in 1825 (and that was like one of our “related” groups). In New England, Universalism developed ● mainly in the hill country of central New England, an area that was then frontier. Unitarianism developed in long-established settlements around Boston. Universalists were generally from a ● social class than Unitarians. Hosea Ballou, who was the principal Universalist leader for more than forty years, was born in a log cabin in Richmond, New Hampshire, and had less than two years’ formal education. William Ellery Channing, his Unitarian counterpart, was born to an aristocratic family in Newport, Rhode Island, and was sent to Harvard. Universalism developed among lay people. ● Unitarianism originated among Harvard-educated clergy. The first Universalists were who come outers ● walked out of their home congregations and started new, liberal congregations. In this way their experience was like that of many UUs today. The first Unitarians were whose stay inners congregations were gradually guided by their ministers into a liberal direction. Universalists had to build their own new ● meetinghouses. Unitarians inherited buildings that had been built by the town and were maintained at public expense. (Church & state not separated in Massachusetts until 1833.)]]
in 1825 (and that was like one of our “related” groups). ● In New England, Universalism developed mainly in the hill country of central New England, an area that was then frontier. Unitarianism developed in long-established settlements around Boston. ● Universalists were generally from a social class than Unitarians. Hosea Ballou, who was the principal Universalist leader for more than forty years, was born in a log cabin in Richmond, New Hampshire, and had less than two years’ formal education. William Ellery Channing, his Unitarian counterpart, was born to an aristocratic family in Newport, Rhode Island, and was sent to Harvard. ● Universalism developed among lay people. Unitarianism originated among Harvard-educated clergy. ● The first Universalists were come outers who walked out of their home congregations and started new, liberal congregations. In this way their experience was like that of many UUs today. The first Unitarians were stay inners whose congregations were gradually guided by their ministers into a liberal direction. ● Universalists had to build their own new meetinghouses. Unitarians inherited buildings that had been built by the town and were maintained at public expense. (Church & state not separated in Massachusetts until 1833.)]]
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