This man, part of the social gospel movement, proclaimed the gospel of kindness and forgiveness and adapted the old-time religion to the facts of city life and founded an institute in 1889
~James Gibbons
An American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Richmond from 1872 to 1877, and as Archbishop of Baltimore from 1877 until his death in 1921. Gibbons was elevated to the cardinalate in 1886, the second American to receive that distinction.
~Salvation Army
An organization founded by William and Catherine Booth in 1878 that was a major distributor of help to the poor. Emphasized both religious and social salvation. Their mission is to help drug addicts, prostitutes, the homeless, and others in need.
~Mary Baker Eddy
She founded the Church of Christ(Christian Science) in 1879. Preached that the true practice of Christianity heals sickness which meant there was no need for a doctor, if you have enough faith then you can heal yourself. Wrote a widely purchased book, "Science and Health with a key to the Scriptures".
~YMCA:
Young Men's and Women's Christian Associations; established before Civil war and combined physical and other kinds of education with religious teachings.
~Normal Schools teacher-training schools
~Kindergarten
a concept that came from Germany; younger children went to schools earlier in life
~Chautauqua movement helped benefit adults in education. This movement was launched in 1874 on the shores of Lake Chautauqua, in New York. The organizers achieved success through nationwide public lectures, often held in tents and featuring well-known speakers, including Mark Twain. In addition, there were extensive Chautauqua courses of home study, for which 100,000 persons enrolled in 1892 alone. This movement contributed to the development of American faith in formal education.
~Morrill Act 1862
Passed after the Southern states had seceded, provided a generous grant of the public lands to the states