Boston to discuss and settle questions of church membership and discipline, and its report was written chiefly by him. The adoption by this synod of the so-called half-way covenant (see Edwards, Jonathan) was due to him more than to any other man. He was elected a fellow of Harvard in 1650, and continued so until his death. He published several letters and sermons, among which were " Letter of Counsel " to his brother (1664); "An Election Sermon " (1667) ; "A Letter concerning the Subjects of Baptism " (1675) ; and " A Discourse of the Glory to which God hath called Believers by Jesus Christ," which was printed at London after his death, with the letter to his brother affixed and reprinted (Boston, 1722).
MITCHELL, Margaret Julia, actress, b. in
New York city in 18^33. She is best known as
Maggie Mitchell, and has been on the stage since
an early age, having played child's parts in the Old
Bowery theatre. In 1851 she made a successful
appearance as Julia in " The Soldier's Daughter,"
at Burton's Chambers street theatre, after which
she played in " Kathie O'Shiel," " Satin in Paris,"
" The Young Prince," " The French Spy," and simi-
lar plays. Her first appearance in Philadelphia
was at the Chestnut street theatre in 1854, where
she played Constance in "Love's Chase." In June,
1862, she introduced her best known part of " Fan-
chon " at the Olympic theatre in New York city,
and she has also appeared in " Mignon," " Pearl
of Savoy," " Little Barefoot," and " Jane Eyre."
Since then she has travelled extensively through
the United States as a star, under the management
of Henry Paddock, whom she married on 15 Oct.,
1868. She has achieved great success in plays that
have been specially adapted for her, and has ac-
quired a fortune. Her sisters Mary and Emma are
also actresses of some note.
MITCHELL, Nahum, jurist, b. in East Bridge-
water, Mass., 12 Feb., 1769 ; d. there, 1 Aug., 1853.
He was graduated at Harvard in 1789, and after
studying law in Plymouth, Mass., was admitted to
the bar in November, 1792. He settled in the prac-
tice of his profession in his native place, and was
elected to both houses of the legislature between
1803 and 1824. He was also elected to congress,
serving from 17 Oct., 1803, till 3 March, 1805, and
was judge of the court of common pleas in
1811 -'21, the last two years of which he was chief
justice. He was a member of the governor's coun-
cil in 1814-'20. During 1822-'7 he was treasurer
of Massachusetts, and in 1827 chairman of the
commission for exploring and surveying the coun-
try from Boston and Albany for a railroad route.
Judge Mitchell was one of the commission to settle
the boundary - lines between Massachusetts and
Rhode Island, and later for settling the line be-
tween Massachusetts and Connecticut. He was
librarian and treasurer of the Massachusetts his-
torical society, and long president of the Bible
society in Plymouth county. His love of music
began in early life, and never left him. He was
leader of the church choir in his native town and
a teacher of music. He was also well known as a
composer, and much of his work became exceed-
ingly popular. Judge INIitchell prepared a " Gram-
mar of Music," and published in the Boston '• Eu-
terpeiad " a series of articles on the " History of
Music." Besides this, he published two volumes
of church music, " The Brattle Street Collection "
(Boston, 1810) and " The Bridgewater Collection of
Sacred Music " (1812). More than 100,000 copies
of this were sold. His "History of the Early
Settlement of Bridgewater" (Boston, 1840) is a
valuable contribution to the history of New Eng-
land.— His grandson, Edward Gushing, educator,
b. in East Bridgewater. Mass., 20 Sept., 1829. He
was graduated at Waterville college. Me., in 1849,
and at Newton theological seminary in 1853, or-
dained to the Baptist ministry in Calais, Me., in
1854, and was a pastor there for three years, and
subsequently in Rockford, IlL, for five years. In
1862-9 he was professor of biblical interpretation
in Shurtleff college. 111. In 1870 he accepted the
professorship of Hebrew in the Baptist theological
seminary at Chicago, where he continued for eight
years. He then served for some time as professor
of biblical interpretation in Regent's park Baptist
college, London, England, and afterward became
president of the Baptist theological school of Paris,
France, which post he resigned in 1882. In 1884-'5
he was president of Roger .Williams university,
Nashville, Tenn.. and in 1887 became president of
Leland university. New Orleans, La. He received
the degree of D. D. from Colby university in 1870.
Dr. Mitchell delivered in 1883 the course of lectures
on " Biblical Science and Modern Discovery " be-
fore the Lowell institute, Boston, and edited during
1883-'4 "The Present Age." He has published
"Guide to the Authenticity, Canon, and Text of
the New Testament " (Andover, 1881) ; " Les sources
du Nouveau Testament " (Paris, 1882) ; and " He-
brew Introduction" (Andover, 1883); and edited
Benjamin Davies's Hebrew lexicon (1880) and his
edition of Gesenius's Hebrew grammar (1881).
MITCHELL. Peter, Canadian statesman, b. in Newcastle, N. B., 4 Jan., 1824; d. in Montreal. 25 Oct., 1899. He received an English education, and after studying law was admitted to the bar. Subsequently he turned his attention to ship- building, and was successful in that pursuit. In
1856 he was elected from Northumberland county to the New Brunswick parliament, and after serving for five years was appointed a life member of the legislative council. He was a member of the executive of that province from 1858 till 1865, when his government was defeated on the question
of the confederation of the British American provinces. Mr. Mitchell was then selected with Robert D. Wilmot to form an administration to test the province on confederation, and was appointed president of the executive committee, which
office he held until the organization of the Dominion government in July, 1867. Mr. Mitchell was an ardent advocate of the union, and did much by his writings and speeches in and out of parliament to promote it. In 1867 he was made senator, but he resigned in 1872. He held the office of minister of marine and fisheries in the cabinet under Sir John A. Macdonald until 5 Nov., 1873. He was returned to the Canadian parliament in 1872, re-elected in 1874, and chosen again in 1882 from his native county of Northumlierland, and took an active part in the settlement of the fisheries dispute between Canada and the United States in 1878. Mr. Mitchell was three times appointed
delegate to Canada and England from New Brunswick, with the view of obtaining the construction of the Intercolonial railway from Halifax to Quebec, and the confederation of the provinces. He had been president of the Mitchell steamship company, and recently had been active in operations connected with the establishment of the Canadian Pacific railway. In 1885 he bought the Montreal "Herald," and he became president of the "Herald" publishing company. He is the author of " A Review of President Grant's Recent Message to the United States Congress relative to the Canadian Fisheries, and the Navigation of the St. Lawrence River " (Ottawa, 1870).
