Evangelist
a writer of the history or doctrines, precepts, actions, life, and death of Christ; in particular, the "four evangelists," Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
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Single-source entries: E (34)
Each of these 9 subjects appears in only one of the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. None is long enough to carry a page by itself, so they are gathered here by letter. Anything that grows moves out to a page of its own.
Evanston
a city in Cook co., Ill.; on Lake Michigan and on the Chicago and Northwestern and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroads; 12 miles N. of Chicago. It includes the villages of Rogers Park and South Evanston; is delightfully laid out; and has gas and electric light plants; electric and ele vated railroads to Chicago; Holly sys tem of waterworks, weekly newspapers, National bank. It is the seat of Northwestern University (M. E.) founded in 1851, largely endowed and of high re pute, with a library and a museum. It is the seat also of the Garrett Biblical Institute, Winchell Academy, and of the Evanston College for Women, founded in 1871. The Dearbon Observatory was transferred here from Chicago in 1888, and dedicated the following year as a department of Northwestern University. Pop. (1910) 24,978; (1920) 37,215.
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Evansville
a city port of entry, and the county-seat of Vanderburg co., Ind., on the Ohio river, and the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis, Illinois Central, Louisville and Nashville, Southern and several other railroads: 185 miles W. of Louisville. It is on a high bank at a bend in the river midway between the falls and the junction with the Mississippi; is the trade center of a rich agricultural and coal region; and has the finest wharf and city front on the Ohio or Mississippi river. It has excellent shipping facilities, with 10 packet lines, iron and brass foundries, harness and saddlery, steam engine and boiler, furniture, boot and shoe, pottery, metal goods, tobacco, and chemical plants. The city contains the Evansville Insane, St. Mary's, and United States Marine Hospitals, County Infirmary, Evans Hall, United States Government Building, public day school for the deaf, a business co college, public library, high school, daily and weekly newspapers, 3 National and several private banks, and an assessed property valuation of over $25,000,000. Pop. (1910) 69,647; (1920) 85,264.
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Evaporation
the conversion of a liquid or solid by heat into vapor or steam, which becomes dissipated in the atmosphere in the manner of an elastic fluid. The process of evaporation is constantly going on at the surface of the earth, but principally at the surface of the sea, of lakes, rivers, and pools. The vapor thus formed, being specifically lighter than atmospheric air, rises to considerable heights above the earth's surface; and afterward , by a partial condensation, forms clouds, and finally descends in rain .
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Evarts
WILLIAM MAXWELL, an American lawyer; born in Boston , Mass., Feb. 6, 1818; was graduated at Yale College in 1837 and studied at the Harvard Law School. In 1841 he began the practice of law in New York City; in 1849-1853 was assistant district attorney; and in 1868 was the principal counsel for President Johnson in his impeachment trial. In 1868-1869 he was Attorney-General of the United States; in 1877 principal counsel for the Republican party before the Electoral Commission on the Hayes-Tilden election returns; in 1877-1881 United States Secretary of State; and in 1885-1891 United States Senator from New York. He also represented the United States in the Alabama-claims case, and was the principal counsel for Henry Ward Beecher in his defense against the charges preferred by Theodore Tilton. He was famous as an orator. He died in New York, Feb. 2, 1901.
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Evdokion
ARCHBISHOP (MES- CHERSKY), head of the Russian Orthodox Church in North America. He was born in the state of Vladimir, Russia, in 1869, and was educated in Moscow Theological Academy . In 1894 he became professor at the Theological Seminary of Novgorod , and in 1896 professor and inspector of the Moscow Theological Academy . In 1896 he became archimandrite, and in 1898 Master of Theology. He continued teaching in his professorial capacity for a number of years when in 1903 he was ordained bishop and appointed rector of the Moscow Theological Academy. He became bishop of Kashira , state of Tula, 1909, and in 1914 was named to his present position. He has written a book: "St. John the Divine." EVE. See ADAM AND EVE.
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Eve of St. Agnes, The
The, a poem by John Keats, published in 1820. The poem is based on an old tradition relative to the eve of St. Agnes. St. Agnes was a Roman maiden who, during the age of Diocletian, when she was only thirteen years of age, suffered martyrdom. January 21st is celebrated in her honor in Greek, Roman, and Anglican churches. The night of January 20th came to be regarded as a special holiday for women, and the tradition on which Keats founded the story of his poem is that, by observing certain ceremonies, a maiden might on that night get a glimpse of her future husband. The poem consists of forty-two stanzas of nine lines each. It is, perhaps, the best known of Keats' poems. Few poets have succeeded in creating an atmosphere so dreamy, so enchanted, so full of beauty, so removed from the common world of our every day experiences.--Gayley and Young.
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Eveleth
a city of Minnesota, in It is on the Duluth, Mis- St. Louis co. sabe, and Northern, and the Duluth and Iron Range railroads. It is the center of an important iron-mining region and has also industries of lumbering and dairying. There is a public library, parks, and other important public buildings. Pop. (1910) 7,036; (1920) 7,025. "Sculptura, or the History and Art of Chalcography"; "Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest Trees"; treatises on gardening , architecture, etc. But his most important work is his memoirs , which are interesting contributions to the history of the time. He died in Wotton, Feb. 27, 1706.
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Evelyn
JOHN, an English writer; born in Wotton, Surrey, Oct. 31, 1620. After completing his course at Oxford , he studied law at the Middle Temple. In 1659 he took the royal side in the civil war. He published works, including In Germany the evening schools were started as early as the 18th century, but not until 1844 did they receive state or municipal aid. By 1914 Germany had established the most complete and effective system of evening schools, and attendance on them was made compulsory for certain classes of people . As a result nearly 600,000 Germans attended night school during 1914. The number attending in the United States did not exceed 150,000. England surpassed even this record in evening school attendance, nearly 700,000 being given instruction in 1914. The courses in England are more varied than elsewhere, and in most cases lead to degrees, a most unusual affair in the States. The municipal governments have made the evening schools centers of the social activities of the i young people of the city, and much attention is paid to physical education.
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