Chattanooga Times · 11 january 1891 p3
AN UNIQUE CHURCH.
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The Unitarian Guild-House in Chattanooga.
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A Church Home, With the Home First – Where Home Pursuits Are Allowable.
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OUR YOUNGEST RELIGIOUS SOCIETY.
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Something About Unitarianism as Related by a Unitarian—Principles of the Unitarian Church Briefly Set Forth—The Growth of the All Souls Congregation in Chattanooga—The First Unitarian House of Worship Ever Built in the State.
Written for the Chattanooga Times.
The approaching dedication of All Souls Church calls special attention to the youngest religious organization of this city. This is the first Unitarian house of worship ever built in Tennessee, and one of a half dozen found south of the Ohio. Six years ago missionary services were held for a month by Rev. G. L. Chaney of Atlanta, and a similar experiment tried two years later. In January 1889, the American Unitarian Association authorized Rev. E. D. Towle, of Boston, to remain here until May in order to make a more thorough survey of the field. His favorable report resulted in his return in October, 1889, since which time the movement has certainly gained a right to be classed as one of the permanent religious factors in the community. …
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