Gaius Glenn Atkins

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Gaius Glenn Atkins
Born(1868-10-04)October 4, 1868
Mount Carmel, Indiana
DiedApril 5, 1956(1956-04-05) (aged 87)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Alma materOhio State University
OccupationMinister
SpouseAda Haynes

Gaius Glenn Atkins (October 4, 1868 – April 5, 1956)

Congregational minister, author, and a professor of homiletics at Auburn Theological Seminary in New York City
.

Early life and education

He was born in

L.H.D. in 1923 from the University of Vermont. In 1933, he obtained his Litt.D. from Ohio State University.[4]

Career

Before entering the ministry, he was head of the history department at

Mount Hermon School from 1892-1895. During this time, he was heavily influenced by the school's founder, Dwight L. Moody
.

He was ordained as a Congregational minister in 1895. He served the following churches:

He was a professor of

Auburn Seminary from 1927 to his retirement in 1939. He also lectured at Union Theological Seminary.[2]

In 1911, his comments on the marriage of

Newport. The Times wrote "As a preliminary to his sermon the Rev. Gaius Glenn Atkins, pastor of the Central Congregational Church, the largest and wealthiest congregational parish in Providence referred to the marriage. 'I hesitate to speak on the matter, but I regret exceedingly that the Congregational Church generally and the Congregational churches in Providence in particular were called upon to bear the odium of the solemnization of the marriage of Col. John Jacob Astor and Miss Force....As far as I personally know the temper, either of the Congregational ministers or the Congregational Church as a whole, I want to say emphatically that I do not believe that the thing which has been done represents either our attitude or ideals.'[7]

During the

First World War, he worked as a YMCA worker with soldiers in France and served as the American director of the Foyer du Soldat with the French Army.[3]

He was the author of 19 books himself and two books with colleagues. One such work was Modern Religious Cults and Movements.

Theosophy.[9]

In 1914, he was the winner of the Carnegie Church Peace Union prize for the best essay on international peace.[2]

He preached at

Ohio State commencement address in 1933.[10][11]

In 1942, he published History of American Congregationalism with Frederick W. Fagley.

After retiring from teaching, Atkins lived with his wife in Marshfield, Massachusetts. the As of 1953, he was residing in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.[3]

Family life

He married Adalina Haynes (1867-1947) in Bellbrook, Ohio in 1892. Children included Helen, Morris, Laurence, and Robert Atkins. They owned a cottage called "The Sea Shell" on Heron Island in Maine from 1897-1900.[12]

He is buried with his wife in the Bellbrook Cemetery.[1]

Publications

References

  1. ^ a b "Gaius Glenn Atkins". Find a Grave.
  2. ^ a b c "DR. GAIUS ATKINS, EDUCATOR, WAS 88". The New York Times. The New York Times. April 6, 1956.
  3. ^ a b c Eisenhauer, Frances (November 8, 1953). "Dr. Atkins, Retired Clergyman, Author of Many Religious Works". Bethlehem Globe-Times.
  4. ^ Banta, R. E. (1949). Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1816-1916: Biographical Sketches of Authors Who Published During the First Century of Indiana Statehood, with Lists of Their Books. Wabash College. p. 10
  5. ^ a b "Atkins, Gaius. Modern Religious Cults and Movements". Gorgias Press.
  6. ^ a b "Atkins, Gaius Glenn, 1868-1956". Library of Congress.
  7. ^ "Special to the New York Times". The New York Times. September 11, 1911.
  8. ^ "Atkins, Gaius Glenn, 1868-1956". The Online Books Page.
  9. ^ Anonymous. (1925). Review: Modern Religious Cults and Movements. American Journal of Sociology 30 (5): 618.
  10. ^ Annual Reports [of] President and Treasurer. Wellesley College. 1917.
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  12. ^ "The Sea Shell - 1894". Heron Island Village Improvement Society.
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