Charles Edward Jefferson (August 29, 1860 – 1937) was an American

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clergyman.

Biography

Jefferson was born in Cambridge, Ohio, on August 29, 1860. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, in 1882 and from the School of Theology of

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in 1887. He was ordained to the Congregational ministry in 1887. He was pastor of the Central Congregational Church at

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, until 1898, when he became pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle, New York. In 1914 he became chairman of the executive committee of the Church of Peace Union, endowed by

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Works

Among his writings are: * ''Quiet Hints to Growing Preachers'' (1901) * ''Quiet Talks with Earnest People in My Study''(1901) * ''The Broadway Tabernacle of the Past and Future'' (1901) * ''Doctrine and Deed'' (1902) * ''Things Fundamental'' (1903) * ''The Minister as Prophet'' (1905) * ''Faith and Life'' (1905) * ''The New Crusade'' (1907) * ''The Character of Jesus'' (1908) * ''My Father's Business'' (1909) * ''The Christmas Builders'' (1909) * ''The Building of the Church'' (1910, 1913) * ''Why We May Believe in Life after Death'' (1911) * ''The Minister as Shepherd'' (1912) * ''The Cause of the War'' (1914) * ''Christianity and International Peace'' (1915) * ''The Land of Enough'' (1917) *

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jefferson, Charles Edward American Congregationalist ministers People from Cambridge, Ohio 1860 births 1937 deaths Ohio Wesleyan University alumni Boston University School of Theology alumni