Frederick Dan Huntington, an American bishop, born in Hadley, Mass., May 28, 1819. He graduated at Amherst college in 1839, and spent the three following years in the Cambridge divinity school. In 1842 he was ordained pastor of the South Congregational church in Boston, and in September, 1855, became preacher to Harvard university and Plummer professor of Christian morals. Although educated in the Unitarian belief, his views of theology gradually underwent a change, and having become convinced that the doctrine of the Trinity is the true doctrine of the Scriptures, he applied for orders in the Episcopal church, was admitted to the ministry in 1860, and resigned his office at Harvard in 1864. He became rector of Emmanuel church, Boston, was elected bishop of Central New York in January, 1869, and was consecrated April 8. His principal publications are: "Sermons for the People " (1856; 9th ed., 1869); "Sermons on Christian Living and Believing " (1860); a course of lectures on " Human Society as illustrating the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God" (1860); "Lessons on the Parables of our Saviour;" "Elim," a collection of ancient and modern sacred poetry (1865); "Helps to a Holy Lent" (1872); and " Steps to a Living Faith (1873). He has also edited various works of the Rev. William Mountford (1846), Archbishop Whately's "Christian Morals" (1856), and " Memorials of a Quiet Life," that is, of the Hare family (1874).