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Show Unitarianism C. in Utah Loofbourow, president of the board from 191 7 it took the struggling this to overcome 58 stigma. Fred M. Bennett Lake City 14 on 1924, to Salt Lake Unitarians about thirteen years preached July 1912. a candidating in Salt sermon At the business meeting held following the sermon, Bennett asked for $100 per month. After discussing whether they could pay a minister and other church expenses, the congregation voted to call him as their minister." Fred Bennett received a B.Litt. degree from the University of Illinois in 1889 and an A.M. degree from the Harvard Divinity School in 1895. The same year he ordained and began as minister in Carthage, Missouri. also served minister at Keokuk, Iowa, from 1896 was He 1899, from to 1899 1912. Lawrence, Kansas, Rev. Bennett came to Salt Lake City in September 1912 and as to at with one-year contract. At his initial sermon on 8 September 1912, Rev. Fred M. Bennett explained that Unitarians view a the Bible as a collection of religious writings gathered over judgment about the validity of thousand years and that Biblical doctrines must be based a explained that "rather than look word of the Bible for to on human Church heads reason. or He the literal spiritual gUidance, reason should be the final authority," though he predominate and should acknowledged that reason fallible and had its limits." was Fred Bennett with his Wife were teachers in the Sunday School, which in 1912 had thirty-one enrolled and an average attendance of 58 [Frederick C. twenty-five." Loofbourow], Letter to Rev. H. E. Kellington, 13 February 19H,located in Ms 508, Bx 40, Fd 18. 59 60 61 80 Congregational Meeting Minutes, 14 July 1912, located The Salt Lake Herald-Republican, 9 September 1912, 3. in Ms 508, Bx I, Bk I, 364. "Statement of Receipts and Disbursements, First Unitarian Society, Sunday School, to April 7, 1913," located in Ms 508, Bx I, Bk I, 399. from Oct. I, 1912, |
