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Hurd (RICHARD an English clergyman)

RICHARD, an English clergyman and author; named the "Beauty of Holiness" on account of his comeliness and piety; born in Congreve, Staffordshire, England Jan. 13, 1720. He studied at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, of which he became a Fellow in 1742. In 1749 appeared his first notable on Ars Poetica." In 1750 he was appointed one of the Whitehall preachers. He became Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry in 1774, but exchanged this see for Worcester in 1781; in 1783 he declined the archbishopric of Canterbury. His principal works are: "Dissertations Poetry" (1755-1757); "Dialogues on Sincerity, Retirement, the Golden Age of Elizabeth, and the Constitution of the English Government" (1759), his most popular book; "Letters on Chivalry and Romance" (1762); "Dialogues on the Uses of Foreign Travel" (1764); and "An Introduction to the Study of the Prophecies Concerning the Christian Church" (1772). He died May 28, 1808.

HURDWAR or HAREDWARA (hurdwâr'), a town of India, in Bengal, on the right bank of the Ganges, where the river emerges from the foot-hills of the Himalayas into the plains of Hindustan, 36 miles from Seharunpoor. From its position on this stream, esteemed so sacred by the Hindus, immense numbers of pilgrims are annually attracted hither.

Every 12th year fully 2,000,000 come partly from purposes poses of devotion, and partly to trade in camels, horses, cattle, drugs, fruits, etc.