Religious Society records, 1813-1863.

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Religious Society records, 1813-1863.

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Consists of correspondence and record books of the Religious Society of Brown University, 1813-1863. The Society corresponded with religious societies at other colleges about local religious activities, Christian spiritual life, religious fervor, and missionary activity. There are 73 items of correspondence between the Brown University society and the soieties of Nassau Hall, Princeton; Williams College; Union College; Dartmouth College; Yale University; Andover Theological Seminary; Bowdoin College; Middlebury College; Harvard University; Amherst College; and Auburn Theological Seminary. Some letters are addressed to Brown University alumni at Andover Theological Seminary. The society was made an Auxiliary Tract Society of the American Tract Society in 1827. There are three record books (1821-1863) that contain various versions of the society's constitution, lists of members from 1802 to 1862; and minutes of meetings. Topics addressed by Francis Wayland are described in some of the minutes.

76 items (.4 linear ft.)

Brown University Archives, John Hay Library

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Brown University. Religious Society.

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An organization of students and faculty, the Religious Society was established at Brown University in 1821, the successor to the Praying Society, after a religious revival in Providence. The Praying Society was established in 1802. Weekly meetings were held in the university chapel and occasional public meetings were held in the First Baptist Church in Providence. From the description of Religious Society records, 1813-1863. (Brown University). WorldCat recor...

Brown University.

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In 1917 the university established the Brown War Records Bureau, whose intention was to "collect and preserve a record of all Brown men who are serving in the present war". Brown faculty, students and alumni who were in the military were asked to fill out a small card called "Are you in the war?" and to send original letters, clippings or photographs which "have any bearing on the service of Brown men in the war." This collection is partly a result of that effort. From the guide to t...