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William Dwight Porter Bliss (view source)
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, 19:55, January 4, 2016Later life, legacy
'''William Dwight Porter Bliss'''<ref>Sometimes referred to as ''W. D. P. Bliss'' or ''William D. P. Bliss''</ref> was an Episcopalian minister,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T8XGEq5cHZYC&pg=PA685|title=Year with American Saints|publisher=Church Publishing, Inc.|isbn=978-0898697988|pages=685}}</ref> author, activist, and radical proponent of the [[Social Gospel]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Philips|first1=Paul|title=A Kingdom on Earth: Anglo-American Social Christianity, 1880-1940|date=1996|publisher=Penn State Press|isbn=978-0271014975|pages=xix}}</ref> and a [[Christian socialist]].
'''William Dwight Porter Bliss'''<ref>Sometimes referred to as ''W. D. P. Bliss'' or ''William D. P. Bliss''</ref> (August 20, 1856 - October 8, 1926) was an Episcopalian minister,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T8XGEq5cHZYC&pg=PA685|title=Year with American Saints|publisher=Church Publishing, Inc.|isbn=978-0898697988|pages=685}}</ref> author, activist, and radical proponent of the [[Social Gospel]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Philips|first1=Paul|title=A Kingdom on Earth: Anglo-American Social Christianity, 1880-1940|date=1996|publisher=Penn State Press|isbn=978-0271014975|pages=xix}}</ref> and a [[Christian socialist]].
His publications include ''The Dawn'' and the ''Encyclopedia of Social Reform''.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/biography/William-D-P-Bliss William D.P. Bliss], [[Encyclopedia Britannica]]</ref>
His publications include ''The Dawn'' and the ''Encyclopedia of Social Reform''.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/biography/William-D-P-Bliss William D.P. Bliss], [[Encyclopedia Britannica]]</ref>
==Publishing==
==Publishing==
He also started ''The Dawn'' and published it until 1896. Resigning his parish in South Boston in 1890 he formed the Mission and Brotherhood of the Carpenter, which was kept up till 1896, when Mr. Bliss left Boston. In 1895 he commenced editing ''The American Fabian''. He has done much lecturing for the Society of Christian Socialists, the Christian Social Union, and other organizations. He is the author of numerous tracts, mainly on Christian socialism. He is also editor of the (American) Social Science Library, author of the ''Handbook of Socialism'' (1895) and editor of ''The Encyclopedia of Social Reform''.
He also started ''The Dawn'' and published it until 1896. Resigning his parish in South Boston in 1890 he formed the Mission and Brotherhood of the Carpenter, which was kept up till 1896, when Mr. Bliss left Boston. In 1895 he commenced editing ''The American Fabian''. He has done much lecturing for the Society of Christian Socialists, the Christian Social Union, and other organizations. He is the author of numerous tracts, mainly on Christian socialism. He is also editor of the (American) Social Science Library, author of the ''Handbook of Socialism'' (1895) and editor of ''The Encyclopedia of Social Reform''.
==Later Life==
During [[World War I]], Bliss spent time in Switzerland working for the [[YMCA]]. After the war ended, he returned to New York City and preached there until he died on October 8, 1926.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/biography/William-D-P-Bliss William D.P. Bliss]</ref><ref>[http://www.episcopalchurch.org/library/glossary/bliss-william-dwight-porter Bliss, William Dwight Porter]</ref>
==Legacy==
Together with [[Richard Theodore Ely]], Bliss is recognized by the Episcopal Church with a day on the liturgical calendar, October 8th.<ref>[http://satucket.com/lectionary/Calendar.htm Calendar of the Church Year, according to the Episcopal Church]</ref><ref>[http://www.episcopalchurch.org/lectionary/william-dwight-porter-bliss-and-richard-theodore-ely William Dwight Porter Bliss and Richard Theodore Ely]</ref><ref>[http://www.episcopalchurch.org/library/article/bulletin-insert-holy-women-holy-men-issued-oct-10 Bulletin insert on 'Holy Women, Holy Men' issued for Oct. 10]</ref>
==Quotes==
{{quotation|No Socialism can be successful unless rooted and grounded in Christ, the Liberator, the Unifier, the Head of Humanity.<br /><br />
A Handbook of Socialism, Preface, page 1}}
==Works==
==Works==