Introduction

Biography

Shinn was the son of Will­iam Hoot­en Shinn and Sar­ah Wolfe.

He stu­died un­der Phillips Brooks at the Virg­in­ia Theo­lo­gic­al Se­mi­na­ry, and gra­du­at­ed from the Phi­la­del­phia Di­vi­ni­ty School in 1863.

He be­came a Pro­test­ant Epis­co­pal min­is­ter, and held rec­tor­ates in Phi­la­del­phia, Sha­mo­kin and Lock Ha­ven, Penn­syl­van­ia.

In Jan­ua­ry 1875, he be­came rec­tor of Grace Epis­co­pal Church, New­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts, and served there 35 years.

Works

• Pathways to Our Church
• A Ma­nu­al of In­struct­ion for Con­fir­ma­tion Can­di­dates and Young Com­mu­ni­cants (New York: Tho­mas Whit­ta­ker, 1877)
• Manual of In­struc­tion in Church His­to­ry
• The Book of Praise for Sun­day Schools, with H. B. Day (New York: Tho­mas Whit­ta­ker, 1893)
• Friendly Talks About Mar­ri­age