# Charles Edward Jefferson

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For the American politician in Illinois, see [Charles E. Jefferson](/source/Charles_E._Jefferson).

American Congregational clergyman (1860–1937)

Charles Edward Jefferson Jefferson (c. 1927) Born (1860-08-29)August 29, 1860 Cambridge, Ohio, U.S. Died 1937(1937-00-00) (aged 76–77) Alma mater Ohio Wesleyan University Boston University Ordained 1887

**Charles Edward Jefferson** (August 29, 1860 – 1937) was an American [Congregational](/source/Congregational_church) clergyman.

## Biography

Jefferson was born in [Cambridge, Ohio](/source/Cambridge%2C_Ohio), on August 29, 1860. He graduated from [Ohio Wesleyan University](/source/Ohio_Wesleyan_University) in Delaware, Ohio, in 1882 and from the School of Theology of [Boston University](/source/Boston_University) in 1887. He was ordained to the Congregational ministry in 1887. He was pastor of the Central Congregational Church at [Chelsea, Massachusetts](/source/Chelsea%2C_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](/source/Andrew_Carnegie).[1]

## Works

Among his writings are:[1]

- *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)

- *Varieties of Pacifism*. 1920. [OL](/source/OL_(identifier)) [22896131M](https://openlibrary.org/books/OL22896131M).

## Notes

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERines1920_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERines1920_1-1) [Rines 1920](#CITEREFRines1920).

## References

- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the [public domain](/source/Public_domain): Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). ["Jefferson, Charles Edward"](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Encyclopedia_Americana_(1920)/Jefferson,_Charles_Edward). *[Encyclopedia Americana](/source/Encyclopedia_Americana)*.)

## External links

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- [Charles Edward Jefferson](http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/nyhs/ms3049_charles_jefferson/) papers at the [New-York Historical Society](http://www.nyhistory.org/library)

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