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First Universalist Church (Atlanta)
The First Universalist Church of Atlanta, organized in 1895, re-established a Universalist presence in Atlanta, Georgia. Initial missionary efforts in 1879 were short-lived and failed to establish a permanent presence in the city. With the explicit assistance the Young People's Christian Union, this second missionary effort enabled the Universalists to sustain their presence and construct a church building on East Harris in 1900. The Universalists occupied the church until 1918 when they merged with Atlanta's Unitarians. The combined churches selected the Unitarian church on West Peachtree Street as their collective home. The combined church known by several names over the next three decades collapsed in 1951. History Universalist Churches in Georgia At the start of 1879, the Universalists in Georgia had a statewide rural presence of 10 churches with a total membership of 236. In the summer of that same year, Rev. William Clayton Bowman attempted to establish an urb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Gothic Architecture
English Gothic is an architectural style that flourished from the late 12th until the mid-17th century. The style was most prominently used in the construction of cathedrals and churches. Gothic architecture's defining features are pointed arches, rib vaults, buttresses, and extensive use of stained glass. Combined, these features allowed the creation of buildings of unprecedented height and grandeur, filled with light from large stained glass windows. Important examples include Westminster Abbey, Canterbury Cathedral and Salisbury Cathedral. The Gothic style endured in England much longer than in Continental Europe. The Gothic style was introduced from France, where the various elements had first been used together within a single building at the choir of the Abbey of Saint-Denis north of Paris, completed in 1144. The earliest large-scale applications of Gothic architecture in England were Canterbury Cathedral and Westminster Abbey. Many features of Gothic architecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Bragg Clayton
Daniel Bragg Clayton, commonly known as D.B. Clayton (April 7, 1817 – November 12, 1906), was an American Southern Universalist minister who was instrumental in spreading and defending Universalism in the South. He was a self-taught scholar on the scriptural justification of universal salvation and frequently debated this theological topic with clergy of other denominations. Early life Clayton was born on April 7, 1817, in Sandy Ford in the southwest corner of Spartanburg County (then known as Spartanburg District) near the Enoree River in South Carolina. Clayton was the elder of two children born to William Clayton (1791–1856) and Mary Newport Bragg (ca. 1795–1826). Clayton's mother died three weeks after the birth of his brother, James W. Clayton (1826–1873). In 1827, his father married Elizabeth Brewton (1794–1858), a distant relation. Clayton's father was a prosperous farmer who, by 1830, owned 12 slaves. In 1844, he moved from South Carolina to Red Banks in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
