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Bradford, daughter of William T. and Elizabeth L. (Bradford) Dwight, of Portland, Maine. He translated with Prof. C. J. H. Ropes, D.D., Uhlhorn's - Conflict of Cliristianity with Heath- enism," (IST'J); furnished an introduction and ap{>endix to " Observations Concerning the Scrip- tures Economy of the Trinity" by Jonathan EJwanls. 1880, and was the co-founder of the Aiulover Review and co-editor from 1884-93. He is the joint author of: Progressive Orthodoxy (I8>i6); The Divinity of Jesus Christ (1893); and autliorof: Three Discourses upon the Beligioiis History of Bouxioin College during the Adminis- tratiom of Presidents MeKeen, Appleton and Allen (1S")S); From Lessing to Schleiemioeher, or from Rationalism to Faith (in Boston Lectures, 18.0); The Change of the Sabbath to the Lord's Day (in SaUxtth Essays, 1880); Statement and Argument in r/ie Andover Defence (1887); Cen- tennial Address on the Religious History of the (Bowdoin) College (1894); The Greek Liturgies (in Cliristian Worship, 1897); Influence of Jona- than Edu-ards on the Spiritual Life of Neic Eng- land (in Jonathan Edicards, a Retrospect, etc., 1901): and of other memorial addresses; also of articles in leading historical and theological pub- lications.

SAIYTH, Frederick, governor of New Hamp- shire, was born in Candia, N.H., March 19, 1819; son of Stephen and Dorothy (Rowe) Smyth. He worked on his father's farm; attended Phillips academy. Andover, Mass.; taught school; in 1839 became clerk in astorein Manchester, N.H., soon being taken into partnership, and in 1849 was elected city clerk. He was mayor of Man- chester, 18.52-54; was chairman of a committee to locate and build a liouse of "reformation for juvenile offenders: " a representative in the state legislature, 18.37-58; president of the Re- publican state convention, 1859; a commissioner to the World's Fair at London. 1861; again mayor of Manchester, 1863, and after the battle of Gettysburg he rendered efficient aid in caring for the sick and wounded. He was governor of New Hampshire, 186.5-67. During his adminis- tration he established the financial credit of the state. He was a delegate to the Republican national convention of 1872; an honorary com- missioner to the International exposition at Paris, France. 1878. subsequently making an extensive European and Oriental tour, and was a member of the state constitutional convention of 1877. The lionorary degree of .\.M. was conferred upon Governor Smyth by Dartmouth college in 1865. He wri-s trustee and treasurer of the New Hamp- shire Agricultural and Mechanical college; treasurer of the New Hampshire Agricultural society for ten years: a director of the U.S. Agricultural society; vice-president of the Amer-

ican Pomological society; a corporator of the national asylums for disabled soldiers; vice-pres ident of the New England Agricultural society, and actively connected with various railroad, telegraph and banking organizations. He is the author of numerous addresses; a series of letters to the New Hampshire Journal of Agriculture, and correspondence to the Mirror and American descriptive of his travels. Governor Smyth died in Hamilton. Bermuda, April 22, 1899.

SMYTH, Newman, clergyman, was born in Brunswick, Maine. June 25, 1843; son of William Sm3'-t)i (q.v.). He was graduated from Bowdoin college, A.B., 1863, A.M., 1866, and from Andover Theological seminary, 1867, where he continued his studies, 1867-68. He was assistant teacher in the Naval Academy at Newpoi't in 1863; 1st lieutenant, 16th Maine volunteers, 1864-65, and subsequently quartermaster. He was ordained to the Congregational ministry, Jan. 29, 1868, and appointed pastor of Harrison Street chapel (Pilgrim church), Providence, R.I.; traveled abroad, 1868-69; was pastor at Bangor, Maine., 1870-75; and was married in 1871, to Anna M., daughter of N. C. and Lucy P. Ayer, of Bangor. He was pastor at Quincy, III., 1876-82, and at New Haven, Conn., from 1882. He received the honorary degree of D.D. from the University of New Y'ork in 1881; and from Y'ale University in 1895. He is the author of: The Religious Feel- ing, a Study for Faith (1877); Old Faiths in Xew Light (1879); The Orthodox Theology of To-day (1881); TJte Reality of Faith, sermons (1884); Tlie Morality of the Old Testament (1886): Chris- tian Faith and Forms (1887); Personal Creeds (1890); Christian Ethics (1892); The Place of Death in Evolution (1897); Tlirough Science to Faith (1902).

SMYTH, William, educator, was born in Pitts- ton, Kennebec county, Maine., Feb. 1, 1797. He was graduated at Bowdoin college, A.B., 1822, A.M., 1825, and matriculated at Andover Theo- logical seminary in the class of 1825, but was not graduated. He was adjunct professor of mathe- matics at Bowdoin, 1825-28: professor of mathe- matics, 1828-68, and of natural philosophy, 1845- 68. He is the author of: Elements of Algebra (1833); Lectures on Modern Histoi^y, edited by Jared Sparks (1849); Elementary Algebra for Schools {\8o0); Treatise on Algebra (1852); Trig- onometry, Surveying, and Navigation (1855); Elements of Analytical Geometry (1855); and Elements of the Differential and Integral Calcu- lus (1856; 2d ed. 1859). He died in Brunswick, Maine. April 4. 1868.

SMYTHE, Clement (Timothy), R.C. bishop, was born in Finiea, county Clare. Ireland, Jan. 24, 1810; son of Cornelius and Mary (Malony) Smythe. He was educated in the common schools