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Collection Reference Number GLC00687.106
From Archive Folder Papers of George May Powell 
Title Arthur Edwards to George May Powell about the Sabbath
Date 28 May 1886
Author Edwards, Arthur (fl. 1886)  
Recipient Powell, George May  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description re: He maintains his view of the Sabbath as an important day. He agrees to send GMP's note to the Preacher's meeting. Letter written on Northwestern Christian Advocate letterhead.
Subjects Christianity  Religion  
People Powell, George May (1835-1905)  
Place written Chicago, Illinois
Theme Religion
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Additional Information Powell was a Lincoln supporter and served as a statistician in the Treasury Department during the Civil War. Active in religious work as a young man, he was the secretary and manager of the Evangelistic Press Association and led a topographical corps through Egypt and North Africa to create Sunday School maps of Palestine and the Holy Land. Powell participated in the American Forestry Commission, the Grange and Patrons of Husbandry, the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, and the National Geographic Society. He was active in Sabbath reform work.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945