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Christian feast day: William Dwight Porter Bliss and Richard T. Ely (Episcopal Church)

William Dwight Porter Bliss

American Episcopal priest and socialist (1856–1926)

William Dwight Porter Bliss (1856–1926) was an American Episcopal priest and one of the most famous and influential Christian socialists at the turn of 20th century. As a devout churchman, organizer, public speaker and an editor of numerous publications for over 40 years, Bliss…
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Richard T. Ely

American economist (1854–1943)

Richard Theodore Ely was an American economist, author, and leader of the Progressive movement who called for more government intervention to reform what it saw as the injustices of capitalism, especially regarding factory conditions, compulsory education, child labor, and labor…
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The Calendar of the Church Year

Calendar of saints in the Episcopal Church

The Calendar of the Church Year is the liturgical calendar of the United States Episcopal Church. It is found in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer and in Lesser Feasts and Fasts, with additions made at recent General Conventions.
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