Hodges

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

2026 Editor's Note: This page uses language about race that was commonplace when the book was published and is offensive by today's standards. The text has been left exactly as it was printed, rather than cut or softened, so that the historical record — including how ordinary such language once was — is preserved. (Ed: ET 2026-07-22) GEORGE, an American theologian, born in Rome, colle1856. graduated from Hamilton College in 1877. After serving as rector in Calvary Church in Pittsburgh, he was appointed dean of the Episcopal Theological School at Cambridge, Mass. He became widely known as a writer on thehis published works are "Three Hundred Years of the Episcopal Church in America" (1906); "The Training of Children in Religion" (1910); "Everyman's Religion" (1911); "Saints and Heroes" (1911). WILLIAM HODSON, STEPHEN RAIKES, an English soldier; born near Gloucester, March 19, 1821. He joined the Indian army in 1845, and got his first experience in the Sikh War. From 1849 to 1852 Hodson was employed in the work of civil government in the Punjab. In 1856 he was deprived of command on account of irregularities in the regimental accounts and of his unjust treatment of the troops and natives under his authority. In the crisis of the mutiny, however, he was appointed head of the intelligence department lepartment in the army engaged before Delhi, and raised a new regiment of irregular cavalry, known as Hodson's Horse. With this body of men Hodson took part in the siege of Delhi. After the fall of Delhi Hodson discovered the Mogul sovereign and his sons; these last he shot dead with his own hand at the time of capture. He was killed in 1858, during the assault on a royal palace in Lucknow. HÖDUR, or HÖDER (hö'der, in Scandinavian mythology, a god of darkness, the blind god who killed Balder, at the instigation of Loki. night, as Balder typifies day.