Huntington, F. D. (Frederic Dan), 1819-1904. Sermons and addresses, 1842-1904.
Overview
Sermons and addresses of Episcopal priest and Harvard Divinity School professor Frederick Dan Huntington (1819-1904).
Dates
- Creation: 1842-1904.
Extent
6 boxesThis collection consists of sermons and addresses, both titled and untitled. There is also a record of sermons preached, 1842-1869, and a journal, 1895-1904.
Biographical / Historical
Frederick Dan Huntington (1819-1904) graduated from Amherst College in 1839. In 1842, he graduated from Harvard Divinity School and was ordained to the South Congregational Church (Unitarian) in Boston. In 1855, he became a preacher at Harvard College and joined the faculty of the Divinity School as Plummer Professor of Christian Morals. In 1859, he left the Unitarian denomination and joined the Episcopal Church. He was ordained to the Episcopal priesthood in 1861 and became rector of Emanuel Church in Boston. He declined appointment as the bishop of Maine in 1868, but accepted the bishopric of Central New York in 1869. Rev. Huntington was consecrated bishop in 1869 at Emanuel Church by Bishop Smith. His published works include Lectures on Human Society (1860), Helps to a Holy Lent (1872), Unconscious Tuition (1878), and Christ in the Christian Year and in the Life of Man (2 vols., 1878-81).
Arrangement
- Series I. Sermons and addresses with title
- Series II. Notebooks
- Series III. Sermons and addresses without title or date
Acquisition Information
Gift of James Lincoln Huntington, 1933.
- Title
- Huntington, F. D. (Frederic Dan), 1819-1904. Sermons and addresses: A Finding Aid.
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- div00120
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard Divinity School Library, Harvard University Repository
Special Collections at Harvard Divinity School Library preserves and makes accessible primary source materials documenting the history of religion and theology, with particular historical emphasis on American liberal religious traditions. Though the historical strengths of the collections have been in the field of Christianity, other religious traditions are increasingly reflected, in step with Harvard Divinity School's evolving focus on global religious studies. Known as Andover-Harvard Theological Library since 1911, it was renamed the Harvard Divinity School Library in 2021.
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