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iaw(1893); T!ie Cosmopolis City Club {189Z); Who Wrote the Bible (1894); Ruling Ideas of the Preaent Age (1895); Seven Puzzling Bible Books (1897); Social Facts and Forces (1898); TTie Christian Pas- tor and the Working Church (1898); Art and Moral- ity (1898); How Much is Left of the Old Doctrines? (1899).

GLASS, Henry, naval officer, was born in Hopkinsville, Kv., Jan. 7, 1844; son of Henry and Martha Katharine (Burnet) Glass; grandson of Davi 1 and Rebecca (Frazier) Glass, and a de- scendant of the Gla.ss family who settled in Nor- folk, Va., about 1765. He was appointed to the U.S. naval academy from Illinois, Sept. 24, 1800, was grad- uated May 38, 1863, was promoted ensign the same day, and was attached to the steam sloop Canan- daigua in the South Atlantic blockading squadi-ou from July 3, 1863. to May, 1865. serving on the staff of the commander-in-


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manded the Monocaey, Asiatic station, from April, 1886, to September, 1888; was on special duty in the navy department, 1889; was commandant of cadets at the U.S. naval academy from Septem- ber, 1889, to March, 1891; served on the exam- ining and retiring boards of the navj' department from April, 1891, to March, 1892, was again at the Mare Island navy yard as equipment officer and captain of the yard, from March, 1892, to June, 1894; was promoted captain, Jan. 24, 1894, and commanded the Cincinnati from June, 1894, to July, 1895, and the battle-ship Texas from Au- gust, 1895, to March, 1897. He was captain of the Mare Island na\'y yard from April, 1897, to May, 1898; commanded the cruiser Charleston, Asiatic


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■lATCU^ yZ^oA^, ron and on the Paio- nee. He saw active service in all the general engagements with the forts and batteries in Charleston harbor from July 8 to Sept. 38, 1863, and on Stono river, S.C, Dec. 35, 1863, and July 3-11, 1864; with the bat- teries on the North Edisto river, Feb. 9, 1865, and at the capture of Georgetown, S.C, Feb. 5, 1865. He served on the South Pacific station, 1865-69, being attached to the Povhatan, Dakotah and Tiis- carora. He was promoted master, Nov. 10, 1865; lieutenant, Nov. 10, 1866, and lieutenant -com- mander, March 12, 1868. He was stationed at the Philadelphia navy yard, 1869-70; on the Pacific station, 1870-72; attached to the Mohican, 1870; and commanded the Xyack for six months in 1870; served on the staff of the commander-in-chief, 1871-73; was attached to the Iroquois and flag-ship Hirtford, Asiatic station, from March, 1873, to June, 1874; was on special duty at the Mare Island navy yard and on the U.S.S. Independence from October, 1874, to September, 1875; commanded the nautical S.S. Jamestown from March, 1876, to March, 1879; and commanded the naval rendez- vous at San Francisco, Cah, in 1879. He was promoted commander, Oct. 37, 1879; commanded the Jamestoion and Wachnsett from September. 1880, to Marcli. 1882; was senior officer in Alaska and in charge of the territory; was stationed at the navy yard, Mare Island, Cal., as equipment oflScer from October, 1883, to March, 1886; com-


squadron, from May 16 to Dec. 13, 1898, and con- voyed the first division, 8th army corps, from San Francisco to Manila, capturing the island of Guam, Ladrones, June 21, 1898, taking part in the capture of Manila, Aug. 13, 1898, and serving as captain of the port from August 17 to October 27, 1898. He was assigned to special dutj^ at Iloilo, Island of Panay, in November, 1898, to arrange for opening the ports in possession of the Spaniards to American commerce and was placed in command of the naval training station, San Francisco, Cal., March 25, 1899.

GLAZIER, Willard, author, was born in Fow- ler, St. Lawrence county, N.Y., Aug. 22, 1841; son of Ward and Mehitable Glazier, grandson of Jabez Glazier; and great-grandson of Oliver Glazier, who fought at the battle of Bunker Hill. He attended the district scliool in Fowler during the winters and in the summers worked on the farm. When fifteen years old he went into the woods as a trapper to earn money to enable liim to procure a liigher education. Subsequently he attended Gouverneur Wesleyan seminary two years, teacliing during vacations, and the Normal college, Albany, N.Y. From the latter he en- listed in August, 1861, in the 3d New York cav- alry, Army of the Potomac, with which he served till his capture by the Confederates, Oct. 19, 1863. He was confined in Libby and other southern prisons, from which lie twice escaped and was recaptured, but finally made