STINESS
STITH
Atterburj, and a descendant of George Stimson
(b. 1641) who served in the Boston company in
King Philip's war ; of George Stimson, who was
at the battle of Lexington and was in command
of Miissachusetts troops through the Revolution-
ary war, and of Elisha Boudinot of the Revolu-
tionary Committee of Safety and chief justice of
New Jersey. He was graduated from Yale col-
lege, A.B., 1865, A.M., 1868 ; continued his studies
at Union Theological seminar}-, 1806-67, and at
Andover Theological seminary, 1867-69. He was
married, April 19, 1877, to Alice, daughter of
Samuel Colcord Bartlett, president of Dartmouth
college, and Mary (Larned) Bartlett, his wife.
He was ordained to the Congregational ministry,
May 25, 1870 : was pastor of Plymouth church,
Minneapolis, Minn., 1869-80; pastor of Union
church at Worcester, Mass. , 1880-86 ; Pilgrim
church, St. Louis, Mo., 1886-93; of Broadway
Tabernacle, New York city, 1893-96, and in the
latter year organized and became pastor of Man-
hattan church, New York city. The honorary
degree of D.D. was conferred upon him by Ripon
college in 1885, and by Y^ale university in 1898.
Dr. Stimson was appointed corresponding secre-
tary of the American Board of Commissioners of
Foreign Missions, 1881 ; president of the Congrega-
tional Church Building society in 1896, and be-
came vice-president of the American Missionary
association, and chairman of the trustees of the
National Congregational Council. He was elect-
ed one of the board of visitors of Andover Theo-
logical seminary, and a trustee of Mount Holyoke
college. He is the autlior of : Religion and
Business (1894); Questions of Modern Inquiry
(1894) ; Tlie Apostles Creed In the Light of Modern
Discussioii (1899); and of many contributions
to the Reviews and to tlie religious press.
STINESS, John Henry, jurist, was born in Providence, R.I., Aug. 9, 1840; son of Philip Bessom and Mary (Marsh) Stiness ; grandson of Samuel and Ruth (Bessom) Stiness, and of John and Lucy (Blake) Marsh, and a descendant of Samuel Stiness and Philip Bessom of Marblehead, and of John Marsh of Boston (1669). He attended the University Grammar school, 1855-57, and Brown university, 1857-59 ; was principal of the Hopkins grammar school, North Providence, 1859-61 ; was employed in recruiting and drilling detachments at Staten Island, as 2d lieutenant of the 2d New York artillery, August-December, 1861 ; was subsequently on garrison duty at Fort Worth until August, 1862, having been promoted adjutant of the battalion the previous January ; participated in the second Bull Run, Aug. 29-30, 1862, and his regiment having returned to Fort Corcoran in September, he was discharged in the following November, on account of illness. He studied law in Providence, R.I., 1863-65, being
admitted to the bar in April of the latter year ;
began practice in Providence, and was a represen-
tative in the state legislature, 1864-75. lie was
married, Nov. 19, 1868, to Maria E., daughter of
William Dean and Sallie Ann (Chapman) Will-
iams, and a descendant of Roger Williams. He
was associate justice of the supreme court of
Rhode Island, 1874-1900, and appointed chief-
justice. May 30, 1900. He received the honorary
degree of A.M. from Brown university in 1876,
and that of LL.D. in 1893, and was a fellow of
the university, 1897. Judge Stiness was a mem-
ber of the general convention of the P.E. church
from 1871, and secretary of the standing com-
mittee of the diocese of Rhode Island from 1891 ;
a trustee of the Providence Public library from
1882 ; president of the Rhode Island Historical
society, 1896-1903, and a member from Rhode
Island of the commission to promote uniformity
of state laws from 1896. He is the author of :
Two Centuries of Liquor Legislation in Rhode
Island (1883); Histories of Lotteries i?i Rhode
Island (1896); Civil Changes in the State (1897);
The Bible, a Revelation (1901).
STIRLING, Yates, naval officer, was born in Baltimore. Md.,May6, 1843; son of Archibald and Elizabeth Ann (Walsh) Stirling ; grandson of James Edward and Margaret (Gibson) Stirling and of Jacob and Mary (Y^'ates) Walsh, and a descend- ant of Maj. Thomas Yates of the Maryland line. He entered the naval academy, Sept. 27, 1860, was commissioned ensign, May 28, 1863, served on the Onondaga on the James river and on the Shenandoah during the attacks on Fort Fisher ; was promoted master, Nov. 10, 1805, and pro- moted lieutenant. Nov. 10, 1866. He was married, Aug. 29, 1867, to Ellen Salisbury Haley of Florida. He was promoted lieutenant-commander, March 12, 1868 ; commander, Nov. 26, 1880 ; lieutenant- commander, March 12, 1868, and captain, Sept. 16, 1894. In 1898 he was appointed a member of the lighthouse-board, and on Nov. 21, 1900, became commandant of the naval station at San Juan, Porto Rico. He was promoted rear-admiral, June 8, 1902, and was made commandant of the navy-yard at Paget Sound, Aug. 29, 1902. He re- tired from the post, April 15, 1903, and was ordered to the Asiatic station as junior squadron-com- mander. His retirement for age limit is May 6, 1905.
STITH, William, Jr., educator, was born in Virginia in 1689 ; son of William and Mary (Randolph) Stith ; grandson of Col. William and Mary (Isham) Randolph. Colonel Randolph (1650- 1711) came from Warwicksliire, England, to Turkey Island, Va., in 1674 ; was a member of the house of burgesses, 1684, and a founder, trustee and visitor of William and Mary college. William Stith, Jr., attended the grammar school con-
