Alfred W. Anthony
Encyclopedia
Alfred W. Anthony was an author, Freewill Baptist leader, and religion professor at Bates College
in Maine.
on January 13, 1860 to Lewis Williams Anthony and Britannia Franklin (Waterman) Anthony. He was a descendant of Rhode Island founder, Roger Williams
. Anthony graduated from Brown University
in 1883 and Cobb Divinity School
in 1885, which was then affiliated with Bates College
. Anthony also received an A.M. degree from Brown in 1886.
In 1887, he was appointed to a professorship at Cobb Divinity School
and went on to publish various books and articles. When the Divinity School merged with the College religion department, he became a religion professor at Bates College
serving from 1908 to 1911. Anthony was also active in various Freewill Baptist institutions and served as President of the Board of Trustees of Storer College
in West Virginia. He was also Chairman of the Committee on Goodwill between Jews
and Christians. He travelled to Africa and Asia as Secretary for the Free Will Baptist Home Missions Council. Anthony also as a Trustee for Bates College, Hillsdale College
, and Brown University
.
in 1908.
Bates College
Bates College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. and was most recently ranked 21st in the nation in the 2011 US News Best Liberal Arts Colleges rankings. The college was founded in 1855 by abolitionists...
in Maine.
Biography
Alfred Williams Anthony was born in Providence, Rhode IslandProvidence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
on January 13, 1860 to Lewis Williams Anthony and Britannia Franklin (Waterman) Anthony. He was a descendant of Rhode Island founder, Roger Williams
Roger Williams (theologian)
Roger Williams was an English Protestant theologian who was an early proponent of religious freedom and the separation of church and state. In 1636, he began the colony of Providence Plantation, which provided a refuge for religious minorities. Williams started the first Baptist church in America,...
. Anthony graduated from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in 1883 and Cobb Divinity School
Cobb Divinity School
Cobb Divinity School, founded in 1840, was a Free Will Baptist graduate school affiliated with several Free Baptist institutions throughout its history...
in 1885, which was then affiliated with Bates College
Bates College
Bates College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. and was most recently ranked 21st in the nation in the 2011 US News Best Liberal Arts Colleges rankings. The college was founded in 1855 by abolitionists...
. Anthony also received an A.M. degree from Brown in 1886.
In 1887, he was appointed to a professorship at Cobb Divinity School
Cobb Divinity School
Cobb Divinity School, founded in 1840, was a Free Will Baptist graduate school affiliated with several Free Baptist institutions throughout its history...
and went on to publish various books and articles. When the Divinity School merged with the College religion department, he became a religion professor at Bates College
Bates College
Bates College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. and was most recently ranked 21st in the nation in the 2011 US News Best Liberal Arts Colleges rankings. The college was founded in 1855 by abolitionists...
serving from 1908 to 1911. Anthony was also active in various Freewill Baptist institutions and served as President of the Board of Trustees of Storer College
Storer College
Storer College was a historically black college located in Harpers Ferry in Jefferson County, West Virginia. It operated from 1865 until 1955.-Storer School:...
in West Virginia. He was also Chairman of the Committee on Goodwill between Jews
Jews
The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
and Christians. He travelled to Africa and Asia as Secretary for the Free Will Baptist Home Missions Council. Anthony also as a Trustee for Bates College, Hillsdale College
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan, United States, is a co-educational liberal arts college known for being the first American college to prohibit in its charter all discrimination based on race, religion, or sex; its refusal of government funding; and its monthly publication, Imprimis...
, and Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
.
Books and Honors
Anthony published various notable books including "An Introduction to the Life of Jesus" (1896) and "The Method of Jesus" (1899) and "Bates College and Its Background" (1936). He received an honorary D. D. from Bates in 1902, Brown in 1908, and an L.L.D. from Colby in 1914. Anthony died on January 20, 1939.Family
Anthony married Harriet Wyatt Angell in September 1885, and they had two children: Elizabeth Williams and Alfred Williams Anthony, Jr. Elizabeth also graduated from Bates CollegeBates College
Bates College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. and was most recently ranked 21st in the nation in the 2011 US News Best Liberal Arts Colleges rankings. The college was founded in 1855 by abolitionists...
in 1908.
External links
- Bates College Special Collections information on Anthony
- The Method of Jesus by Alfred Anthony (1899)