. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. B. degreein 1873. The University conferred the A. M. degree three years later, andin 1884 the D. D. degree. In preparation for his work m the pulpit, heentered Princeton Theological Seminary and graduating from there in 1877took a course for two years at the University of Berlin. He was ordainedin 1876, and three years later became pastor of the United CongregationalChurch at Newport, R. I. In 1883 he accepted a call
. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. B. degreein 1873. The University conferred the A. M. degree three years later, andin 1884 the D. D. degree. In preparation for his work m the pulpit, heentered Princeton Theological Seminary and graduating from there in 1877took a course for two years at the University of Berlin. He was ordainedin 1876, and three years later became pastor of the United CongregationalChurch at Newport, R. I. In 1883 he accepted a call to the Brick Presby-terian Church in New York City. He ministered in that pulpit mitil his work in 1902 and 1911, without salary. In 1900 he became Professor of English Literature in Princeton Univers-ity. The appomtment as United States Minister at The Hague, was ten-dered to him by President AVilson m 1913. He served there during thegreat War of the Nations that broke out between the German-AustrianAlliance and the French-English-Russian Alliance in 1914. In September,1916, he asked to be relieved of his post in order that he might have more 508 van Dyke. freedom to speak and write his mind. At the request of the President hecontinued his official duties until early in 1917. Dr. van Dykes literary work and work in the Church as well haveattracted wide attention; and many of the colleges have honored him withscholarship degrees. Harvard conferred the D. D. degree in 1894 and Yale in1896. Union in 1898, Washington and Jefferson in 1902, Wesleyan in 1903,Pennsylvania in 1906 and Geneva, Switzerland, in 1909 conferred the LL. The University of Oxford conferred upon him its highest degree,D. C. in 1917. Dr. van Dyke has been a Trustee of Princeton University, Preacher toHarvard, Lyman Beecher Lecturer at Yale, and in 1908 was American Lec-turer at the University of Paris. He was President of the Holland Socie-ty in 1900 and 1901 and the National Institu
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