The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-20


ing, lecturins. studying. and writing for
American periodicals. chiefly "rhc indie
pendent and "The Nation" For the
latter he contributed the article on
"AmoriCan Regulations in England"
which was subsequently republlshed in
the volume 0f Critical and Social Es-
says' issued ly the publishers Of that
Journal
~ AMERICA.
Returning t0 America early in 1857. he
engaged FOR a. time iu public lecturing.
and very soon thereafter accepted the
Chair OF English Language and Litera-
ture in the University OF Michigan. at
Ann Arh0r. where be- remained until
l>.1. acting also during l,l3-'7l as literary
editor of "lle Christian Union" az New
York. lie was called in 1851 % take the
irst profess soreLip Of American history
q tabiisled .n the cOuntry-that at Cor
nell Un.yersity-and has for the past
fifteen years filed that chair with dis
tncuishsd ability lie was prominent
among the organizers in 1855 Of tde Amer
lean Historical Association. was a MEM
her OF its first Executive Council. and
has read valuable papers no several of
its annual meetings. Besides numerous
other articles DOB the newspapers and
magazines. he is the author Of sketches
of Naesar College and of tho University
N Michigan and an essay on Popular
Lecurins in ENGLAND
Among his published works in book
form are The Brawnyille r
pers" Cef0 volume Of es-
SAYS on physical culture, Direct Study
of English Masterpieces ESQ. prepared
for Dis Shakespeare course; History of
American Literature-Colonial Period.
147-1lc5' two volumes OSl8). Manual
cf English Literature Osi0. Patrick
Henry" 0ssD. Three Men Of Letters
Cs'D. being studies Of Bishop Berkeley.
President Dwight and Joel Barlow. the
FIRST OF the three being a republication
ln revised ana enlarged form OF the
monograph contributed by him In l,s5
TO Bishop Perry.s History Of The Amori-
can Er.r ro0nal Church. under the title,
'Dean Derkeieys soIourn IN Ameuca.
I1e9-fl3l." He was ordained "a deacon
in tho Episcopal church az Ann Arbor
in ISL. and a priest az Ithaca in 1883.
The University Of Wosfer. o., conferred
upon him the degree OF IL. d. in 1874,
and tie Columbia University that
l.. II. ID. IN lS,S
EXHAUSTIVE RESEARCH.
Tor nearly thirty years he has been
making most exhaustive research and
studies OF the materials for American
history one Of the results Of his lab0rs.
"The History Of American Literature"
Of which Only the two volumes covering
the Colonial period have as yet been
published. is the first attempt ever made
10 give a sy stenat.c and critical account
n the literary development of the Ameri-
can people and gives AN altogether new
ANALYSIS Of American literary forces. and
results during nearly three centuries.
Tie New York Evangelist said Of it; No
work 0f similar scope and magnitude and
orudIflon exists 0r has been attempted
In the country" The Evening Pres
characterized it as "a work which VIII
rank with those OF sismondl. Tucker,
and Taine" The preparation 81 the
matter f0r tho volume covering the Lit
er.rv History Of the Revolution d TN
der-to0d 20 be well advanced. or his
Patrick Henry the Nation said: "lle
NAV fairly he said TO have reconstructed
,hc life Of Patrick Henry and 20 have
,.indicsted the character Of that great
man from tho unappreclative and inju-
,,oas estimate which has been placed
snon IT," Bishop Dudley, OF Kentucky.
v--ota THE rortraiture here given o.
The great Virginia orator Is really su-
~orh n not only corrccts many miscon-
centions Of his character which have
f..r airro- ullf ersal for hfty Years
mas, tut adds new lines 10 the picture
which found 10 place In the drawings
d .i... Nt ufIUl ranHt-
The subject Of his address TO he de-
Ivered here before the Virginia Histort-
cal Society on next Tuesday evening in