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300 ment a Force in Christian Training " (1867) ; " The Two Prodigals" (1876); "Gates into the Psalm- Country," a series of discourses (1878) ; " Stranger and Guest," a book of tracts (1879) ; " Faith and Character" (1880); "The Minister's Handbook" (1882); "In the Shadow of the Pyrenees," a vol- ume of travels (1883) ; " God and Bread," sermons (1884): "The Expositor in the Pulpit" (1884): "Christ as a Teacher" (1886) ; and " Word-Studies in the New Testament" (3 vols., 1887-9).

VINCENT, Mary Anne, actress, b. in Ports- mouth, England, 18 Aug., 1818 ; d. in Boston, Mass., 4 Sept., 1887. Sh% made her first appearance on the stage, under her maiden name of Mary Farley, at Cowes, England, on 25 April, 1835, as Lucy in George Column's farce of " The Review," and in August of the same year married James R. Vin- cent, a comedian, with whom she appeared in Eng- land, Scotland, and Ireland, till 1846, when they came to the United States, first playing in the Na- tional theatre, Boston, on 11 Nov., in "Popping the Question." After her husband's suicide, 10 June, 1850, she played in the same theatre till it was burned in 1852, and then joined the company of the Boston museum, with which she remained connected thenceforth. She played a great variety of comedy characters, and till the close of her life was a favorite with the audiences of Boston, and did much to elevate and dignify her profession in the eyes of the public. Her best-known roles were Mrs. Hardcastle, Lady Duberly, the Widow Green, and Mrs. Malaprop.

VINCENT, Philip, English clergyman, b. near Conisbrough, Yorkshire, England, 20 Nov., 1600; d. probably in England after 1638. He studied at the University of Cambridge, receiving the de- gree of A. M., was ordained in 1625, and was rector at Stoke d'Abernon, Surrey, till 1629, when he resigned his living. After the death in 1630 of his wife, who was a daughter of Sir Christopher Heydon, a writer on astrology, he began a wander- ing life, and about 1632 sailed for Guiana. He subsequently travelled in Germany, and in 1637 was in Massachusetts. He published " The True Relation of the Late Battle fought in New Eng- land between the English and the Pequot Sal- vages " (London, 1638), which has been reprinted in the " Collections " of the Massachusetts histori- cal society, 3d series, vol. vi.

VINCENT, Thomas McCurdy, soldier, b. near Cadiz, Harrison co., Ohio, 15 Nov., 1832. He was graduated at the U. S. militarv academy in 1853, and on 8 Oct., 1853, became 2d lieutenant in the 2d artillery. During the three years that followed he served with his company in Florida during ac- tive operations in the field against hostile Indians, and from severe exposure in the line of duty be- came dangerously ill in May, 1855. During his convalescence Lieut. Vincent compiled a " Sketch of South Florida," which was used by troops in the final operations pending the removal ot the In- dians, and for which he received the thanks of the general-in-chief. During the years 1855-'6 he per- formed the duties of assistant adjutant-general and quartermaster and commissary of subsistence. He served with his company at Fort Hamilton and Plattsburg, N. Y., until August, 1859, when he was detailed as principal assistant professor of chemis- try at the military academy. Declining the ap- pointment of captain in the 18th infantry, he was appointed assistant adjutant-general in July, 1861, and assigned to the Army of Northwestern Vir- finia, being engaged in the battle of Bull Run. n August, 1861, he became captain, and in July, 1862, major of staff. From 1861 till 1865 he was constantly on duty in the adjutant-general's office at Washington, particularly in charge of the "or- ganization and miscellaneous business of the vol- unteer armies of the United States," persistent ap- plications for service in the field being disapproved by Sec. Stanton for the reason that " the public interests demanded his presence in the war depart- ment." Not only did the responsibility for fram- ing all the rolls and instructions issued for the government of the volunteer forces in service dur- ing the war, and the charge connected with a per- sonnel of more than 90,000 commissioned officers, devolve upon Gen. Vincent, but the preparation of the plan (of which he was also the sole author), and the immediate general direction of the work under it, for the muster-out and disbandment of the volunteer armies, numbering 1,034,064 officers and men, distributed to 1,274 regiments, 316 inde- pendent companies, and 192 batteries. This plan was prepared in advance of any notification from the secretary of war, and was put into execution immediately upon submission to that officer and Gen. Grant. Since the war Gen. Vincent has been identified with all important changes in the methods of transacting the business of the war de- partment, the revision of army regulations, and he has served as adjutant-general of various depart- ments, and in September, 1888, was ordered to Washington on duty. He became lieutenant-colonel and assistant adjutant-general in July, 1881, and was brevetted to the grade of brigadier- general, U. S. army, " for faithful and meritorious services during the rebellion." Gen. Vincent has made several reports to congress on "army or- ganization," and is the author of "The Military Power of the United States during the War of the Rebellion" (New York, 1881).— His brother, Albert Oliver, soldier, b. in Cadiz, Ohio, 7 Feb., 1842 ; d. in St. Louis, Mo., 9 Dec, 1882, was edu- cated at common schools, and at the age of nine- teen was about to establish himself as a printer, when, at the opening of the civil war, he was tend- ered by Sec. Cameron a commission as 2d lieuten- ant in the 2d artillery. From 1861 till 1866 he served with his battery, part of the time command- ing it during all the operations of the Army of the Potomac, principally with horse artillery in con- junction with the cavalry, comprising thirty-five battles and minor affairs, besides continuous and rapid marches. He was commissary of musters and superintendent of volunteer recruiting service in 1865, and served with his regiment in California and Washington territory in 1865-'7. He was brevetted captain for Antietam, major for Gettys- burg, and lieutenant-colonel for faithful and meri- torious services, 13 Nov., 1865, and declined the ap- pointment of captain, 38th infantry, in July, 1866. He served as major of the 4th Arkansas cavalry in 1864-'5, and was retired from active service in 1869.

VINES, Richard, colonist, b. near Bideford, Devonshire, England, about 1585 ; d. on the island of Barbadoes 19 April, 1651. He was educated as a physician, and was sent, with others, to Maine in 1609, to explore the country and effect a settlement, by Sir Ferdinando Gorges, who appointed him his confidential agent and steward-general of the province. The settlement was established at Winter Harbor, near the mouth of Saco river, in 1616-'17. In 1629 Vines and John Oldham received a patent of lands, that are now occupied by the town of Biddeford. Me., from the council of Plymouth, England. He was the principal superintendent of the plantation until the arrival in 1635 of William Gorges, who appointed him a councillor, and left the government in his hands once