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 476 PHILLIPS. PHINNEY. lectures were wise, conscientious, scholarly, and exhaustive discourses. The whole at- mosphere of the class-room was clear and bracing. Many a minister looks back to his experience there as to the most quickening period of his education — quickening not only to his intellect and executive powers, but to his spiritual culture as well. His literary work since he resigned his professorship is the matured fruitage of the industry of his whole previous life. It be- longs to the best thinking of his time. His published volumes are : "The Still Hour," " The New Mirth," " Studies of the Old Testament," " Sabbath Hours," " The Sol- itude of Christ," " The Theory of Preach- ing," " Men and Books," " English Style in Public Discourse," " My Portfolio," " My Study ; " and he has now in preparation for the press " My Note Book, or Frag- mentary Studies in Theology." He is also the author, with Professor E. A. Park, D. D, and Rev. Dr. Furber, of "The Sabbath Hymn Book," and " Hymns and Choirs." He also published various ser- mons and addresses from 1848 to '68. PHILLIPS, HENRY M., son of Alonzo D. and Mary A. (Robinson) Phillips, was born at Athol, Worcester county, August 11, 1845. He received his early education in the common schools of Athol and Fitchburg, at the academy at Deerfield, and finished at the Military University, Norwich, Vt., from which place he enlisted at the age of sixteen in the volunteer army. In the spring of 1865 he was honorably mustered out, and became private secretary to Hon. Henry Alexander, Jr., at Springfield. In 187 1 Mr. Phillips was appointed deputy collector in the United States internal revenue service, and assistant assessor of the 10th Massachusetts district. In 187 1 he organized the firm of Phillips, Mowry & Co., for the manufacture of steam-heating apparatus, which was incor- porated in 1876 as the Phillips Manufac- turing Company, and of which he is now the president and treasurer. Mr. Phillips was a member of the Spring- field city council two years ; representative to the General Court two years, 1880 and '81 ; mayor of Springfield, 1883, '84, and '85, and was a member of the state Senate 1886 and '87. He was for two years post commander of Wilcox Post, G. A. R., Springfield, and senior vice department commander one year. He is a companion of the Massa- chusetts Commandery of the Military Or- der of the Loyal Legion of the United States. He has held several Masonic offices in lodge and commanderv of Knights Templar, and is a Mason of the 32d degree. He is a director in the Second National Bank and Springfield Five Cents Savings Bank, a director and member of the finance committee of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company at Springfield. HENRY M PHILLIPS. Mr. Phillips was married at Springfield, in December, 1874,10 Julia (Bowles) Alex- ander, by whom he has one son : Henry Alexander Phillips. PHINNEY, SYLVANUS BOURNE, son of Timothy and Olive (Gorham) Phinney, was born in Barnstable, Barnstable county, in October, 1808. The early instruction from which he drew the incentives to self- education was received in the common schools of Barnstable, and the printing- office of the " Boston Daily Advertiser." The latter was in charge of Nathan Hale, father of Edward Everett Hale, D. D. This office he entered as an apprentice in 1823, being but fifteen years of age. He established the " Barnstable Patriot," June 30, 1830, and continued as editor and pro- prietor for forty years. He disposed of his interest in the same, and was chosen a director of the First National Bank of Hyannis in 1862, at its foundation, and has