League for the Larger Life

The League for the Larger Life, founded in 1916, was an early New Thought organization based in New York City, New York, with a chapter in Washington, D.C. A locally-focused organization, several of its members were influential across the United States and around the world. The League was uniquely composed of thirty metaphysical societies in the city.^[1]

Mission and activities

The mission of the League was "to spread a knowledge of the fundamental principles that underlie healthy and harmonious living" and "to assist the individual in the solution of personal problems".

antiwar organization in the 1920s.^[5]

Notable members

Eugene Del Mar, a noted chess champion, was a leader in the League at one point.^[7] Fenwicke Holmes, the influential brother of the Religious Science founder Ernest Holmes

, was heavily influenced by his stand speaking at the League at the behest of Dr. Seton.

History

Founded in 1916, the League held its first conference that year. According to

Swami Bodhananda, the Higher Thought Centre led by W. Frederic Keeler, the First Church of Divine Science where W. John Murray was pastor and the Freedom Fraternity headed by Miss Mary Allen.^[1]

The organization had disbanded by 1959.[8]

References

^ ^a ^b "Theatre review". The New York Times. May 22, 1916. Retrieved June 4, 2011.

^ Moskowitz, E.S. (2001). In therapy we trust: America's obsession with self-fulfillment. JHU Press. p. 18.

^ McConnell, A. Moody, W.R., Fitt, A.P. (1922). Record of Christian work. Vol. 41. p. 163.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

^ (1995) Prospects, Volume 20. Cambridge University Press. p 65.

^ Alonso, H.H. (1989). The Women's Peace Union and the outlawry of war, 1921-1942. Syracuse University Press. p. 183.

^ Dresser, H.W. (1919). A history of the new thought movement. T. Y. Crowell Company. p. 243.
- Braden, C.S. (1963). Spirits in rebellion: The rise and development of new thought. Southern Methodist University Press. p. 223.

^ "Daytona Beach History - Helen Wilmans-Post". Daytona Beach History Blog. 10 May 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2011.

^ Harris, E. (1959). God's image and man's imagination. Scribner. p. 121.

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[NYT-1] "Theatre review". The New York Times. May 22, 1916. Retrieved June 4, 2011.

[2] Moskowitz, E.S. (2001). In therapy we trust: America's obsession with self-fulfillment. JHU Press. p. 18.

[3] McConnell, A. Moody, W.R., Fitt, A.P. (1922). Record of Christian work. Vol. 41. p. 163.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[4] (1995) Prospects, Volume 20. Cambridge University Press. p 65.

[5] Alonso, H.H. (1989). The Women's Peace Union and the outlawry of war, 1921-1942. Syracuse University Press. p. 183.

[6] Dresser, H.W. (1919). A history of the new thought movement. T. Y. Crowell Company. p. 243.
- Braden, C.S. (1963). Spirits in rebellion: The rise and development of new thought. Southern Methodist University Press. p. 223.

[7] "Daytona Beach History - Helen Wilmans-Post". Daytona Beach History Blog. 10 May 2008. Retrieved June 4, 2011.

[8] Harris, E. (1959). God's image and man's imagination. Scribner. p. 121.

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