, and brevetted major general in 1S05. After 

 the war he was assigned 1o duty as president of 

 a court-martial to try military offenders, and 

 served till December, 1865. In 1860 he was ap- 

 pointed collector of internal revenue for the Fifth 

 District, and he held the office 'eight years. In 

 1877 he was a member of the Legislature, and from 



1879 till 1883 a State Senator. In 1878 he was 

 defeated as a candidate for Congress. 



Grosvenor, William Mason, editor, born in 

 Ashfield, Mass., April 24, 1835; died in Engle- 

 wood, N. J., July 20, 1900. He entered Yale Col- 

 lege in 1855, but left to become editor of the New 

 Haven Palladium. At the outbreak of the civil 

 war he enlisted in the 13th Connecticut Regiment, 

 and soon became adjutant. In December, 1802, he 

 was promoted captain. He was shot through the 

 arm at Port Hudson, June 14, 1863, but soon re- 

 joined his regiment. Oct. 29, 1863, he became 

 colonel of the 2d Regiment, Louisiana Native 

 Guards (colored), which he commanded till the 

 close of the war. He returned to New Haven, 

 and was for a time one of the editors of the Journal 

 and Courier. In 1866 he took editorial charge of 

 the St. Louis Democrat, resigned in 1870, again 

 became its editor in 1872, and finally left it in 

 1875. In October, 1875, he began editorial work 

 on the New York Tribune, which he continued 

 till his death. He wrote on financial and economic 

 topics mainly. In 1885 he began to write weekly 

 articles for Dun's Mercantile Agency, and in 1893 

 he began to edit the weekly Review. His pub- 

 lished books inclu'de Does Protection Protect? 

 (New York, 1870); American Securities (1885); 

 and Trades Unions Investigated in the Light of 

 Common Sense (1885). 



Hale, Charles Reuben, clergyman, born in 

 Lewistown, Pa., March 14, 1837; died in Cairo, 

 111., Dec. 25, 1900. After graduating at the Uni- 

 versity of Pennsylvania in 1858, he studied for 

 the Episcopal ministry and was ordained deacon 

 in 1860 and priest in 1861. He was successively 

 assistant minister of All Saints parish. Lower 

 Dublin, Pa., 1801-'03; chaplain in the United 

 States navy, 1803-70; rector of St. John's. Au- 

 burn, N. Y., 1870-75; rector of St. Mary the Vir- 

 gin, Baltimore County, Maryland, 1875-77 ; as- 

 sistant minister of St. Paul's, Baltimore, Md.. 

 1877-'80; and dean of Grace Cathedral, Daven- 

 port, Iowa, 1880-'92. In the last-named year he 

 was consecrated bishop coadjutor of the dio<-r-e 

 of Springfield, with the title of Bishop of Cairo. 

 He was one of the most learned men in his 

 Church, and was an authority on matters per- 

 taining to the ancient liturgies and similar sub- 

 jects. He published Sermons (1874); The M<>- 

 zarabic Liturgy (1876); The Universal Kpisco- 

 pate (1882); and Speeches and Addresses (1885). 



Hale, Lucretia Peabody. author, born in no- 

 ton, Mass., Sept. 2, 1820; died there, June 12. 1 !><>. 

 She was a daughter of Nathan Hale, and the 

 oldest surviving sister of Edward Everett Hale. 

 She was educated at the schools of Elizabeth I'. 

 Peabody and George B. Emerson. With the ex- 

 ception of a residence of ten years in Brook I inc. 

 her entire life was passed in Boston. She served 

 on the Board of School Commissioners, and to 

 her the city is indebted in a great measure I'm 

 the movement in regard to vacation schools anil 

 the teaching of sewing and morals in the puhlii 

 schools. She was also deeply interested in th< 

 charitable associations of her city. She eon 

 tributed many short stories to periodicals, and 

 published the following books: Seven Storm\ 

 Sundays (Boston. 1858); The Lord's Supper an< 

 its Observance (1805) : Service of Sorrow ( ISiitu 

 Struggle for Life (1808); Art Needlework (18 

 More Sketches in Decorative Embroiderv MST'.n 

 Peterkin Papers (1880); Art of Knitting (1882): 

 Last of the IVterkins (18S6); Fa-ot> for 1h" 

 Fireside (1880); Stories for Children (ISJfJ). Sli.' 

 edited Plain Needlework (1878) and Point Lace 

 (1879). In collaboration with Mrs. Bernard 

 Whitman she wrote Sunday-school Stories 



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