Frederic Cook Morehouse
Encyclopedia
Frederic Cook Morehouse was a prominent lay Episcopalian
journalist and publisher.
In 1900, Morehouse succeeded Charles Wesley Leffingwell
as editor of The Living Church
magazine following the purchase of that periodical by the Young Churchman Company. He participated in ecclesiastical debates throughout the beginning of the twentieth century, articulating an Anglo-Catholic position regarding reservation of the Blessed Sacrament and the Thirty-nine Articles
. He was a member of the National Council of the Episcopal Church, and also served as a member of the House of Deputies of General Convention for 21 years.
Morehouse's son, Clifford Phelps Morehouse, succeeded him as editor of The Living Church.
Episcopal Church (United States)
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journalist and publisher.
In 1900, Morehouse succeeded Charles Wesley Leffingwell
Charles Wesley Leffingwell
Charles Wesley Leffingwell was an author, educator, and Episcopal priest born in Ellington, Connecticut. He was a descendant of Thomas Leffingwell, known as one of the founders of Norwich, Connecticut....
as editor of The Living Church
The Living Church
The Living Church is a biweekly magazine based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin providing commentary and news information on the Episcopal Church in the United States...
magazine following the purchase of that periodical by the Young Churchman Company. He participated in ecclesiastical debates throughout the beginning of the twentieth century, articulating an Anglo-Catholic position regarding reservation of the Blessed Sacrament and the Thirty-nine Articles
Thirty-Nine Articles
The Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion are the historically defining statements of doctrines of the Anglican church with respect to the controversies of the English Reformation. First established in 1563, the articles served to define the doctrine of the nascent Church of England as it related to...
. He was a member of the National Council of the Episcopal Church, and also served as a member of the House of Deputies of General Convention for 21 years.
Morehouse's son, Clifford Phelps Morehouse, succeeded him as editor of The Living Church.
Published works
- Some American Churchmen (1892)
- The Evolution of Parties within the Church
- A Churchman's View of the Church's Function
Further reading
- W. Bertrand Stevens, Editor's Quest: A Memoir of Frederic Cook Morehouse (New York: Morehouse-Gorham Co., 1940)