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S. Parkes Cadman sermon notes

Call Number

ARC.260

Date

1915-1916, inclusive

Creator

Cadman, S. Parkes (Samuel Parkes)

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet in two folders.

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

Nine pages of sermon notes of the Reverend S. Parkes Cadman, dating from 1915.

Biographical Note

S. Parkes Cadman (1864-1936) was born in England and immigrated to the U.S. in 1890. In 1900, Cadman was selected as minister of the Central Congregational Society and Church in Brooklyn, N.Y. During his pastorate, Cadman became the leading Congregational clergyman in the United States, as well as the first U.S. radio preacher. The Central Congregational Church was renamed in memory of Dr. Cadman in 1939.

Scope and Contents

Nine pages of sermon notes of the Reverend S. Parkes Cadman, dating from 1915. Also included is a handwritten note from Cadman to an unknown recipient, dating from 1916, in which Cadman addresses the fate of the United States after World War I. Cadman expresses concern over whether the U.S. will continue to be a moral country or slip into moral decline.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date (if known); S. Parkes Cadman sermon notes, ARC.260, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Accesssion 1973.227 was the gift of John Anderson, Jr., date unknown. Accession 1991.015 was purchased from Charles Apfelbaum, 1991.

Related Materials

Related archival collections at the Brooklyn Historical Society:

Missing Title

  1. ARC.086, Records of the Central Congregational Society and Church, 1854-1945

Collection processed by

Nicholas Pavlik and Weatherly Stephan

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Language: English

Processing Information

Minimally processed to the collection level.

The collection combines the accessions 1973.227 and 1991.015.

Note Statement

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Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Container

Box: A0101 (Material Type: Text)
Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201