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he greatly stimulated critical Bible stivly. He wrote: Grammar of the Hebrew Language u'Uhout Points (1813) ; Letters to Rev. William E. Chan- ning (1819); Dissertations of Jahii and Others on the Best Method of Studying the Language of the Bible (1821) ; Grammar of ilie Hebrew Language (1821) ; Elemejits of Interpretation (18'-22) ; sev- eral Greek translations (1825-30) ; Exegetical Essays on Several Words relating to Future Punishment (1830) ; Letter to William E. Chan- ning on Subject of Pcligious Liberty (1830) ; A Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans (1832) ; Is the Mode of Christian Baj^tism prescribed in the Xew Testament ? (1833): Cicero on tlte Immor- tality of the Sold (1833); Grammar of the Neiv Testament Dialect (1834) ; On the Discrepancies Between the Sabellian and the Athanasian Methods of Representing the Doctrine of a Trinity in the Godhead (1835) ; Philological Vieio of Modern Doctrines of Geology (1836) ; Hints on the Inter- pretation of Prophecy (1842) ; Critical History and Defence of the Old Testament Canon (1845) ; Commentary on the Apocalypse (1845) ; Miscel- lanies (1846) ; Conscience and the Constitution with Remarks on the Speechof Webster on Slavery (1850); and commentaries on "the Book of Daniel " (1850); '• Ecclesiastes " (1851); " Proverbs " (1852); also a translation of Gesenius's Hebrew grammar. He died in Andover, Mass., Jan. 4, 1 882. STUART, Robert Leighton, merchant and philanthropist, was born in New York city, July 21, 1806 ; son of Kimloch Stuart, of Edinburgh, Scotland, who came to America (N.Y. city) in 1805, and became a successful candy manufac- turer. Upon the death of his father in 1826, he became manager of the candy factory, and in 1828 he admitted his brother Alexander (the firm being R. L. & A. Stuart for fifty-one years) to partnership. He was married to Mary, daugli- ter of Robert Macrae of New York city. In 1832 he and liis brother invented a process of refining sugar by steam, and after 1856 they devoted their whole attention to sugar refining. In 1853 they devised a plan of devoting a certain sum of money each year to charitable objects. In 1879 the total of their gifts amounted to almost $1,400,- 000 and in 18^2 to nearly $2,000,000. including $100,000 to Princeton university, $100,000 to Princeton Theological seminary, $.55,000 to the Presbyterian Hospital in New York and $50,000 to the San Francisco Theological seminary. By investing heavily in government bonds during the civil war the Stuarts largely increased their fortune and also showed their patriotism. He was president of the American Museum of Na- tural History ; a member of several scientific and educational organizations, and the owner of a valuable private library and art collection. He died in New York city, Dec. 12, 1882.

STUART, Ruth McEnery, author, was born in Avoyelles parish, La. ; daughter of James and Mary Routh (Stirling) McEnery. She was mar- ried, Aug. 6, 1879, to Alfred O. Stuart, a cotton planter of Arkansas, wliere she lived until her husband's death, when she removed to New Or- leans. La., and subsequently to New York city. Mrs. Stuart became well-known in all the prin- cipal cities of the United States as a reader of her literary works, wliich are written in Southern dialect and which include : A Golden Wedding and Other Tales (1893) ; Carlotta's Intended (1894) ; The Story of Babette (1894) ; Solomon Crow's Christmas Pockets and Others (1896) ; Sonny (1896) ; Gobolinks for Young and Old (1896) ; In Simpkinsville (1897) ; Moriah's Mourn- ing (1898) ; Holly and Pizen (1899) ; The Wo- man^ s Exchange (1899) ; and Napoleon Jackson (1902).

STUBBS, Joseph Edward, educator, was born in Ashlaixl, Ohio, March 19, 1850 ; son of Joseph Deyarmon and ]\Iary (Gray) Stubbs ; grandson of John Webster and Mary (Chapman) Stubbs and of David and Naomi (Lofland) Gray, and a de- scendant of Samuel Stubbs, the immigrant. He was graduated from Ohio Weslej'an university, A.B., 1873, A.M., 1876, and from the Drew Theo- logical seminary, 1875. He was married in July, 1873, to Ella America, daughter of Louis Jeffer- son and Sophia (Coffin) Sprengle of Ashland, Ohio. He was tutor in the Oliio Weslej'an uni- versity, 1872-75 ; engaged in business, 1875-80 ; was proff^ssor of Greek in Ashland college, 1880-82 ; president of Baldwin university at Berea, Ohio, 1886-94, and in 1894 was elected president of the Nevada State university. He was president of the Ohio College association, 1891-92, and of the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations, 1899-1900. The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred on him by German Wallace college, Berea, Oliio, 1890.

STURGEON, Daniel, senator, was born in Adams county, Penn., Oct. 27, 1789; son of Will- iam and Mary (Groscross) Sturgeon and grandson of Henry and Letitia (Rice) Sturgeon. He at- tended Jefferson college, and in 1813 began the practice of medicine in Uniontown, Pa. He was married, June 5, 1814. to Nancy, daughter of James and Naca (Murpliy) Gregg of Union- town, Pa. He was a representative in the Pennsylvania legislature, 1818-24, and was a state senator. 1825-30, serving as speaker, 1827-30. He was auditor-general of Pennsylvania, 1830-36 ; state treasurer. 1838-39, and U.S. senator for two full terms, 1839-51. President Polk aiii)ointed him treasurer of the U.S mint at Philadelphia in 1853, and he held the position until 1858. He died in Uniontown, Penn., July 2, 1878.