BRENT, Charles Henry, American cler orman: b. Newcastle, Ontario, 9 April 1862. He received the degree of B.A. at the Univer sity of Trinity College, Toronto (with classical honors) 1884; M.A. 1889; D.D. 1901; D.D. King's College 1910; D.D. Harvard University 1913; was made deacon 1886; priest 1887; was assistant minister at Saint Paul's Cathedral, Buffalo, 1887; at Saint John the Evangelist, Boston, 1888-91; associate rector of Saint Stephen's, Boston, 1891-1901. He was elected bishop of the Philippine Islands by the Protest ant Episcopal general convention, 1901. He was on the editorial staff of The Churchman, New York, 1897-1900; member of Philip pine opium investigating committee, 1903-04; Paddock lecturer, General Theological Semi nary, New York, 1904; William Belden Noble lecturer at Harvard University, 1907. He de clined the bishopric of Washington in 1908. He
was chief commissioner of the United States and president of the International Opium Com mission, 1908-09; chairman of the United States delegation to the International Opium Confer ence at The Hague, and president of the con ference 1911-12; was elected bishop of New Jersey in 1914 and declined. Author of 'With God in the World) (1899) ,• 'The Consolations of the (1902); (The Splendor of the Human Body' (1904) ; 'Adventure for God' (1904); 'Liberty and Other Sermons' (1906); With God in Prayer' (1907); 'The Mind of Christ' (1908); (Leadership' (1908); 'The Sixth Sense) (1914) ; (Presence' (1911) ; 'The Revelation of Discovery' (1908) ; 'Prisoners of Hope' (1915); 'The Inspiration of Respon sibility' ; 'A Master Builder (Life and Letters o f Bishop 'The Conquest of "Trouble.>