Jefferson, Charles E. Papers, 1898-1929
Biographic Information
Charles Edward Jefferson was born in Cambridge, Ohio on August 29, 1860. He attended Ohio Wesleyan University and earned a B.S. in 1882 and a B.A. in 1886. He moved to Boston University's School of Theology and graduated with a S.T.B. in 1887. His was given honorary D.D. degrees from Oberlin 1898, Union College 1898, Yale 1903, University of Vermont 1921, Rollins College1928, and L.DD from Ohio Wesleyan 1905, and Miami University 1923. He was ordained by the Congregational Council in Chelsea, MA September 29, 1887. He was pastor at Central Church, Chelsea from 1887 to 1898. He found a home as pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle Church in New York City from 1898 to 1929, then was honorary pastor from 1929 until his death in 1937. He died at Fitzwilliam Depot, NH September 12, 1937.
| Member of: | National Committee on Expenses of Delegates | 1901-1902 |
| National Council Committee on Increase of Ministry | 1904-1907 | |
| National Council Nominating Committee | 1910-1913 | |
| National Council Commission on Evangelism and Devotional Life | 1919-1924 | |
| Yale Corporation | 1902-1924 | |
| American Board: New York Church Extension Society | ||
| Lecturer at: | Bangor School of Theology | 1903 and 1912 |
| Yale Divinity School | 1910 | |
| Grinnell College | 1915 | |
| Union Theological Seminary | 1922-1923 | |
| Moderator: | New York Conference | 1911-1912 |
| Preacher: | National Council | 1913 |
| Vice Chairman: | Commission on Evangelism and Devotional Life | 1921-1924 |
| Director: | Union Theological Seminary |
Biographical information taken from the Congregational Yearbook. 1937, pp. 48-49.
Scope and Content
This collection contains only Rev. Jefferson's sermons while he presided at Broadway Tabernacle Church in New York. The entire collection of sermons are individually bound, rather than hand-written or typed.
The gift from Sue Taylor also included some material from Broadway Tabernacle, created by the church not specifically Jefferson.
List of Sermons
| Anglo-American Friendship | 10/22/1922 |
| Anniversary Sermon, 10th | 3/1/1908 |
| Anniversary Sermon, 20th | 3/2/1918 |
| Anniversary Sermon, 25th | 3/4/1923 |
| Anniversary Sermon, 30th | 3/4/1928 |
| The Broadway Tabernacle of the Past and Future | 1901 |
| The Cloud and the Sea | 12/17/1916 |
| The Common Sense of Jesus | 9/22/1929 |
| Congregationalism. Its Contribution to Education | 12/21/1902 |
| Congregationalism. Its Origin, Principles, and Mission | 12/15/1901 |
| The Declaration of Independence | 7/5/1925 |
| The Devotional Reading of the Bible | [n/d, number xiii of Broadway Tabernacle Tracts] |
| The Duty of Thinking | 1/15/1922 |
| The God of the Mountains and the Valleys | 8/24/1924 |
| Ethical Questions. Created by our Government's Declaration of War | 4/29/1917 |
| Facing the Future, a Watch Night Sermon | 12/31/1929 |
| Faith in a Storm | 10/6/1929 |
| The Foolishness of Preaching | 5/17/1899 |
| Forty Years in the Wilderness | 11/26/1922 |
| Fundamental Traits of Puritan Character Illustrated by John Milton | 12/27/1908 |
| The Heavenly Vision | 1/8/1922 |
| How to Become a Christian | n/d |
| "I am the Way" | 3/18/1923 |
| "I Don't Know What to Believe" | 10/24/1926 |
| Liberty | n/d |
| Liberty and Prohibition | 10/20/1929 |
| Liberty Its Dangers and Duties | 9/27/1903 |
| Like a Trumpet | 10/16/1927 |
| The Man at Bethesda | n/d |
| The Many Sided Christ | 9/29/1929 |
| A Message to the Perplexed | 3/2/1913 |
| The New Commandment | 5/28/1925 |
| A New Year's Sermon | 1/2/1921 |
| Obedience to Law | 1929 |
| The One Foundation | 9/15/1929 |
| "An Open Door" | 1/21/1925 |
| Pilgrim Tercentenary Sermon | 12/19/1920 |
| The Puritan | 12/12/1926 |
| The Puritan and the Cavalier | 12/20/1914 |
| The Puritan Sabbath and Ours | 12/18/1910 |
| The Puritan Type | 12/14/1913 |
| Seeds of War | 11/7/1926 |
| Sermons to the Boys and Girls of the Broadway Tabernacle, numbers 1-10, 44 | n/d |
| The Soul of Britain | 10/1/1922 |
| Streams in the Desert | 8/28/1927 |
| The Strength and Weakness of Puritanism | 12/17/1905 |
| Temptation from the Mountain Top | 6/19/1898 |
| A Thanksgiving Sermon | 11/29/1917 |
| Thinking Peace | 11/13/1927 |
| The Unpopularity of the Puritan. Its Causes and Glory | 12/15/1907 |
