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Universal Peace Union
The Universal Peace Union was a pacifist organization founded by former members of the American Peace Society in Providence, Rhode Island with the adoption of its constitution on 16 May 1866; it was chartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 9 April 1888. It ceased operations in 1913, shortly after the death of Alfred H. Love, who served as the organization's president from its founding. Other founders and officers included minister and reformer Adin Ballou, American Red Cross founder Clara Barton, politician and author Belva Ann Lockwood, reformer Lucretia Mott, Nobel Peace Prize winner Frédéric Passy, editor Mary L. F. Ormsby, and politician and educator John Wesley Hoyt. Ella B. Ensor Wilson served as president of the Wilsonton (Kansas) branch of the UPU. The UPU's motto was: "Remove the causes and abolish the custom of war, establish and live the principles of peace." On a hill overlooking the Mystic River near Mystic, Connecticut, the UPU owned a grove and built a "Peace T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacifist
Pacifism is the opposition or resistance to war, militarism (including conscription and mandatory military service) or violence. Pacifists generally reject theories of Just War. The word ''pacifism'' was coined by the French peace campaigner Émile Arnaud and adopted by other peace activists at the tenth Universal Peace Congress in Glasgow in 1901. A related term is ''ahimsa'' (to do no harm), which is a core philosophy in Indian Religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. While modern connotations are recent, having been explicated since the 19th century, ancient references abound. In modern times, interest was revived by Leo Tolstoy in his late works, particularly in ''The Kingdom of God Is Within You''. Mahatma Gandhi propounded the practice of steadfast nonviolent opposition which he called " satyagraha", instrumental in its role in the Indian Independence Movement. Its effectiveness served as inspiration to Martin Luther King Jr., James Lawson, Mary and Charl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystic, Connecticut
Mystic is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in Groton, Connecticut, Groton and Stonington, Connecticut, United States. Historically, Mystic was a significant Connecticut seaport with more than 600 ships built over 135 years starting in 1784. Mystic Seaport, one of the largest maritime museums in the United States, has preserved a number of sailing ships, such as the whaling ship ''Charles W. Morgan (ship), Charles W. Morgan''. The village is located on the Mystic River (Connecticut), Mystic River, which flows into Fishers Island Sound and by extension Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. The Mystic River Bascule Bridge crosses the river in the center of the village. The name "Mystic" is derived from the Pequot term "missi-tuk" describing a large river whose waters are driven into waves by tides or wind. The population was 4,205 at the 2010 census. History Before the 17th century, the Pequot people lived in this portion of southeastern Connecticut. They were in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Pacifism
Christian pacifism is the theological and ethical position according to which pacifism and non-violence have both a scriptural and rational basis for Christians, and affirms that any form of violence is incompatible with the Christian faith. Christian pacifists state that Jesus himself was a pacifist who taught and practiced pacifism and that his followers must do likewise. Notable Christian pacifists include Martin Luther King Jr., Leo Tolstoy, Adin Ballou and Ammon Hennacy. Ballou and Hennacy believed that adherence to Christianity required not just pacifism but, because governments inevitably threatened or used force to resolve conflicts, anarchism. However, most Christian pacifists, including the peace churches, Christian Peacemaker Teams, and individuals such as John Howard Yoder, make no claim to be anarchists. History Old Testament Roots of Christian pacifism can be found in the scriptures of the Old Testament according to Baylor University professor of religion, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peace Organizations Based In The United States
Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. Throughout history, leaders have used peacemaking and diplomacy to establish a type of behavioral restraint that has resulted in the establishment of regional peace or economic growth through various forms of agreements or peace treaties. Such behavioral restraint has often resulted in the reduced conflict, greater economic interactivity, and consequently substantial prosperity. "Psychological peace" (such as peaceful thinking and emotions) is perhaps less well defined, yet often a necessary precursor to establishing "behavioural peace." Peaceful behaviour sometimes results from a "peaceful inner disposition." Some have expressed the belief that peace can be initiated with a certain quality of inner tranquility that does not depend upo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna White
Anna White (21 Jan. 1831 – 16 Dec. 1910) was a Shaker Eldress, social reformer, author, and hymn writer. Biography Anna White born in Brooklyn, New York, the third daughter of five children of Robert White and Hannah (Gibbs) White. Her parents were both Quakers, her father having joined by marriage. One of her earliest memories was hearing anti-slavery lecturer Lucretia Mott speak, but she was disturbed when Mott was "abruptly silenced by the guardians of Quaker orthodoxy." She went to a Quaker school in Poughkeepsie, New York called Mansion Square Seminary,White, Anna American National Biography. and had a strong social conscience influenced by both her faith and her parents. White became interested in the |
Walter Walsh (minister)
Walter Walsh, D.D., (13 April 1857 – 20 May 1931) was a Scottish religious leader and peace activist. Early life and education Walsh was born in Dundee on 13 April 1857. He was educated at the High School of Dundee and the University of Glasgow. In 1910, he received his D.D. from Pittsburgh University. Career Walsh served as a Congregational minister in Pitlochry (1882–86), Newcastle (1887–97), and Dundee (1897–1912). He was a member of the Newcastle-on-Tyne School Board (1891–97) and also served on the Dundee City Council (1906–12). In 1912, he was condemned for holding Universalist views by the Edinburgh Court of Session, and was deprived of church properties. In 1913, he moved to London and replaced the late Charles Voysey as minister of the Theistic Church, which sought a middle path between Liberal Christianity and Unitarianism. In 1916, he became leader of the Free Religious Movement. He also took an interest in social issues such as pacifism, education, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Hinshaw Spray
Ruth Hinshaw Spray (February 16, 1848 – February 26, 1929) was an American peace activist. Spray was prominent as a teacher in the public schools and work for the protection of children and animals. She was also active in the work of child labor organizations and in the international peace cause, Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), Retail Clerks' Association, and other associations for public welfare. Early life and education Ruth Hinshaw was born in Mooresville, Indiana, February 16, 1848. Her parents were Benjamin and Nancy (Carter) Hinshaw. She was educated in the public schools at Indianola, Iowa, and as student there in Simpson College. She graduated from Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana (B.S., 1874). Career Spray served as a preceptress and teacher at the Raisin Valley Seminary, Adrian, Michigan, from 1874 to 1877. She then taught history and English in Penn College, Oskaloosa, Iowa, from 1877 until 1880. She was an Officer of Colorado State Bureau of Child a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marguerite Moore
Marguerite Moore (1846 – 6 February 1933) was an Irish-Catholic orator, patriot, and activist. A nationalist and suffragist, she was referred to as the "first suffragette". Early years and education Marguerite Moore was born in Waterford, Ireland, on 7 July 1846. She was educated in Ireland. Many other details about her life are unknown. Career In 1881, she sprang into a foremost place in the politics of her native land. Charles Stewart Parnell and the rest of the national and local leaders were in prison, and the existence of the great organization they had built up was imperiled. Anna Catherine Parnell, the sister of Charles Stewart Parnell, called on the women of Ireland to help in the struggle. Mrs. Moore's patriotism, sympathy for the suffering and eloquence made of her an invaluable auxiliary. She threw herself into the struggle, which had for its aim the fixing of the Irish tenant farmer in his holding and the succoring of the tenants already evicted. She traveled thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clemence Sophia Harned Lozier
Clemence Sophia Harned Lozier (December 11, 1813 — April 26, 1888) was an American physician who founded the New York Medical College and Hospital for Women. Dr. Lozier was also a noted feminist and activist, and served as president of the New York City Suffrage League and the National Women's Suffrage Association. Early life Clemence Sophia Harned, daughter of farmer David Harned and Hannah Walker Harned, was born on December 11, 1812, in Plainfield, New Jersey. Before residing in Plainfield, the family lived in Virginia among Indian tribes. This is where Lozier's mother gained valuable information from the Indians that aided her in becoming an attendant to the sick. Lozier was exposed to medicine at an early age, observing her mother treat the sick in her town with traditional medicine. She was the youngest of 13 children and was orphaned at 11 years old. While living with relatives, she finished her schooling at Plainfield Academy. At age 17, she was married to Abraham Wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Freeman Gray
Maria Freeman Gray (18321915) was an American educator, feminist and socialist involved in the Anti-imperialism and Peace movements. Life Gray was born in New Salem, Massachusetts on February 15, 1832. She attended Wilbraham Wesleyan Academy. Gray traveled westward in 1852 under the auspices of the National Board of Popular Education, organized by Catharine Beecher to promote women as educators. She taught in various schools, including two years at Fort Wayne College. She married Judge John Henry Gray in 1855 and had two children, known as the Gray brothers. Her husband was well known for overturning an Iowa law that had kept free blacks from entering Iowa. He died in 1865. In Iowa in 1862 Gray was president the state branch of the Women's Loyal League, an organization seeking to abolish slavery. In California she was vice-president of the state branches of the Anti-Imperialist League, the Universal Peace Union, and the American Humane Education Society. In 1888, Gray and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Deyo
Amanda Deyo (October 24, 1838 – November 1, 1917) was an American Universalist minister, pacifist, and correspondent. She was also a founder of women's right societies. Early years and education Julia Amanda Halstead was born in Clinton, Dutchess County, New York, October 24, 1838. She was reared in the Society of Quakers, and for many years, she was an active participant in their meetings. At the age of fifteen, she became a school teacher. After teaching for some time, she attended the Poughkeepsie, New York, Collegiate Institute, from which she was graduated in 1857. Career In 1857, she married Charles B. Deyo, a farmer of Huguenot descent. He aided his wife in her efforts for the improvement of humanity. Their family consists of two daughters. Deyo was present at one of the early anniversaries of the Universal Peace Union in New York City, where she met Lucretia Mott, Alfred H. Love, and others of the friends of peace. There, she made her mark as an advocate of the doctrine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ida Whipple Benham
Ida Whipple Benham (January 8, 1849 - May 21, 1903) was a peace advocate. Early life Ida Whipple was born in a farmhouse in Ledyard, Connecticut, on January 8, 1849. She was the daughter of Timothy Whipple (1821-1892) and Lucy Ann Geer (1825-1884), and came from a Quaker family. Career At an early age Ida Whipple Benham began to write verses. At the age of thirteen years she taught a country school. She was made familiar with the reforms advocated by the Quakers, such as Temperance movement, anti-slavery, and the abolition of war. She lectured on peace and temperance. She was the director of the American Peace Society, and a member of the executive committee of the Universal Peace Union. She took a conspicuous part in the large peace conventions held annually in Mystic, Connecticut, and she held a monthly peace meeting in her own home in Mystic. She was the vice-president of the Connecticut Peace Society, founded by Jonathan Whipple, Zerah C. Whipple, Enoch Whipple, Timothy Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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