STEVENS, William Bacon, P. E. bishop, born in Bath, Maine, 13 July, 1815; died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 11 June, 1887. He received his early education at Phillips Andover academy, but, his health failing, he went abroad and spent two years in travel. At the end of that time he returned and pursued the study of medicine at Dartmouth, receiving his degree from this college in 1837, and also one from the Medical college of South Carolina. He went to Savannah, Georgia, upon graduating, where he practised his profession for five years. In 1841 he received the appointment of state historian of Georgia, and published several volumes, among which were " The Historical Collections" (Savannah, 1841-'2). About this time his attention was directed toward the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal church, and, -relinquishing the profession of medicine, he began a course of study in preparation for orders. He was ordained deacon in Christ church, Savannah, Georgia, by Bishop Elliott, 28 February, 1843, and organized and took charge of Emmanuel church, Athens, Georgia, of which he became rector on his advancement to the priesthood, 7 January, 1844. In this year also he was elected professor of belles-lettres, oratory, and moral philosophy in the University of Georgia. In 1847 he was sent as a deputy to the general convention from his diocese. In 1848 he accepted the rectorship of St. Andrew's church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and received the degree of D. D. from the University of Pennsylvania. The convention of the diocese having elected him assistant bishop, he was consecrated in St. Andrew's church, 2 January, 1862, and Union college conferred upon him the degree of LL. D. Upon the death of Bishop Alonzo Potter in 1865, he became bishop of Pennsylvania. The diocese of Pennsylvania was divided in 1865, the western counties being erected into a new diocese, which took the name of Pitts-burg. Again in 1871 another division was made by the setting off of the diocese of central Pennsylvania. In the mean time Bishop Stevens had been appointed to the charge of the American Episcopal churches on the continent of Europe, and made one or more visits of supervision during the six years of his oversight. At the Pan-Anglican council in 1878 he was chosen to preach the closing sermon, which he did in St. Paul's church, London. He was in feeble health for many years during the latter part of his life, and at last, in 1886, Bishop Whittaker was elected his assistant, and took upon himself most of the duties of the episcopate. His works include " Discourses before the Historical Society of Georgia" (Savannah, 1841) ; "History of Silk-Culture in Georgia" (1841); "History of Georgia" (2 vols., Philadelphia, 1847) ; "Parables of the New Testament Unfolded" (1855) ; "The Bow in the Cloud" (1855) ; "Home Service" (1856) ; " The Lord's Day " (1857) ; "History of St. Andrew's Church, Philadelphia" (1858) ; " Sabbaths of Our Lord" (1872); "Sermons" (New York, 1879) ; and many essays, charges, and tracts.