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'''Charles Edward Jefferson''' (August 29, 1860 – 1937) was an American [[Congregational church|Congregational]] clergyman.
==Biography== Jefferson was born in [[Cambridge, Ohio]], on August 29, 1860. He graduated from [[Ohio Wesleyan University]] in Delaware, Ohio, in 1882 and from the School of Theology of [[Boston University]] in 1887. He was ordained to the Congregational ministry in 1887. He was pastor of the Central Congregational Church at [[Chelsea, Massachusetts]], until 1898, when he became pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle, New York. In 1914 he became chairman of the executive committee of the Church of Peace Union, endowed by [[Andrew Carnegie]].{{sfn|Rines|1920}}
==Works== Among his writings are:{{sfn|Rines|1920}} {{Div col}} * ''Quiet Hints to Growing Preachers'' (1901) * ''Quiet Talks with Earnest People in My Study''(1901) * ''The Broadway Tabernacle of the Past and Future'' (1901) * ''Doctrine and Deed'' (1902) * ''Things Fundamental'' (1903) * ''The Minister as Prophet'' (1905) * ''Faith and Life'' (1905) * ''The New Crusade'' (1907) * ''The Character of Jesus'' (1908) * ''My Father's Business'' (1909) * ''The Christmas Builders'' (1909) * ''The Building of the Church'' (1910, 1913) * ''Why We May Believe in Life after Death'' (1911) * ''The Minister as Shepherd'' (1912) * ''The Cause of the War'' (1914) * ''Christianity and International Peace'' (1915) * ''The Land of Enough'' (1917) * {{Cite book |title = Varieties of Pacifism |date = 1920 |ol = 22896131M }} {{Div col end}}
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==References== *{{Americana|wstitle=Jefferson, Charles Edward|year=1920}})
== External links == *{{commons category-inline}} * [http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/nyhs/ms3049_charles_jefferson/ Charles Edward Jefferson] papers at the [http://www.nyhistory.org/library New-York Historical Society]
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