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John Coleman Adams
1849–1922
A Universalist minister and writer from Massachusetts, he brought theology, moral reflection, and church history to a broad readership. His books and sermons reflect a thoughtful religious life shaped by late 19th- and early 20th-century America.
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William Hamilton Gibson: artist—naturalist—author
by John Coleman Adams
About the author
Born in Malden, Massachusetts, in 1849, he was the son of the hymn writer John Greenleaf Adams and went on to study at Tufts College and its divinity school. He entered the Universalist ministry in the early 1870s and served congregations in Massachusetts and Connecticut during a long career in the church.
Alongside his pastoral work, he wrote books, essays, and historical studies tied to Universalism. His published work includes titles such as An Honorable Youth and Short Studies in the Larger Faith, and he also wrote about the influential preacher Hosea Ballou.
Remembered as both a clergyman and an author, he belonged to a generation that helped shape American Universalist thought before his death in Hartford in 1922.