Frederic Mayer Bird (1838–1908) was an American clergyman, educator, and hymnologist born in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

to famed playwright and novelist

Robert Montgomery Bird Robert Montgomery Bird (February 5, 1806 – January 23, 1854) was an American novelist, playwright, and physician. Early life and education Bird was born in New Castle, Delaware, on February 5, 1806.Ehrlich, Eugene and Gorton Carruth. ''The Oxfo ...

. He graduated from the

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in 1857 and the

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in 1860, and from 1860 to 1867 was a

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minister. In 1868 he took orders in the Episcopal Church. He edited some religious publications, and published ''The story of our Christianity'' (1893). He also wrote ''A Pessimist; in Theory and Practice'' (1888) under the pen-name "Robert Timsol". He also wrote and edited "Heroes and Martyrs of Christianity," published in 1897.

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