First Religious Society

References

First Religious Society

American organization

Written by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Learn about this topic in these articles:

Thomas Wentworth Higginson
…Higginson became pastor of the First Religious Society of Newburyport, Massachusetts, where he preached a social gospel too liberal even for Unitarians. Two years later his progressive views on temperance, women’s rights, labour, and slavery caused him to lose his congregation.
Read More
…Higginson became pastor of the First Religious Society of Newburyport, Massachusetts, where he preached a social gospel too liberal even for Unitarians. Two years later his progressive views on temperance, women’s rights, labour, and slavery caused him to lose his congregation.
Read More