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'''Jackson Stitt Wilson''' was a clergyman and evangelist author. He was active in the [[Christian socialism]] and [[Social Gospel]]<ref name=library>[https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/news/history-talk-dr-stephen-barton-berkeley-mayor-j-stitt-wilson-%E2%80%93-social-crusader-and History Talk: Dr. Stephen Barton on Berkeley Mayor J. Stitt Wilson – Social Crusader and Socialist]</ref> movements. He was elected mayor of Berkeley in 1912.<ref name=library /> | '''Jackson Stitt Wilson''' was a clergyman and evangelist author. He was active in the [[Christian socialism]] and [[Social Gospel]]<ref name=library>[https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/about/news/history-talk-dr-stephen-barton-berkeley-mayor-j-stitt-wilson-%E2%80%93-social-crusader-and History Talk: Dr. Stephen Barton on Berkeley Mayor J. Stitt Wilson – Social Crusader and Socialist]</ref> movements. He was elected mayor of Berkeley in 1912.<ref name=library /> | ||
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Born March 19, 1868, in Canada, he became a pastor in 1888 the Methodist Episcopal church. | Born March 19, 1868, in Canada, he became a pastor in 1888 the Methodist Episcopal church. | ||
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* [https://books.google.com/books?id=6jABAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA728 Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography], 1914, J. Stitt Wilson | * [https://books.google.com/books?id=6jABAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA728 Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography], 1914, J. Stitt Wilson | ||
* [http://www.berkeleyhistoricalsociety.org/uploads/newsletters/2011_Summer_Newsletter.pdf 2011 Summer Newsletter] | * [http://www.berkeleyhistoricalsociety.org/uploads/newsletters/2011_Summer_Newsletter.pdf 2011 Summer Newsletter] | ||
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Revision as of 00:24, June 26, 2016
Jackson Stitt Wilson was a clergyman and evangelist author. He was active in the Christian socialism and Social Gospel[1] movements. He was elected mayor of Berkeley in 1912.[1]
Early life
Born March 19, 1868, in Canada, he became a pastor in 1888 the Methodist Episcopal church.
Ministry
From 1893-97 he was pastor of the Erie street Methodist Episcopal church of Chicago, Illinois.
Since 1897 he has devoted himself to the Social Gospel.[1]
Works
- The Impending Social Revolution, (1909)
- The Message of Socialism to the Church, 1911
- How I Became a Socialist and Other Papers, 1912
- The Bible Argument for Socialism, 1913
References
External links
- Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography, 1914, J. Stitt Wilson
- 2011 Summer Newsletter