Richard Eddy
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Richard Eddy, D.D. was an American
Universalist
clergyman, born at Providence, R. I.
He was a chaplain
of the Sixtieth New York Volunteers during the American Civil War
. From 1877 to 1906 he was president of the Universalist Historical Society and from 1886 to 1891 he was editor of the Universalist Register. He wrote:
United States
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Universalist
Universalist Church of America
The Universalist Church of America was a Christian Universalist religious denomination in the United States . Known from 1866 as the Universalist General Convention, the name was changed to the Universalist Church of America in 1942...
clergyman, born at Providence, R. I.
Providence, 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...
He was a chaplain
Chaplain
Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister in a specialized setting such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam or lay representative of a religion attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, police department, university, or private chapel...
of the Sixtieth New York Volunteers during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. From 1877 to 1906 he was president of the Universalist Historical Society and from 1886 to 1891 he was editor of the Universalist Register. He wrote:
- History of Universalism in America, 1636-1886 (1884–86)
- Alcohol in History (1887)
- Universalism in Gloucester, Mass. (1892)
- History of Universalism, 120-1890, A. D. (1894)
- Life of Thomas J. Sawyer, D. D., and Caroline M. Sawyer (1900)