BROOKLYN BRIDGE

Sce Burnc . MMIRLEY (1816-74), Eng. novelist; d. for law, but adopted journalism, nd was on the staff of Morning Chronele, Illustrated London News, and tnch, becoming editor of the latter. fis novels include Aspen Court, The os Knot, The Silvey Cord, and ers, van author and journalist; 6b. Castine, fie. He entered newspaper work in 850 and at various times was conected with newspapers in New York, fornia. He wrote books of travel and biography, but his reputation is chiefly based on his stories for boys which achieved a wide popularity. His publications include The Fair port Nine, 1880; Our Baseball Nine, 1884; American Statesmen, 1893; Short Stories in American Party Politics, 1896. an American Protestant Episcopal bishop, 6. in Boston, in 18385. He graduated from Harvard and after completing his studies in divinity became rector of Protestant Episcopal churches succe ively in Philadelphia and Boston, obtaining a wide reputation through his eloquence as a pulpit orator, and was also known for his fairne and liberal minded attitude in matters of doctrine, He became Bishop of Ma achusetts in 1891. At the time of his death, in 1893, he was probably the most widely known clergyman in the United States, His writings also were very popular, They include letters of travel, lectures on preaching, and e ays and addre es, He died in Boston, January 23, 1893,