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=Dix, John Adams.= _N. H._, 1798-1879. A general and statesman who
while secretary of the treasury in 1861 issued the celebrated order,
“If any one attempts to tear down the American flag, shoot him on
the spot.” A Winter in Madeira, and A Summer in Spain and Florence;
Speeches and Occasional Addresses; Resources of the State of New York.
_See Memoir, by Morgan Dix, infra._ _Ap._
=Dix, John Homer.= _Circa_ 1810-1884. An oculist and aurist of Boston
who published Changes of the Blood, a translation from the French of
Gibert; Treatise on Strabismus; Morbid Sensibility of the Retina; The
Opthalmoscope and its Uses.
=Dix, Morgan.= _N. Y._, 1827- ----. Son of J. A. Dix, _supra_. A
prominent Episcopal clergyman of New York city conspicuous among High
Church theologians, and rector of Trinity Church since 1859. Sermons,
Doctrinal and Practical; Lectures on the Calling of a Christian Woman;
Memoir of J. A. Dix, _supra_; Gospel and Philosophy; The Sacramental
System; The Seven Deadly Sins; Lectures on the First Prayer Book of
King Edward VI.; The Two Estates,--Wedded in the Lord, Single for the
Kingdom of Heaven’s Sake. _Ap. Dut. Har._
=Dixon, James Main.= _S._, 1856- ----. A professor of English
literature in Washington University, St. Louis, since 1892, and the
author of A Dictionary of Idiomatic English Phrases.
=Doane, George Hobart.= _Ms._, 1830- ----. Son of G. W. Doane, _infra_.
A prelate of the papal household at Rome since 1886, with the title
of Monsignore. First Principles; Exclusion of Protestant Worship from
Rome; Manual of Instructions and Prayers.
=Doane, George Washington.= _N. J._, 1799-1859. The second Protestant
Episcopal bishop of New Jersey; consecrated bishop in 1832. Songs by
the Way; Sermons on Various Occasions. The familiar hymn beginning
“Softly now the light of day” is one of his most noted poems. _See Life
and Writings of, by W. C. Doane, infra._
=Doane, William Croswell.= _N. J._, 1832- ----. Son of G. W. Doane,
_supra_. The first Protestant Episcopal bishop of Albany. He has
contributed much to reviews and other periodicals on topics of the
day, is the author of a number of poems, among which The Sculptor Boy
is often quoted, and has published several works, including Sermons;
Mosaics, or the Harmony of Collect Epistle and Gospel for the Sundays
of the Christian Year. As a theologian his place is amongst liberal
High Churchmen.
=Dod, Albert Baldwin.= _N. J._, 1805-1845. A Presbyterian clergyman,
professor of mathematics at Princeton College, 1830-45. Theological
Essays was his only published work.
=Dodd, Mrs. Anna Bowman [Blake].= _L. I._, 1855- ----. A New York
writer whose volumes of travels have been very popular. The Republic of
the Future, or Socialism a Reality; Cathedral Days; Glorinda: a Story;
Three Normandy Inns; In the Norfolk Broads. _Cas. Rob._
=Dodd, Stephen.= _N. J._, 1777-1856. A Presbyterian minister of
Connecticut, who published History of East Haven; Revolutionary
Memorials.
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