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JAMES EDWARD, an to the United States in 1876 and became a member of the Mormon Church. He Berkshire, England, in 1862. He came a member of the Mormon Church. He to the United States in 1876 and became was educated at Brigham Young Academy, Lehigh University and Johns Hopwas professor of chemistry and geology kins University. From 1884 to 1888 he at Brigham Young Academy; from 1888 to 1893 president of Latter Day Saints College; and from 1894 to 1897 president of the University of Utah. After his tained the chair of geology until 1907, since which time he has been a consulttained the chair of geology until 1907, since which time he has been a consult- Lake City, from 1891 to 1919, and was director of the Deseret Museum, Salt Lake City, from 1891 to 1919, and was the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter ordained one of the twelve apostles of Day Saints in 1911. He traveled extenin the British Isles on geology and other features of life in the western United States. He was a member of various in the British Isles on geology and other States. He was a member of various British and American geographical and geological societies and wrote, besides many articles on geological and microscopical subjects in technical journals: "First Book of Nature" (1888); "Domestic Science" (1891) ; "The Articles of Faith" (1899) ; "The Book of Mormon, an Account of Its Origin, Etc." (1899) "Tables for Blowpipe Determination of Minerals" (1899); "The Great Salt Lake, Present and Past" (1900); "The Story of Mormonism" (1907); "The Great Apostasy" (1909); Lord" (1912); "The Philosophy of Mormonism" (1914); "Jesus the Christ" (1915); "The Vitality of Mormonism" (1919). ; "The House of the (1919) American clergyman; born in Bound Brook, N. J., Jan. 7, 1832; was graduated at the New Brunswick Theological Seminary in 1856; and ordained pastor of the inary in 1856; and ordained pastor of the N. J., in the same year. He was pastor of the Central Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1869-1894, during which time this well-known place of worship was three times destroyed by fire. Feeling himself unable to build another church edifice, he resigned his charge and spent some time in Europe; becoming on his return associate and later ing on his return associate and later TALMAGE full pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Washington, D. C. He held this charge till 1899, when he resigned in order to apply himself wholly to literary work. He was for many years the editor of the "Christian Herald" and was the author of "Crumbs Swept Up," "Woman: Her Powers and Privileges"; "From Manger to Throne"; "Every-Day Religion"; etc. He died in Washington, D. C., April 12, 1902.