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This Day in Unitarian Universalist History April 14

1640 – A convocation opened in England with the aim of checking Socinianism. Resolutions were passed but no action ensued, perhaps because England was at the beginning of the civil war that overthrew King Charles II. The post April 14 first appeared on Harvard Square Library. Read more at: www.HarvardSquareLibrary.org – the digital library of Unitarian … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History April 14

This Day in Unitarian Universalist History April 13

1743 – Thomas Jefferson was born in Shadwell, Virginia. As delegate to the Continental Congress (1775-76), he drafted the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson also wrote the Statue for Religious Freedom of Virginia, where he served as governor. He was the U.S. minister to France, was appointed secretary of state under George Washington, became vice president … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History April 13

This Day in Unitarian Universalist History April 10

1778 – William Hazlitt was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His father, also named William, was a prominent Unitarian Minister. Young William became an artist and well-known literary figure. He was a friend of Charles Lamb. The post April 10 first appeared on Harvard Square Library. Read more at: www.HarvardSquareLibrary.org – the digital library of Unitarian … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History April 10

This Day in Unitarian Universalist History April 6

1769 – Charles Wellbeloved, an English Unitarian minister, was born. He saved Manchester college from extinction, and it survives today as an important college of Oxford University. A distinguished preacher, he ministered to St. Saviorgate Chapel (Unitarian) in York for 67 years. He founded many civic organizations in York, including the Philosophical Society and the … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History April 6