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New Series: Unitarian Civil War Chaplains
We have begun adding biographies to our collection that focus on the ministry, struggles and enduring convictions of Unitarian Civil War Chaplains. We begin with three This work comes to us from John McConnell, third year graduate student in Unitarian Universalist History at the…
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Babbidge, Charles (1806-1897)
Charles Babbidge was born into a prosperous maritime family in Salem, Massachusetts, on October 28, 1806. His father, shipbuilder John Babbidge, served aboard the Massachusetts sloop Race Horse during the Revolution, contributing to the fight for independence. [1] In 1769, John…
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Humphreys, Charles Alfred (1838-1921)
Battlefield Ministry: Charles Alfred Humphreys’ Mission of Faith, Patriotism, and Peace Among the Soldiers of the Union Army by John McConnell “I feel so strongly that when war is seen in its true colors, it will not only lose all its allurements but excite a keener appreciation…
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Woodbury, Augustus (1825-1895)
by John McConnell Augustus Woodbury, born on December 4, 1825, in Beverly, Massachusetts, graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard Divinity School before his 1849 ordination at Concord’s Second Congregational (Unitarian) Church. Fourteen months later, at age…
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New Special Feature: A History of Congregational Singing (Unitarian Universalist)
Beloved Unitairan Universalist Musician Matt Meyer has brought us this fascinating five part series exploring the roots of Unitarian Universalist congregational singing. Matt Meyer (he/him) is a lifelong Unitarian Universalist with a long background as a musician and worship…
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A History of Congregational Singing (Unitarian Universalist) Part Two
Part One: Our Song Leading Roots Part Two: What to Sing–Psalms vs. Blasphemy and a Question of Content Part Three: How to Sing: Chants vs. Hymns and a Question of Form Part Four: Who Should Sing–Performance versus Participation Part Five: With What to Sing? … The post A History…
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A History of Congregational Singing (Unitarian Universalist) Part Three
Part One: Our Song Leading Roots Part Two: What to Sing–Psalms vs. Blasphemy and a Question of Content Part Three: How to Sing: Chants vs. Hymns and a Question of Form Part Four: Who Should Sing–Performance versus Participation Part Five: With What to Sing? … The post A History…
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A History of Congregational Singing (Unitarian Universalist) Part Five
With What to Sing? Adding Instruments or Going Acapella by Matt Meyer “(The organ) is pleasing to almost every one of the society, excepting a few who retain their ancient prejudices, and who had rather hear this pleasing part of devotion performed by a small number of screaming…
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A History of Congregational Singing (Untiarian Universalist) Part Four
Part One: Our Song Leading Roots Part Two: What to Sing–Psalms vs. Blasphemy and a Question of Content Part Three: How to Sing: Chants vs. Hymns and a Question of Form Part Four: Who Should Sing–Performance versus Participation Part Five: With What to Sing? … The post A History…
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A History of Congregational Singing (Untarian Universalist) Bibliography
Compiled by Matt Meyer ( rhythmrevelations.com ) Primary Sources The Reasonableness of Regular singing … by Thomas Symmes, 1720. Link here The Accomplished Singer, by Cotton Mather. 1721 Link here The Letter of Resignation from First Parish Cambridge , 1842. … The post A History…