Theological School of St. Lawrence University
Encyclopedia
The Theological School of St. Lawrence University was founded in 1856 at St. Lawrence University
and closed in 1965, one of the three Universalist seminaries (Crane Divinity School and Ryder Divinity School being the others).
and the American Unitarian Association
into the Unitarian Universalist Association
.
Notable graduates include Olympia Brown
in 1863—the first woman in America to receive ordination with full denominational authority.
St. Lawrence University
St. Lawrence University is a four-year liberal arts college located in the village of Canton in Saint Lawrence County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2300 undergraduate and 100 graduate students, about equally split between male and female....
and closed in 1965, one of the three Universalist seminaries (Crane Divinity School and Ryder Divinity School being the others).
Closure
The school closed in 1965 with the consolidation of the Universalist Church of AmericaUniversalist Church of America
The Universalist Church of America was a Christian Universalist religious denomination in the United States . Known from 1866 as the Universalist General Convention, the name was changed to the Universalist Church of America in 1942...
and the American Unitarian Association
American Unitarian Association
The American Unitarian Association was a religious denomination in the United States and Canada, formed by associated Unitarian congregations in 1825. In 1961, it merged with the Universalist Church of America to form the Unitarian Universalist Association.According to Mortimer Rowe, the Secretary...
into the Unitarian Universalist Association
Unitarian Universalist Association
Unitarian Universalist Association , in full the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations in North America, is a liberal religious association of Unitarian Universalist congregations formed by the consolidation in 1961 of the American Unitarian Association and the Universalist Church of...
.
Student body
1858: 4 studentsNotable graduates include Olympia Brown
Olympia Brown
Olympia Brown was an American suffragist. She is regarded as the first woman to graduate from a theological school, as well as becoming the first full time ordained minister...
in 1863—the first woman in America to receive ordination with full denominational authority.
Leaders
- 1856–1879: Ebenezer Fisher (president)
- 1879–1898: Isaac Morgan Atwood (president)
- 1899–1913: Henry Prentiss Forbes (dean)
- 1914–1951: John Murray Atwood (dean)
- 1951–1960: Angus MacLean (dean)
- 1960–1965: Max Kapp (dean)