Author: Earl Morse Wilbur
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Category : Portland (Or.)
Languages : en
Pages : 114

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Author: Earl Morse 1866-1956 Wilbur
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019763780
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This book is a fascinating account of the first 25 years of the First Unitarian Church of Portland, Oregon, and the life of its first pastor, Rev. Thomas Lamb Eliot. Wilbur's detailed research and engaging writing style make for an entertaining and informative read. The book also includes a glimpse into life in Portland during this time period, making it a valuable historical resource. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: Earl Morse Wilbur
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Category : Portland (Or.)
Languages : en
Pages : 116

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Author: Earl Morse 1866-1956 Wilbur
Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781362834533
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 116

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: Earl Morse Wilbur
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230455099
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Languages : en
Pages : 24

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ... A history of the first unitarian church. the Portland of the sixties was a quiet frontier town of between five and ten thousand people, in the third decade of its history, reached by stage overland from California, and by two or three steamers monthly. It had then, as it has always had, in spite of the lawlessness and vice that so often characterize frontier towns, more than the usual proportion of Christian people, whether measured by their numbers, or by their influence in the community. It was. for its size, well supplied with churches. In 1865 there were already a Methodist, a Presbyterian, a Congregationalism a Baptist, an Episcopal, and a Catholic church. Among the residents of that early day there was, however, a considerable number of persons, including some of wealth and influence, who had been reared in the Liberal Christian faith, in New England and elsewhere in the East, both Unitarians and Universalists. Among tlin more prominent of these were Thomas Frazar and his wife, who had arrived as early as 1853; Mrs. Anna Cooke and her children, who came soon after; Mr. and Mrs. Ira Goodnough, Mrs. Abby W. Atwood, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Burrage. There was no organization among them as Liberal Christians. Many of them were not aware that the religious beliefs which they held were shared by others in the community. They therefore worshipped in the churches already established, contributed to the support of them according to their means, taught classes in the Sunday-schools, to which they also sent their children, and did their full share of general church work. At various times they were urged to join the churches with which they were associated. But they held firmly to their inheritance in Liberal Christianity, and waited for a...

Author: Harvard Divinity School
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 300

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Category : Theological seminaries
Languages : en
Pages : 534

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Author: New York Public Library. Research Libraries
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 668

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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1328

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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1288

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