Fourth Universalist Society in New York City. Records, 1839-2001

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Fourth Universalist Society in New York City. Records, 1839-2001

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Records include membership lists, constitution and by-laws, legal records, annual meeting minutes, orders of service, committee files, records from women's groups, building and property records, and photographs. Records from various groups sponsored by the church, such as the Chapin Home for the Aged and Infirmed, and the Prescott House for Boys are also included.

32 boxes (30 linear feet)

Harvard University, Divinity School Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7090237

Harvard University, Divinity School Library

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Chapin, E. H. 1814-1880.

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Fourth Universalist Society (New York, N.Y.)

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Formed in 1838, the Fourth Universalist Society was organized under the name "Friends of the Final Restitution." Under the leadership of Rev. Edwin Hubbell Chapin from 1848-1880, the group took the title "Church of the Divine Paternity," and in 1967 the name changed to the Fourth Universalist Society in the City of New York. The present church building was dedicated in 1898. William Appleton Potter was the architect, Tiffany produced the Communion Table, and the Carnegie family donated the Whitf...