Jacob's Stone
a stone fabulously said to be that on which Jacob rested his head at Luz, which was used as the coronation stone of the kings of Scotland at Scone, in Perthshire, and was thence transferred by Edward I. to Westminster, where it still remains, inclosed in the coronation chair. minster, where it still remains, inclosed LIAMS, an American educator, born in Allegheny City, Pa., in 1855. He graduated from Princeton University in 1877, and from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1881. Following study abroad, he was ordained to the Presbyterian ministry in 1884. After serving on the faculty of the Hartford Theological Seminary he was appointed acting president of that institution in 1902, and became dean of the faculty in 1903. He was acting pastor of the Central Con- Seminary he was appointed acting presi- dent of that institution in 1902, and bedirector of 1889 to 1900. He theology in several colleges and universities. He wrote several works on theological subjects, including "A Problem in New Testament Criticism" (1900); "Commentary on the Gospel of Mark." was eral encyclopedias.
University in 1885 and took post-gradutronomer, born in New York City in 1865. He graduated from Columbia University in 1885 and took post-graduate courses at that university. He oc- He was acting director of the observadepartment of Columbia University and became professor of astronomy in 1904.
He was acting director of the observatory at Columbia from 1903 to 1906, and in the latter year became director.
In 1889 and 1890 he was assistant astronomer for the United States eclipse expedition to West Africa. He was a member of many astronomical and sciencontributed many articles to newspapers tific societies. He wrote much on asare "Practical Talks by an Astronomer" (1903); "Navigation" (1917). He also and magazines and to several encyclocontributed many articles to newspapers pedias.