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WISE came to America at the age of 20, entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church, and became editor of " Zion's Herald " at Bos- ton in 1852. He had previously edited the " Sunday School Messenger," the " Ladies' Pearl," and the "Rhode Island Temperance Pledge." From 1856 to 1868 he was corre- sponding secretary of the Methodist Sunday school union, after which he continued to edit the " Sunday School Advocate," Sunday school library books, and the tract publications, and was corresponding secretary of the tract socie- ty. In 1872 he retired from regular official duties. His publications include "The Path of Life," "The Young Man's Counsellor," "The Young Ladies' Counsellor," "Pleasant Pathways," " Our King and Saviour," " Un- crowned Kings," "The Glen Morris Stories," " The Hollywood Stories," " The Story of a Wonderful Life," "Life of Ulric Zwingli," and " Precious Lessons from the Lips of Jesus." WISE, Henry Alexander, an American politician, born at Drummondtown, Accomack co., Va., Dec. 3, 1806. He graduated at Washington college, Pennsylvania, in 1825, studied law, and settled in Nashville, Tenn., but in 1830 returned to Accomack. In 1833 he was elected to congress by the Jackson party, and after the election fought a duel with his competitor for the office. He was twice reflected. In congress he went over to the opposition on the development of Jackson's bank policy, and took strong ground in favor of slavery. In 1837 he was second to Mr. Graves of Ken- tucky in his duel with Mr. Cilley of Maine, in which the latter was killed. In 1842 the senate rejected the nomination of Mr. Wise as minister to France, but he was subsequently appointed minister to Brazil, and resided at Rio de Janeiro from May, 1844, till October, 1847. In 1848 and 1852 he supported the democratic candidates for president. He was elected governor of Virginia in 1855, after a very vigorous canvass, directed especially against the " know-nothings." Toward the close of his term occurred the seizure of Har- per's Ferry by John Brown, whose execution (Dec. 2, 1859) was one of the last acts of his administration. (See BKOWN, JOHN.) In Feb- ruary, 1861, he was a member of the state convention, in which, from the committee on federal relations, he made a report which aimed at compromise and a peaceable adjust- ment with the seceded states. After the seces- sion of Virginia he was appointed brigadier general in the confederate army. His force was driven out of the Kanawha valley by the national troops under Gen. J. D. Cox, and at Gauley bridge lost a large quantity of arms and stores. Subsequently he commanded at Roanoke island, N. C., where his forces were defeated by Burnside's expedition, his son, 0. J. Wise, being among the killed. WISE, Henry Augustus, an American author, born in Brooklyn, N. Y., May 12, 1819, died in Naples, April 1, 1869. He was appointed a WISHART 689 midshipman in 1833, served on the coast of Florida during the Seminole war, became a lieutenant in 1845, served in the Pacific, in California, and in Mexico during the Mexican war, was flag lieutenant of the Mediterranean squadron from 1852 to 1855, in 1862 became commander and assistant chief of the bureau of ordnance and hydrography, and in 1867 a cap- tain. He published "Los Gringos" (New York, 1849), a volume of travelling sketches ; "Tales for the Marines" (1855); " Scampa- vias" (1857); and "Captain Brand of the Schooner Centipede" (1864). WISEMAN, Nicholas, an English cardinal, born in Seville, Spain, Aug. 2, 1802, died in London, Feb. 15, 1865. He received his early educa- tion in England, and in 1818 he went to Rome, where he entered the English college, and graduated D. D. at the age of 22. He was or- dained to the priesthood in 1825, and appoint- ed professor of oriental languages in the Ro- man university in 1827, at which time he was also vice rector of the English college, to the rectorship of which he was advanced in 1828. Returning to England in 1835, he BOOH became celebrated as a preacher and lecturer. In the Lent of 1837 he delivered four lectures in Rome on the office and ceremonies of Holy Week. In 1840 he was made a bishop inpartibus, and president of St. Mary's college, Oscott. He was appointed vicar apostolic of the London district in 1849. In September, 1850, the pope issued an apostolic letter restoring the English hierarchy, and made Dr. Wiseman archbishop of Westminster, and on the following day a cardinal. These steps gave rise to great ex- citement in England, and led to a parliamen- tary enactment against the assumption of local ecclesiastical titles by Roman Catholics. Car- dinal Wiseman has published fforce Syriaca (Rome, 1828); "Lectures on the Connection between Science and Revealed Religion" (2 vols., London, 1836)'; "The Real Presence" (1836) ; " Lectures on the Doctrines and Prac- tices of the Catholic Church" (2 vols., 1836); " Four Lectures on the Offices and Ceremonies of Holy Week" (1839); "Three Lectures on the Catholic Hierarchy " (1850); "Essays on Various Subjects" (3 vols., 1853); "Fabiola, a Tale of the Catacombs " (1855) ; " Recollec- tions of the last Four Popes, and of Rome in their Times" (1858); " Sermons, Lectures, and Speeches during a Tour in Ireland " (Dublin, 1859) " Sermons on Our Lord Jesus Christ, and on His Blessed Mother" (1864); "The Attitude of the Anglican Bishops towards Rationalism and Revolution, a Pastoral " (Lon- don, 1864) ; and " Sermons on Moral Subjects " (1864) Since his death has appeared " Daily Meditation "(Dublin, 1868). WISHART, George, called " the Martyr, Scottish clergyman, born about the beginning of the 16th century, burned at the stake at St. Andrews, March 1, 1546. He began to preach about 1536, but in 1538 he left Scot- land to avoid persecution, preached at Bristol,