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Anna Oliver
Vivianna Olivia Snowden, (April 12, 1840 – November 21, 1892) better known by her professional name Anna Oliver, was an American preacher and activist who was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and was one of the first women to attempt full ordination in the church. Biography Oliver was born Vivianna Olivia Snowden near New Brunswick, New Jersey on April 12, 1840. She would later take the name Anna Oliver as to not embarrass her family by trying to be ordained as a minister. She was well educated in Brooklyn, New York where her family had moved, and received an MA with honors from Rutgers Female College. She went to Georgia with the American Missionary Association to teach black children, but left after a year to protest the pay gap between male and female teachers there. She then moved to Ohio in 1870 where she studied at McMicken School of Design, but became involved in the temperance movement and felt called to join the ministry. In 1876, Oliver became the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is a city (New Jersey), city in and the county seat of Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.New Jersey County Map , New Jersey Department of State. Accessed July 10, 2017. A regional commercial hub for Central Jersey, Central New Jersey, the city is both a college town (the main campus of Rutgers University, the state's largest university) and a commuter town for residents commuting to New York City within the New York metropolitan area. New Brunswick is on the Northeast Corridor, Northeast Corridor rail line, southwest of New York City. The city is located on the southern banks of the Raritan River in the heart of the Raritan Valley Region. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 55,266, an increa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward G
Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the Norman and Plantagenet dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes. The popularity of the name was revived when Henry III named his firstborn son, the future Edward I, as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor, for whom Henry had a deep admiration. Variant forms The name has been adopted in the Iberian peninsula since the 15th century, due to Edward, King of Portugal, whose mother was English. The Spanish/Portuguese forms of the name are Eduardo and Duarte. Other variant forms include French Édouard, Italian Edoardo and Odoardo, German, Dutch, Czech and Romanian Eduard and Scandinavian Edvard. Short forms include Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From New Brunswick, New Jersey
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1892 Deaths
In Samoa, this was the only leap year spanned to 367 days as July 4 repeated. This means that the International Date Line was drawn from the east of the country to go west. Events January * January 1 – Ellis Island begins processing Immigration to the United States, immigrants to the United States. February * February 27 – Rudolf Diesel applies for a patent, on his compression ignition engine (the Diesel engine). * February 29 – St. Petersburg, Florida is incorporated as a town. March * March 1 – Theodoros Deligiannis ends his term as Prime Minister of Greece and Konstantinos Konstantopoulos takes office. * March 6–March 8, 8 – "Exclusive Agreement": Rulers of the Trucial States (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras al-Khaimah and Umm al-Quwain) sign an agreement, by which they become ''de facto'' British protectorates. * March 11 – The first basketball game is played in public, between students and faculty at the Springfield YMCA before 200 spectators. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1840 Births
Events January–March * January 3 – One of the predecessor papers of the ''Herald Sun'' of Melbourne, Australia, ''The Port Phillip Herald'', is founded. * January 10 – Uniform Penny Post is introduced in the United Kingdom. * January 13 – The steamship ''Lexington'' burns and sinks in icy waters, four miles off the coast of Long Island; 139 die, only four survive. * January 19 – Captain Charles Wilkes' United States Exploring Expedition sights what becomes known as Wilkes Land in the southeast quadrant of Antarctica, claiming it for the United States, and providing evidence that Antarctica is a complete continent. * January 21 – Jules Dumont d'Urville discovers Adélie Land in Antarctica, claiming it for France. * January 22 – British colonists reach New Zealand, officially founding the settlement of Wellington. * February – The Rhodes blood libel is made against the Jews of Rhodes. * February 5 – Damascus Affair: The murder of a Capuchin friar and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timeline Of Women In Religion In The United States
Before 1776 * 1636 to 1643: Though she predates the start of the United States by over 100 years, Anne Hutchinson was highly influential on later American Colonial values with respect to civil liberty and religious freedoms. * Circa 1770: Mary Evans Thorne was appointed class leader by Joseph Pilmore in Philadelphia, making her probably the first woman in America to be so appointed. * 1774: Ann Lee and her followers arrive in New York City. * 1775: Ann Lee and her followers establish the first communal home of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearance (aka the Shakers) seven miles West of Albany, NY. 19th century * Early 19th century: In the United States, in contrast with almost every other organized denomination, the Society of Friends (Quakers) has allowed women to serve as ministers since the early 19th century. * 1815: Clarissa Danforth was ordained in New England. She was the first woman ordained by the Free Will Baptist denomination. * 1830: In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ordination Of Women In Methodism
The ordination of women has been commonly practiced in List of Methodist denominations, Methodist denominations since the 20th century, and some denominations earlier allowed women to preacher, preach. Historically, ordination of women#Christianity, as in other Christian denominations, many Methodist churches did not permit women to preach or exercise authority over men. However, earlier in the 18th century, Methodist founder John Wesley did authorise a number of women to preach, including Sarah Crosby. In Britain, the Primitive Methodism in the United Kingdom, Primitive Methodist Church always allowed the ordination of women to full-time ministry. The Primitive Methodists had full equal roles for men and women, but the Wesleyan Methodist Church (Great Britain), Wesleyan Methodist Church only ordained its first deaconess in 1890, and after Methodist Union, the British Methodist Church resumed ordaining women as presbyters (elders) in 1974. Other Methodist denominations that practi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ordination Of Women
The ordination of women to Minister of religion, ministerial or priestly office is an increasingly common practice among some contemporary major religious groups. It remains a controversial issue in certain religious groups in which ordination was traditionally reserved for men. Where laws prohibit Anti-discrimination law, sex discrimination in employment, exceptions are often made for clergy (for example in the United States) on grounds of Separation of church and state in the United States, separation of church and state. In some cases, women have been permitted to be ordained, but not to hold higher positions, such as (until July 2014) that of bishop in the Church of England. Ancient pagan religions Sumer and Akkad Sumerian and Akkadian Empire, Akkadian ''EN (cuneiform), EN'' were top-ranking priestesses distinguished by special ceremonial attire and holding equal status to high priests. They owned property, transacted business, and initiated the ''hieros gamos'' ceremony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stratford, Connecticut
Stratford is a New England town, town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is situated on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Housatonic River. The town is part of the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, and the Greater Bridgeport, Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was settled by Puritans in 1639. The population was 52,355 as of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is bordered on the west by Bridgeport, Connecticut, Bridgeport, to the north by Trumbull, Connecticut, Trumbull and Shelton, Connecticut, Shelton, and on the east by Milford, Connecticut, Milford (across the Housatonic River). Stratford has a historical legacy in aviation, the military, and theater. History Founding and Puritan era Stratford was founded in 1639 by Puritan leader Reverend Adam Blakeman, William Beardsley (settler), William Beardsley, and either 16 families (according to legend) or approximatel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lillian Snowden
Lillian or Lilian can refer to: People and fictional characters * Lillian (given name) or Lilian, including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Isidore Lillian (1882-1960), American Yiddish theatre playwright and lyricist Places Iran * Lilian, Iran, a village in Markazi Province United States * Lillian, Alabama * Lillian, West Virginia * Lillian Township, Custer County, Nebraska Arts and entertainment * ''Lillian'' (album), a 2005 collaboration between Alias (Brendan Whitney) and his brother Ehren Whitney * "John the Revelator / Lilian", a 2006 single by Depeche Mode * "Lilian", a song by Insomnium from ''Anno 1696'', 2023 * ''Lillian'' (film), a 2019 film Ships * USS ''Lillian II'' (SP-38), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission in 1917 * USS ''Lilian'' (1863), a United States Navy steamer in commission from 1864 to 1865 Other uses * Hurricane Lillian, two tropical cyclones See also * Lake Lillian (other) Lake L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Advocate
The ''Christian Advocate'' was a weekly newspaper published in New York City by the Methodist Episcopal Church. It began publication in 1826 and by the mid-1830s had become the largest circulating weekly in the United States, with more than 30,000 subscribers and an estimated 150,000 readers. After changes of name and a split into two publications, publication ceased in 1975. Overview The Methodist Book concern was authorized by the General Conference to publish ''The Christian Advocate'' for 147 years. Its publishing location would change as the Methodist Church expanded westward and the slavery issue divided the church in 1844. After the church united again, what had become a monthly magazine was finally edited in Chicago and printed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1939. It was first a weekly broadsheet, and later a monthly magazine for Methodist families. In the intervening years, ''The Advocate'' name was part of the name of numerous Methodist journals published by local conf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
