George Leon Walker and Williston Walker papers, 1722-1922.

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

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The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was among the first American Christian missionary organizations. It was created in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College. In the 19th century it was the largest and most important of American missionary organizations and consisted of participants from Protestant Reformed traditions such as Presbyterians, Congregationalists, and German Reformed churches. Before 1870, the ABCFM consisted of Protestants of several denominati...

Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

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Mark Twain (b. Samuel Langhorne Clemens, November 30, 1835, Florida, MO – d. April 21, 1910, Redding, CT) was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885). Twain served an apprenticeship with a printer and then worked as a typesetter, contributing articles to the newspaper of his older brother Orion Clemens. He later became a riverboat pil...

Dwight, Timothy, 1828-1916

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Congregational minister, president of Yale. From the description of Letters of Timothy Dwight [manuscript], 1894-1897. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812954 Timothy Dwight was born on November 16, 1828 in Norwich, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale College in 1849 (B.A.) and 1852 (M.A.). Dwight was licensed to preach in 1855 and ordained in 1861. He served Yale College as tutor (1851-1855), assistant professor (1858-1861) and professor of Sacred Liter...

Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925

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William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American orator and politician from Nebraska. Beginning in 1896, he emerged as a dominant force in the Democratic Party, running three times as the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 1896, 1900, and 1908 elections. He also served in the United States House of Representatives and as the United States Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson. Just before his death, he gained national attention for attacking the te...

Smyth, Newman, 1843-1925

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Served in Union Army during the Civil War; ordained as a minister in 1863, he served in three churches: First Congregational Church of Bangor, Maine (1870-1875), First Presbyterian Church of Quincy, Ill. (1875-1882), First Church of Christ of New Haven, Ct. (1882-1908); after 1908 devoted himself to protestant unity and theology. From the description of Newman Smyth papers, 1874-1924 (inclusive), 1908-1924 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702166732 From the description...

First Church of Christ (Hartford, Conn.)

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Yale University.

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Gladden, Washington, 1836-1918

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Congregational clergyman, author, and lecturer. From the description of Washington Gladden papers, 1884-1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435826 From the guide to the Washington Gladden papers, 1884-1894, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) American Congregational minister and social reformer, as well as the author of many books and hymns. From the description of Washington Gladden letters to Riverside Press [manuscript], 1899 Oct 2 and 7. (Universi...

Williams, Elisha, 1694-1755

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Elisha Williams (1694-1755), ordained 1722; Rector of Yale College, 1726-1739. From the description of Sermon, 1721 Jul 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79096293 From the description of Sermon, 1721 Jul 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702163587 ...

Andover Theological Seminary

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Walker, George Leon, 1830-1900

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George Leon Walker was born in Rutland, Vermont on April 30, 1830. He was educated at Andover Theological Seminary and received honorary degrees at Middlebury College and Yale University. He served as clergyman in Portland, Maine (1858-1867), New Haven, Connecticut (1868-1873) and Hartford, Connecticut (1879-1892). He was a corporate member of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and served on the commission to prepare the Congregational creed. He died on March 14, 1900. His ...

Seelye, Julius H. (Julius Hawley), 1824-1895

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1849 graduate of Amherst College. Clergyman, educator, author and politician. Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy, Amherst College, 1858-1877; President, 1877-1890. Member, U.S. House of Representatives, 44th Congress, 1875-1877. Trustee, Mount Holyoke College, 1872-1895. Member, Board of Visitors, Andover Theological Seminary, 1874-1892. Married Elizabeth Tillman James in 1854 and had four children: Anna, Mabel, Elizabeth and William. From the description of Seelye papers, 1824...

Porter, Noah, 1811-1892

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Noah Porter: Congregational clergyman, educator, president of Yale College; B.A., Yale, 1831; studied at the Yale Divinity School with Nathaniel W. Taylor; ordained in 1836; from 1843-1846 pastor of the Second Congregational Church in Springfield, Massachusetts; president of Yale from 1871-1886. From the description of Noah Porter papers, 1781-1889 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702169079 Congregational minister, metaphysician, author, and president of Yale. ...

Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922

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American clergyman, author, and editor who worked with Henry Ward Beecher as co-editor of the "Christian Union." From the description of Autograph, 1897. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367554802 American author. From the description of Letter : Cornwall on Hudson, [N.Y.] to Mr. Bok, 1908 Oct. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 33376379 Lyman Abbott was an influential American pastor and author. Born in Massachusetts and educated i...

Munger, Theodore Thornton, 1830-1910

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Congregational clergyman and author. From the description of Theodore T. Munger letter [manuscript], 1887 April 9. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 537512406 Theodore Thornton Munger: ordained in 1856, and served in Dorchester, Mass., until 1860; from 1864-1869 served in Haverhill, Mass., then resigned due to conflicts over his liberal theology; from 1869-1871 served in Providence, R. I., and from 1872-1875 in Lawrence, Mass.; moved to San Jose, Cal., in 1875; f...

Wright, Henry B. (Henry Burt), 1877-1923

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Henry Burt Wright was born in New Haven, Connecticut on January 29, 1877. He received the B.A. (1898) and Ph.D. (1903) degrees from Yale University. He was a professor at Yale from 1903-1923. He was active in Christian work among university students and in the work of the YMCA during World War I. He died in Oakham, Massachusetts on December 27, 1923. From the description of Henry Burt Wright papers, 1880-1928. (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702179246 ...

Moody, Dwight Lyman, 1837-1899

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American evangelist and publisher. From the description of Dwight L. Moody letter to Will Owen Jones [manuscript], 1898 June 15. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648018911 Dwight Lyman Moody was an American evangelist. Born in Massachusetts, he achieved some success in business in Chicago, where he became involved in Sunday school and later was a popular public speaker. Although not an ordained minister, he recruited Ira Sankey, and the two toured America and En...

Fisher, George Park, 1827-1909

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Walker, Williston, 1860-1922

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