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seminary and St. John's college. He was priested Aug. 15, 1844, by Bishop McCioskey and was appointed over the mission chapel of St. Mary, Williamsburg, L.I., N.Y. In 1847 he had so built up his mission parish as to demand a new house of worship and on May 11 Bishop Hughes laid the corner stone of the church of SS. Peter and Paul and a year later dedicated the edifice. Father Malone also erected a parochial house and school and the Academy of St. Joseph, and formed a church library and literary association for young men. In 1849 lie contracted the cholera, then the ship fever, and soon after a fire destroyed his home and library. He went to Rome by invitation of Pius IX. to celebrate the proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception. In 1861 he was the first Roman Catholic priest in the north to raise the United States flag over his church and he urged the young men of his parish to volunteer in the army. After the war he travelled through the south, seeking to reunite the two sections. He visited Europe and the Holy Land in 1881 and in 1894 celebrated his fiftieth year of service as pastor. On March 29, 1894, the legislature of New York elected him a regent of the University of the State of New York, which office he accepted, contrary to the advice of the archbishop of New York. His support of the public school system of the state was outspoken and his efforts were directed to destroy the growing antagonism between the public and parochial school systems. He died in Brooklyn, N\Y.. Dec. 29, 1899.

MANATT, James Irving, educator, was born in Oxford. Holmes county, Ohio, Feb. 17, 1845 ; son of Robert and Jemime (Gwin) Manatt ; and grandson of Robert and Sarah (Pedlar) Manatt and of Joiin and Elizabeth (Imbrie) Gwin. He was graduated at Iowa college, A.B., 1869, and at Yale, Ph.D., 1873, and filled the chair of Greek at Denison university, 1874-76. He then de- voted a year to further study at Leipzig, return- ing in 1877 to become professor of Greek at Marietta college. This position he resigned in 1884 to accept the chancellorship of the Univer- sity of Nebraska, where his five-years administra- tion was signalized by unprecedented progress and prosperity. In 1889 he was appointed by President Harrison U.S. consul at Athens, and after four years of efficient public service and fruitful study there he succeeded the veteran Professor Harkness in the chair of Greek litera- ture and history at Brown university. He was married in June, 1870, to Arietta Winifred Clark. He became a member of the American Philological society in 1874, of the 'Association for the Reform and Codification of the Law of Nations in 1887, and of the American Social Science association in 1890. Iowa college con-

ferred upon him the honorary degree of LL.D. in 1886. Dr. Manatt is the author of : Xenophoris Hellenica with Commentary (1888) ; Tlie Myce- ncean -Agre (1897), and frequent contributions to reviews and magazines.

MANCHESTER, Charles, educator, was born in Burritt, 111., Dec. 28, 1858; son of Charles Toser and Climena (Crowell) Manchester, and grandson of John and Elizabeth (Pigeon) Man- chester. He was graduated from Park college, Mo., A.B., 1883, A.M., 1887, and from the Oberlin Theological seminary, B.D., 18«6. He was mar- ried, Dec. 24, 1884, to L<jvana Thomas. He was pastor at Mt. Carroll, 188&-88, Decatur, 1888-89, Milinine and Lodge, 111., 1889-90, at Barkeyville, Pa., 1890-96; and was pastor of the Church of God in Findlay college from 1896. He was prin- cipal of the Barkeyville academy, 1890-96 ; was elected professor of Greek and philosophy at Findlay college, Ohio, in 1896 ; served as acting president of that institution, 1896-1900, and was chosen president in 1900. He was elected secre- tary of the board of missions of general eldership of the Church of God in 1893, and founded and edited The Missionary Signal, 1893-96. He also became editor of the Findlay College News. The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred on him by Park college. Mo., in 1898.

MANDERSON, Charles Frederick, senator, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 9, 1837; son of John and Catherine (Benfer) and grandson of Wil- liam Manderson. He was graduated at the Phila- delphia High school and in 1856 removed to Can- ton, Ohio, where he was admitted to the bar in 1859. He was city solicitor 1860-61, and in April, 1861, enlisted as a pri- vate in the Canton Zouaves. In the same month, with Samuel Beatty, he raised a company for the 19th Ohio infantry in a single day and was made 1st lieutenant. In May he was pro- moted captain and joined McClellan's

army in western Virginia, where he participated in the battle of Rich Mountain, Va., July 11, 1861. He was promoted major and engaged with the Army of the Cumberland at Shiloh and at Stone's river, where he commanded his regiment, and was promoted lieutenant-colonel. He took part in the battles around Chattanooga, Nov. 23-25, 1863, in the 3d brigade, 3d division, 4th army corps, and at the expiration of his term of serv-

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