Revered G W Samson recalls Civil War era Washington
In New York a veteran minister and Rutgers College president reflects on his 73 years, friendship with Lincoln and Davis, and decades inside the complex political and religious circles of Washington. He recalls guiding students at Columbian University and notable congregation members who shaped national events.
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G. W. Samson
Samson
Washington
E Street Baptist Church
North
Mason and Dixon
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Dr. Samson
Senator Graham
North Carolina
Howell Cobb
Georgia
House
the Treasury
William L. Marcy
New York
Polk
Pierce
Sam Houston
Texas
Amos Kendall
Jackson
van Buren
Stephen A. Douglas
Henry Dodge
Wisconsin
Union
Tom Corwin
Ohio
Treasury
Fillmore
James Guthrie
Kentucky
Lincoln
Columbian University
Remarkable Early Meeting of Samson and Wilson at Columbian
In a reminiscence I D Marswan recounts how a young Virginia student named Wilson impressed Professor Samson on the first day at Columbian University in 1856. Wilson, later a lawyer, secessionist, and prominent politician, rose to national prominence and chaired Ways and Means, with ongoing correspondence with Samson.
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Congressman Wilson
Samson
Virginia
Wilson
Washington
Colombian University
West Virginia
W. L. Wilson
United States
House of Representatives
Romantic career of Adolph Stoecker in German politics
New York October 19 Rev Adolph Stoecker once Berlin court chaplain and founder of the Christian socialists is returning to Germany. He avoided anti Jewish rhetoric in America and remained a mild figure despite stormy past. His career includes fierce debates with John Most, mass crowds, and later support for anti socialist measures.
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New York
Adolph Stoecker
Germany
Hamburg
Berlin
Mary
America
Herr Stoecker
Christian Socialists
Cardinal Newman
Charles Kingsley
Richard T. Ely
Herr John Most
Stoecker
Soc & Isit
AM. Gppexhedmer
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