Daniel Clarke Eddy (May 21, 1823 – July 26, 1896) was an American clergyman, hymn writer, politician, and author, who in 1855 served as a member, and as the Speaker, of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Daniel Clarke Eddy | |
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| Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| Doctor (honorary) | |
| Preceded by | Otis P. Lord |
| Succeeded by | Charles A. Phelps |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1855–1855 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 21, 1823 Salem, Massachusetts |
| Died | July 26, 1896 Brooklyn, New York |
| Political party | Know Nothing |
| Education | Hampton Theological Institution, 1845 |
| Alma mater | Hampton Theological Institution |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Profession | Minister, ordained Baptist 1846 |
He was the author of The Young Woman's Friend; or the Duties, Trials, Love, Hopes of Woman (1857), in which he argued that women ought to be taught subjects usually only taught to men, including political economy, the sciences, and the practical and theoretical applications of religion, primarily on the basis that women should understand these subjects to be able to educate their sons.[1] He also wrote The Young Man's Friend, the first edition of which sold 10,000 copies.[2]
Selected works
editNovels
edit- The Young Man's Friend. Dayton and Wentworth. 1855. (1st series, Lowell, 1849; 2d series, Boston, 1859)
- "The Burman Apostle" (Lowell, 1850)
- "Europa," a book of words (1851)
- "The Percy Family" (5 vols., 1852)
- "Waiter's Tour in the East " (6 vols., Boston, 1861)
- Heroines of the Missionary Enterprise. Ticknor, Reed, and Fields. 1850.
- The Angels' Whispers; or, Echoes of Spirit Voices, Designed to Console the Mourning. Walter Scott. 1885 [1852].
- "City Side" (1854)
- "Young Woman's Friend" (1855)[3]
- "Waiting at the Cross" (Boston, 1859)
Travel writings
edit- Eddy's Travels in Asia and Africa. Boston: Brown, 1893
- Eddy's Travels in Europe. Boston: Brown, 1893.
- Europe; or, Scenes and Society in England, France, Italy, and Switzerland 1859.
Hymns
edit- God Is the Seamen's Friend
- God of Nations, Let Salvation Sound
- Sailor Speed Thee o'er the Sea
- We Dedicate to Thee
See also
editReferences
edit- Appletons Encyclopedia
- John Julian (1892). A Dictionary of Hymnology: Setting Forth the Origin and History of Christian Hymns of All Ages and Nations. C. Scribner's Sons.
- Julian, John. Dictionary of Hymnology, Second edition. London: J. Murray, 1907.
- ^ Rose, Jane E. (1996). "Conduct Books for Women, 1830–1860: A Rationale for Women's Conduct and Domestic Role in America". In Hobbs, Catherine (ed.). Nineteenth-Century Women Learn to Write. University Press of Virginia. p. 52.
- ^ Halttunen, Karen (1982). Confidence Men and Painted Women: A Study of Middle-class Culture in America, 1830–1870. Yale University Press. p. 1.
- ^ Eddy, Daniel C. (1823–1896). (1857). The young woman's friend; or, The duties, trials, loves, and hopes of woman. Boston: Wentworth, Hewes Co. – via Haithi Trust (008688801).
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