Caroline Veatch, in back, with sister Della Evans 1945 – The North Shore Unitarian Church was founded in Long Island, New York. It is now the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Shelter Rock in Manhasset, New York. As part of its founding outreach, the congregation contacted an Episcopalian named Caroline Veatch, who provided for the church … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History February 10
1917 – Conrad Wright was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. At Harvard Divinity School, where he became professor of American church history in 1969, he was an authority on American Unitarian history. His books included The Beginnings of Unitarianism in America (1955). Read more about Conrad Wright at: www.HarvardSquareLibrary.org – the digital library of Unitarian Universalism. … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History February 9
1852 – William Johnson Fox retired from a 28-year Unitarian ministry at South Place Chapel, London, which had been built in response to his preaching reputation. The post February 8 first appeared on Harvard Square Library. Read more at: www.HarvardSquareLibrary.org – the digital library of Unitarian Universalism.
1812 – Charles Dickens was born in Landport, England. Reared in great poverty, he had little formal education but wrote numerous novels, which collectively had a profound effect on social changes in early 19th century England. He wrote A Christmas Carol while a member of Little Portland Street Chapel, London (Unitarian). The post February 7 … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History February 7
1804 – Joseph Priestley, author of the influential History of the Corruptions of Christianity (1782), died. Thomas Jefferson credited the book with his conversion to Unitarianism. However, Priestley is best known for chemistry, in which he made a number of discoveries, including oxygen. Priestley made his inventions available to the public and received no money … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History February 6
1900 – Adlai Stevenson was born in Los Angeles, California. He was elected governor of Illinois in 1948 and ran twice as the Democratic candidate for U.S. President. John Kennedy appointed him as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in 1961. Stevenson’s mother was a lifelong Unitarian, and he became member of the Bloomington church … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History February 5
1939 – The American Unitarian Association sent Martha and Waitstill Sharp to Czechoslovakia to work with refugees from the Nazis. This marked the beginning of the Unitarian Service Committee, which merged to become the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee in 1963, which focuses on humanitarian aid, development, and human rights throught the world. Read more about … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History February 4
1821 – Elizabeth Blackwell was born in Bristol, England. Best known as America’s first woman physician, she published The Laws of Life; with Special Reference to the Physical Education of Girls. She became professor of gynecology at the London School of Medicine for Women. She was a member of the First Unitarian Church in Cincinnati, … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History February 3
1566 The first disputation on the Trinity in Transylvania, originally scheduled for Torda, was opened at Gyulafehervard under the leadership of Francis Dávid and authority of Prince John Sigismund. This brought to a close a period of outbursts against the Trinity by a local clergy and congregations throughout the country. The post February 24 first … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History February 24
1786 – Aaron Bancroft was ordained as minister of the Second Congregational Church, later called the First Unitarian Church, in Worcester, Massachusetts. In 1825 he became the first president of the American Unitarian Association. Read more about Aaron Bancroft at: www.HarvardSquareLibrary.org – the digital library of Unitarian Universalism. The post February 1 first appeared on … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History February 1
