Gladden, Washington, 1836-1918
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Sydney Dix Strong Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCPC-DG-036
Abstract
Sydney Dix Strong (1860-1938) was an outspoken pacifist and strong supporter of disarmament, war resistance, and organized labor. He was the pastor for churches in Ohio and Illinois and did settlement work in Chicago. For his peace stance made him unpopular during WWI and in Oct. 1917 he was expelled from membership in the Municipal League of Seattle because of a speech he had given before the National Council of Congregational Churches, in which he praised the I.W.W. (International Workers...
Dates:
1890-1938
Found in:
Swarthmore College Peace Collection
