Joy, Charles R. (Charles Rhind), 1885-1978

Charles Rhind Joy (1885-1978): Unitarian minister. Educated at Harvard: A.B., 1908; S.T.B., 1911. Minister in Portland, Me. (1911-1917); Pittsfield, Mass. (1919-1922); Dedham, Mass. (1922-1927); Lowell, Mass. (1927-1929). Administrative vice president, American Unitarian Association (1930-1937); with Unitarian Service Committee (1940-1946), Save the Children Federation (1947-1950) and CARE (1950-1956). Author of many books for adults and children.

From the description of Papers, 1909-1968 (inclusive). (Harvard University, Divinity School Library). WorldCat record id: 122298021

Charles Rhind Joy (1885-1978) graduated from Harvard College in 1908 and in 1911 he received dual degrees from Harvard Divinity School and the Andover Theological Seminary . Ordained to the Unitarian ministry in 1913, he served parishes in Portland, Maine; Pittsfield, Lowell, Dedham, and Boston, Massachusetts; Cincinnati, Ohio; and St. Louis, Missouri. He served as the vice president of the American Unitarian Association from 1930 to 1937. During World War I he was the divisional secretary and regional director of YMCA in France, which began his long and distinguished career in foreign aid. From 1942 to 1946 he served as the director of the Unitarian Service Committee. He was also the European commissioner and associate executive director of the Save the Children Federation from 1947 to 1950, and was the chief of the Korean (Unitarian) Mission from 1950 to 1955. He also served as an international observer for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration ( UNRRA), and as executive director of the Italian Medical Nutrition Mission. Joy worked extensively with the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe ( CARE). His publications include Harper's Topical Concordance and The Africa of Albert Schweitzer.

From the guide to the Papers, 1909-1968., (Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School)

Charles Rhind Joy (1885-1978) was an American Unitarian minister, author, educator, and international relief worker. Born in Boston, he studied English at Harvard University and then received degrees from both Harvard Divinity School and Andover Theological Seminary. His first posting was to First Parish of Portland, Maine where he was ordained in 1913. A pacifist, during World War I he served overseas with the YMCA, eventually being named Regional Director of YMCA work in France north of Paris and in Western Belgium, with headquarters at Le Havre. After the war he served as minister of a church in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (1919-1922) and then First Church in Dedham (1922-1927).

In January 1927 Joy was appointed minister of All Souls Church in Lowell, Massachusetts, and in 1930 he became an officer of the American Unitarian Association, a position he held until 1937. In 1938 he joined the Unitarian Service Committee, and from 1940 to 1954 he was involved in international relief work; his positions during this time include executive director of the Unitarian Service Committee, European director and associate director of the Save the Children Federation, international representative, chief of the Korean Mission, and executive consultant for African affairs for C.A.R.E.

Joy was also an active writer and translator, particularly of the works of Albert Schweitzer. His publications include Albert Schweitzer: An Anthology (1947), Music in the World of Albert Schweitzer (1951), Africa: A Handbook for Travelers (1958), Topical Concordance of the Bible (1961), and Race between food and people: The challenge of a hungry world (1961). His translations include A Psychiatric Study of Jesus (Schweitzer) and Goethe: Four Studies (Schweitzer). He also wrote numerous introductory books on a wide range of countries and peoples, such as Getting to Know the Sahara, Getting to Know Israel, etc.

I have found all the years to be a rather exciting pilgrimage and never more so than now. I have wandered about the world in more than a hundred different countries and everywhere I have found friendly people with whom it has been good to associate...Traveling, speaking, writing, these are the three foci around which my life now turns. I could not ask for any activities more interesting, more rewarding. I am not much concerned with the past, though I know the future has its roots there. I am eager to see the burgeoning and the fruitage of the years that are to be. [Charles R. Joy, from "Notable American Unitarians," http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/unitarians/joy.html ]

From the guide to the Charles R. Joy Papers, circa 1947-1966, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)