us ▁Hoff man ▁( M arch ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁- ▁June ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 0 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁cl erg yman . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Hoff man ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁R ut gers ▁and ▁Harvard ▁colleg es ▁and ▁the ▁General ▁The ological ▁Sem inary . ▁He ▁held ▁success ive ▁re ctor ships ▁at ▁Elizabeth , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁Bur ling ton , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁Philadelphia , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁was ▁appointed ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁great ▁wealth ▁and , ▁with ▁others ▁of ▁his ▁family , ▁heavily ▁end owed ▁this ▁sem inary . ▁He ▁built ▁Christ ▁Church ▁and ▁rect ory ▁at ▁Elizabeth , ▁and ▁also ▁churches ▁at ▁Wood bridge ▁and ▁Mill burn , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁Works ▁His ▁writ ings ▁include ▁Free ▁Church es ▁( 1 8 5 8 ) ▁and ▁The ▁E uchar istic ▁Week ▁( 1 8 5 9 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 3 ). ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁R iley , ▁T . ▁M ., ▁Memorial ▁Biography ▁of ▁E . ▁A . ▁Hoff man ▁( New ▁York , ▁ 1 9 0 4 ) ▁Bibli ographic ▁directory ▁from ▁Project ▁Can ter bury ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 2 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 0 2 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁Epis cop