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Edward E. Hale
Edward Everett Hale (1822–1909) was an American Unitarian minister and prolific author whose theological writings and sermons, including his address before the Massachusetts government, exemplified nineteenth-century liberal Protestant thought and its engagement with civic virtue and social reform. As a prominent voice in American Unitarianism, Hale synthesized religious modernism with practical ethics, advocating for the moral improvement of society through both spiritual and institutional means. His extensive literary and ministerial career positioned him as a significant intellectual figure in shaping American religious discourse during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.
From A Sermon Delivered Before the Government of Massachusetts
H131s A SERMON DELIVERED BEFORE HIS EXCELLENCY NATHANIEL P. BANKS, GOVERNOR, HIS HONOR ELIPHALET TRASK, LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR, The Honorable Council, AND THE GENERAL COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS, AT THE ANNUAL ELECTION, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 5, 1859. BY EDWARD E. HALE, MINISTER OF THE SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, BOSTON. BOSTON: WILLIAM WHITE, PRINTER TO THE STATE. 1859. H1315 Commonwealth of Massachusetts. IN SENATE, January 10, 1859. ORDERED, That Messrs. Parker and Knight, be a Committee to present the thanks of the Senate to the Rev. EDWARD E. HALE, for the able and effective Sermon preached before the Government of the Commonwealth, on Wednesday last, and request a copy for the press. S. N. GIFFORD, Clerk. SENATE CHAMBER, 13th January, 1859. Rev. EDW. EVERETT HALE:- DEAR SIR,-In behalf of the Senate, we take great pleasure in presenting our acknowledgments and thanks to you for the sermon preached before the Government of the Commonwealth on Wednesday last,…
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