Wilkinson, William Cleaver

D.D. (University of Rochester, N.Y., 1873), Baptist; b. at West ford, Vt., Oct. 19, 1833; graduated at the University of Rochester, N.Y., 1857, and at the Rochester Theological Seminary, 1859; was pastor of Second Baptist Church, New Haven, Conn., 1859-61; profe or ad interim of modern languages in University of Rochester, N.Y., 1863-64; Mt. Auburn Church, Cincinnati, 1865-66; profe or of homiletics and pastoral theology, Rochester Theological Seminary, New York, 1872-81. He was offered the chair of the German language and literature in University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1871; also of English literature there, 1873. He has been from the beginning (1878) one of the " counsellors " of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, and is "dean" of the department of literature and art in the Chautauqua School of Theology. He is the author of The Dance of Modern Society, 1868, last ed. 18S4; A Free Lance in the Field of Life and Letters (e ays), 1874, last £8. 1SS2; Preparatory Greek Course in English, 1882; Preparatory Latin Course in English, 1883; College Greek Course in English, 1884; College Latin Course in English, 1885 (the four books constitute " The After-school Series," of which, up to 1886, more than a hundred you sand volumes had been sold); Poems, 1883; Edwin Arnold as Poetizer and as Paganizer, 1885.