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because of liis inability to subscribe to certain articles in the creed. He retained, however, liis pastorate of Plymouth churcli. He was »nar- ried April 14, 1887. to Annie Louise, daujriiter of Richard Montgomery Patrick, of Marenzo. 111. Northwestern university conferred upon him the honorary degree of D.D. in 1894. He is the au- thor of: A Man's Value to Socicti/ (1^96); The In- vestment of InJlHence(lS9(i): Foretokens of Immor- tality (1897); How the Inner Light Failed (1808); and Great Books as Life Teachers ( 1900); Influ- ence of Clirist in Modern Life (1901): David, the Poet and KiiKj (1902). and many l>-ctures and con- tributions to periodical literature.

HILLS, George Morgan, clergyman and autlior. was born in Auburn. X.Y., Oct. 10, 1835; son of Horace and Almira (Wilcox) Hills; grand- son of Elisha and Elizabeth (Pitkin) Hills, great- grandson of David, great--grandson of Capt. David, greats-grandson of Lieut. Jonathan and greats-grandson of "William Hills, who came to America from Essex, England, in 1632 and was one of the founders of Hart- ford, Conn., in 1636. He was graduated from Trinity college, Hartford, A.B.. 1847, A.M., 1850; was or- dained deacon in the Protestant Episcopal church in 1850 and priest in 1851; was rector of Grace church, Lyons, N.Y., 1850-53; of Trinity church, Watertown, 18.53- 57; of St. Pauls church, Syracuse, 1857-70, and of St. Marj-'s church, Burlington. N.J., 1870-90. He was married in 1852 to Sarah, daughter of John and Adriana Maria (Cook) Dows. He inaugurated a mission among the Onondaga Indians near Syracuse in 1867, and founded and built the summer church of St. Marj-'s- by-the-Sea, Point Pleasant, N.J., in 1880. He •was trustee of the General Theological semi- nary. New York city, 1802-84; deputy to the general convention from western New York, 1865; president of the standing committee of cen- tral New York. 1868-70; examining chaplain of New Jersey, 1870-90; lecturer on homiletics and pastoral theology in Burlington college, N.J., 1870-75; dean of Burlington, 1874-88; archdeacon of Burlington, 1888-90; dean of Trinity college, Hartford, 1876-82; trustee of Burlington college, N J., 1876-90; deputy to the general convention from New Jersey, 1887-89; chairman of the com- mittee on the state of the church, 1883-89: mem-

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ber of the conimission of fifteen on Christian unity, 1886-90; and New Jersey member of the American Church Building Fund commission, 1887-90. He was elected an honorary member of the Pennsylvania Historical society in 1876 and corresponding member of the New England His- toric, Genealogical society in 1886, of the Connecti- cut Historical society in 1887 and of the Cayuga County Historical society in 1889. Trinity col- lege conferred upon him the honorary degree of S.T.D. in 1871. He is the author of: 77/e Wise Master Builder (1865); A Stej) between us and Death (1866); A Mother in Isi-ael (1867); The Record of the Past an Incentive for the Future (1868); A Mission- Service for the Six Nations of Indians (1868); An Historical Sketch of St. Paid's Church, Syracuse (1870); History of the Church in Burlington (1876; 2d ed., 1885); TJie Transfer of the Church in America from Colonial Depend- ence to the Freedom of the Republic (1876); John Talbot, the First Bishop in North America (1880); A Form for the Admission of Choristers (1880); A Form for the Consecration of a Churchyard (1882); The Missions of the Church of England in New Jersey (1882); Office for the Opening of a Lych-Gate (1883); Memorial of the Rev. Nathaniel Pettit (1885); The Gates of Z ion (i 885); Memorial of George F. Hammcll (1887). He died at Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 15. lSi)0.

HILLYER, John Freeman, clergyman and educator, was born in Wilkes county, Ga., May 25, 1805; son of Shaler and Rebecca (Freeman) Hillyer. His father was a native of Granby, Conn. He was graduated at Franklin college, Athens, Ga., A.B.. 1825, A.M., 1828. and at the Georgia IMedical college in 1826. He became a Baptist minister in 1827. He was a professor at Mercer institute, Penfield, Ga. (raised in 1837 to a university), 1835-39; a preacher and teacher at Eatonton, Ga,, 1839-47; pastor of the Galveston, Texas, Baptist church, 1847-48; founder of Gon- zales college, 18.52, and its president, 1852-56; and was professor of mathematics and natural philos- ophy in Baylor university, 1860-65. He was chaplain of the Texas house of representatives during two sessions; preached for over sixty years, and helped to organize the Georgia, the Southern, and the Texas Baptist conventions. He received the degree of LL.D. from Baylor universil.v. He died at Belton. Texas, Dec. 12, 1893.

HILLYER, Junius, representative, was born in Wilk.'s county. Ga., April 23, 1807; son of Shaler and Rebecca (Freeman) Hillyer. He was graduated at the Universitj" of Georgia in 1828, and was admitted to the bar in tiie same year, practising at Atliens, Ga. He was .solicitor-gen- eral for the western district of the state, 1834-41; judge of the same circuit, 1841-45. and a repre- sentative in the 32d and 33d congresses, 1851-