Unitarianism in America: A History of its Origin and DevelopmentCooke, George Willis
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Unitarianism in America: A History of its Origin and Development
Cooke, George Willis
Unitarianism -- United States
[9] The following is a list of the churches now maintained by the
Benevolent Fraternity of Churches, with the date when each was
formed, or when it came under Unitarian management: Bulfinch Place
Church, successor to Wend Street Chapel (1828); Pitts Street Chapel
(1836), 1870. North End Union (begun in 1837); Hanover Street Chapel
(1854); Parmenter Street Chapel (1884), 1892. Morgan Chapel, 1884.
Channing Church, Dorchester, successor to Washington Village Chapel,
1854. The Suffolk Street Chapel (1837), succeeded by the New South
Free Church (1867), continues its life in the Parker Memorial, 1889.
The Warren Street Chapel (1832), now known as the Barnard Memorial
Church, continues its work, but is not under the direction of the
Benevolent Fraternity. In 1901 the churches constituting the
Benevolent Fraternity were the First Church, Second Church, Arlington
Street Church, South Congregational Church, King's Chapel, Church of
the Disciples; First Parish, Dorchester; First Parish, Brighton;
Hawes Church South Boston; First Parish, West Roxbury; First
Congregational Society, Jamaica Plain.
[10] In 1830 the British and Foreign Unitarian Association began to
consider the value of this ministry, and in 1832 the first mission
was opened in London. In 1835 was formed the London Domestic Mission
Society for the purpose of carrying on the work in that city. In 1833
a similar movement was made in Manchester, and in 1835 was organized
the Liverpool Domestic Mission Society. The visit of Dr. Tuckerman to
England in 1834 gave large interest to this movement. He then met
Mary Carpenter, and she was led by him to begin her great work of
charity. It was during the next year that she entered upon the work
in Bristol that made her name widely known. In 1847 there were two
ministers at large in London, two in Birmingham, and one each in
Liverpool, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester, Halifax, and Leicester. The
writings of Dr. Tuckerman were translated into French by the Baron de
Gerando, a leading philanthropist and statesman of that day, who
praised them highly, and introduced their methods into Paris and
elsewhere. Of Tuckerman's book on the ministry at large M. de Gerando
said that it throws "invaluable light upon the condition and wants of
the indigent and the influence which an enlightened charity can
exert." He also said of Tuckerman that "he knew the difference
between pauperism and poverty," thus recognizing one of those
cardinal distinctions made by the philanthropist in his efforts to
aid the poor to self-help and independence.
[11] Memorial History of Boston, III. 477.
[12] Sprague's Annals of the Unitarian Pulpit, 345, the words quoted being
from the pen of Henry T. Tuckerman, the well-known essayist.
[13] Our Liberal Movement in Theology, 59.
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ORGANIZED SUNDAY-SCHOOL WORK.
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