Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-07-03
DR.. GLADDEN. DIES
Nationally K no w n
Cong'l Minister
Death Occurs Tuesday, After Second
Stroke Of Paralysis, Suffered Last
Sunday at Age Of 81 = Dis
tingu:shed in Religious World and
Author Of Numerous Books

Columbus. Ohio. July Rev. Or.
Washington GLADDEN., nationally
known Congregational minister and
author, died today after a second
stroke of paralysis, suffered last
Sunday He was 50 years Old.
Distinguished in the religious
world, DR. Washington GLADDEN. also
was widely known as magazine ed
itor and writer and the author Of
numerous books. included among
which IS his "Recollections"
While working as printer on The
Gazette att %Oswego, n. ~, Or. Glad
den first began the practice of writ
ing. While he was pastor Of the Con-
gregational church at North Adams,
Mass, where he had been called in
1866 he began to contribute to me
Independent and other magazines, :,
and wrote his first book, PLAIN
thoughts on the Art Of Living l.at-
er DR.. GLADDEN. became identified
with leading magazines and at the
close of duties us pastor at NcrtA
Adams in 1871, he joined the staff Cf
The Independent. serving as editor
Of the publication for four years.
At the close of 1874 Dr.. GLADDEN. re-
signed his editorship and went to
Springfield, Mass. as pastor Of the
North Congregational church. Eight
Years later he became pastor Of tie
First Congregational church of CO.
lumbus. Q. He continued pastor of
the columbus church for 81 years, re-
linouishing official duty at the close
of 1913 and continuing thereafter as
pastor emeritus.
From Sunday to Sunday during rs
active pastorate in the Ohio capital
he Iabored to disentangle Christlan-
ity from what he believed TO be its
hampering dogmas. 10 vitaNze 1T ana
make application of 1t to the proo-
lens of the individual the city. the
state and the nation.
He had no sooner begun his pas
torate than the antagonism Of labor
and capital was forced on his At
iention by a strike in the Hooking
Valley coal mines, Though pronr-
nent members of his church We're
among the employers. he spoke "tt
from his pulpit and in private con-
ferencSs. setting up ethical stand-
ards that were new 10 many. Here
too, he preached sermons which Wtf"
subsequently, gathered into noo.\
called rsWho Wrote the Bible ~
which he maintained it was WRITE Il
bv men without unusual inspiration.
which assertion became the object ol
n, few attacks throughout the coun-
try. j,
it was, during this active part OF his
life also that he made his famous ref
erence to tainted monet, the occa
sion being consideration "f a glft ny
John d. Rockefeller. Alta national Cop
eregational meeting he severely at
tackled gifts to Christian work and his
references became known country-Wide.
His activity in bringing church life
closer to every day problems was well
illustrated in his personal work in CO.
,,mbus. He was in the forefront of the
fight for municipal reform and in 1900
1902 he served as member OF the Co
lumbus city council. He greatly helped
TO frame new trolley franchises, i'm
prove the water supply and organize
citizens for the election OF better off,
cias.
Or. GLADDEN. for many years manifest
ed deep interest in educational work
and lectured before leading colleges and
universities, both of the United States
and England.
Various honors directly connected
with his Christian ministry came to DR..
GLADDEN.. In 1891 he was delegate to
the International Congress of Congre-
gatonalists in London, land for three
years was moderator of the Congrega
| tionai Church of Ameriea-the highest
honor in that denomination in the Unit
ed States.
Few of his manifestations of political
interest attracted more attention than
his friendship for Theodore Roosevelt
which began when the latter was police
commissioner of New York City
Through the instrumentality of Colonel
Roosevelt, DR.. GLADDEN. was able to as
sist in the settlement of the great an
thracite coal strike in 1902.
DR. GLADDEN. was born In Pottsgrove
/ Pa. Feb ii. 1886, the son OF Solomon
GLADDEN. and Amanda Daniels. Until
he was i6 he lived on farms near Oswe-
60 \. Y. When he was 16 his uncle got
, him the place of printers apprentice
in the Office OF the Oswego Gazette. n
( 1850 he entered Oswego academy to pre-
pare for the ministry. Thence in Sep
tember. 1856, ne went to williams col
lese, graduating in 1854 He married
! Jennie Q. Cohoon, who had been a
schoolmate in oswego academy