Lecture Seven: The Beginnings of Modern Charity [19th Century]

Authors

Earl Clement Davis

Document Type

Manuscript

Files

Date

circa 1905

Summary

Discusses the developments of the early 19th century in response to the rise of factories, labor conditions, and child labor. Several important people who fought to improve conditions are discussed including: William Wilberforce, Richard Oastler, Robert Owen, Elizabeth Fry, Frederick Denison Maurice, Charles Kingsley, Samuel Howe, Joseph Tuckerman, Charles Rancis Barnard, and Horace Mann. The main point is that modern charity is not alms, but helping the downtrodden and oppressed to help themselves.

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Transcription by Davis Baird. Item description based off writing and context provided by Davis Baird.

Keywords

Earl Clement Davis, sermons, minister, Unitarianism, religion, history

Recommended Citation

Davis, Earl Clement, "Lecture Seven: The Beginnings of Modern Charity [19th Century]" (2022). Origins of Modern Religion, Modern Charity and Modern Labor Problems. 7.
https://commons.clarku.edu/history_manuscripts_1/7

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