Some famous Universalists, Unitarians, and Unitarian Universalists born this month.
Leverett Saltonstall (Sept. 1, 1892, Newton, MA – June 17, 1979, Dover, MA) Soldier, Politician, Massachusetts Representative, Senator, and Governor. Also member of Grange, American Legion, Freemasons, Elks, Kiwanis, and Rotary.
Phoebe Cary (Sept. 14, 1824, Hamilton County, OH -July 31, 1871, Newport, RI) Poet, abolitionist, suffragist, sister of Alice Cary, and wrote lyrics and music for religious hymns.
Alice Stone Blackwell (Sept. 14, 1857, Orange, NJ – March 15, 1950,
Cambridge, MA) Feminist, reformer, and translator. Also co-published “Woman’s Journal”.
William Howard Taft (Sept. 15, 1857, Cincinnati, OH – March 8, 1930,
Washington, D.C.) Governor of the Philippine Islands, President of the United States, 1909-13, and later Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court.
Frank Ernest Gannett (Sept. 15, 1876, Bristol, N.Y. – Dec. 3, 1957) Candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940, newspaper publisher, and founder of Gannett newspaper chain.
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (Sept. 29,1810, London, UK – Nov. 12, 1865, Holybourne, Hampshire, UK.) Author of Mary Barton: A Tale of Manchester Life, writer, reformer, and wife of Unitarian minister William Gaskell.
The Seven Principles
Peace Candles & First Thursdays Peace Vigils In April, 2003, Foxborough Universalist Church (UUFoxborough) lit the Peace Candle that sits in the front window of the church and serves as a symbol of the congregation’s continued prayers for peace, especially in Iraq. In the Fall of 2006, UUFoxborough’s Social Action Committee began the First Thursdays Peace Vigils and the community of vigilers have stood in front of the church with peace candles and signs once a month since then except for a few occasions due to extreme circumstances such as a blizzard and Covid-19 regulations. Please support this ongoing effort by joining the vigilers and a First Thursdays Peace Vigil sometime from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. any first Thursday.
In U/U/UU History
On September 30, 1770, Rev. John Murray preached his first sermon in America.
The Off-Center Cross The off-center cross was first used in a public service of worship on September 29, 1946 at the ordination of Earle McKinney at Foxborough Universalist Church in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The off-center cross was officially adopted as a symbol of Universalism in Massachusetts by the Massachusetts Universalist Convention in 1947.
In April, 2003, Foxborough Universalist Church (UUFoxborough) lit the Peace Candle that sits in the front window of the church and serves as a symbol of the congregation’s continued prayers for peace, especially in Iraq. In the Fall of 2006, UUFoxborough’s Social Action Committee began the First Thursdays Peace Vigils and the community of vigilers have stood in front of the church with peace candles and signs once a month since then except for a few occasions due to extreme circumstances such as a blizzard and Covid-19 regulations. Please support this ongoing effort by joining the vigilers and a First Thursdays Peace Vigil sometime from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. any first Thursday.
The off-center cross was first used in a public service of worship on September 29, 1946 at the ordination of Earle McKinney at Foxborough Universalist Church in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The off-center cross was officially adopted as a symbol of Universalism in Massachusetts by the Massachusetts Universalist Convention in 1947.