The Benevolent Fraternity of Unitarian Churches records [electronic resource]. 1834-1997.

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The Benevolent Fraternity of Unitarian Churches records [electronic resource]. 1834-1997.

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The papers of the Benevolent Fraternity of Churches (1834-1962) constitutes 2.5 linear inches. The largest part of the collection is annual reports dating from 1901 to 1962 (with gaps). There are also four early discourses on the organization by leading BFC members (including Joseph Tuckerman). In addition, there a number of newsletters entitled "Our Fraternity Bulletin" covering the period from 1931 to 1941. Also included is a pamphlet issued by the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry in 1997.

1 boxes (25 linear in.)

Simmons College, Beatley Library

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Simmons College, Beatley Library

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In 1826, Joseph Tuckerman, a Unitarian minister, began a "mission to the poor" under the aegis of the American Unitarian Association. Tuckerman believed that religious leaders had a duty to visit and counsel the needy, the sick, and the incarcerated, regardless of religious affiliation or instruction. He called for a "ministry at large; a ministry whose object it shall be to seek out those, who, to be found, must be sought ..." In 1834, the Benevolent Fraternity of Churches (BFC), an association...