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'''William Lawrence''' (1850&ndash;1941) was elected as the 7th [[Bishop]] of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts]] (1893&ndash;1927). Lawrence was the son of the notable textile industrialist [[Amos Adams Lawrence]] and a member of the influential [[Boston Brahmin|Boston family]], founded by his great-grandfather and American revolutionary, [[Samuel Lawrence]]. His grandfather was the famed philanthropist [[Amos Lawrence]].
'''William Lawrence''' (1850–1941) was elected as the 7th [[Bishop]] of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts]] (1893–1927). Lawrence was the son of the notable textile industrialist [[Amos Adams Lawrence]] and a member of the influential [[Boston Brahmin|Boston family]], founded by his great-grandfather and American revolutionary, [[Samuel Lawrence]]. His grandfather was the famed philanthropist [[Amos Lawrence]].


==Biography==
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==Legacy==
==Legacy==
His sons, following in his footsteps also became bishops of the Episcopal Church. [[William Appleton Lawrence]] was elected 3rd Bishop of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts]] (1925&ndash;41) and [[Frederic C. Lawrence]] was elected [[suffragan bishop]] of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts (1956&ndash;68). Lawrence's daughter Sarah founded the Junior League of Boston in 1906.<ref>[http://www.jlboston.org/jlb/npo.jsp?pg=about4 ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326065313/http://www.jlboston.org/jlb/npo.jsp?pg=about4 |date=March 26, 2011 }}</ref> She later married her father's successor, Bishop Charles Lewis Slattery, in 1923.<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19300313&id=AhpAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h6QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3810,5079580</ref>
His sons, following in his footsteps also became bishops of the Episcopal Church. [[William Appleton Lawrence]] was elected 3rd Bishop of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts]] (1925–41) and [[Frederic C. Lawrence]] was elected [[suffragan bishop]] of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts (1956–68). Lawrence's daughter Sarah founded the Junior League of Boston in 1906.<ref>[http://www.jlboston.org/jlb/npo.jsp?pg=about4 ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326065313/http://www.jlboston.org/jlb/npo.jsp?pg=about4 |date=March 26, 2011 }}</ref> She later married her father's successor, Bishop Charles Lewis Slattery, in 1923.<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19300313&id=AhpAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h6QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3810,5079580</ref>


==Famous quote==
==Famous quote==
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==Works==
==Works==
*{{cite book |author=Lawrence, William | title=[http://cdm16028.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15324coll13/id/15054 ''Memoir of John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913): written in the form of a letter to Herbert L. Satterlee dated January 6, 1914''] | location= | publisher= | year=1914 | isbn=}}
*{{cite book |author=Lawrence, William | title=[http://cdm16028.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15324coll13/id/15054 ''Memoir of John Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913): written in the form of a letter to Herbert L. Satterlee dated January 6, 1914''] | location= | publisher= | year=1914 | isbn=}}


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Revision as of 08:57, 3 February 2018

This article is about the earlier Bishop of Massachusetts. For his son, later Bishop of Western Massachusetts, see William Appleton Lawrence.
The Right Reverend

William Lawrence
Bishop of Massachusetts
William Lawrence (between 1910 and 1915)
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseMassachusetts
In office1893–1927
PredecessorPhillips Brooks
SuccessorCharles Lewis Slattery
Personal details
Born1850
Died6 November 1941 (aged 91)
NationalityAmerican
ParentsAmos Adams Lawrence and
Sarah Elizabeth Lawrence
SpouseJulia Lawrence (d. 1900)
Children5
Alma materHarvard University

William Lawrence (1850–1941) was elected as the 7th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts (1893–1927). Lawrence was the son of the notable textile industrialist Amos Adams Lawrence and a member of the influential Boston family, founded by his great-grandfather and American revolutionary, Samuel Lawrence. His grandfather was the famed philanthropist Amos Lawrence.

Biography

Lawrence was born in 1850 and graduated from Harvard College, as was the tradition in his family. He earned his Doctor of Divinity (D.D.) degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1897. He was later honored with a Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) degree from Harvard in 1910 presented by his cousin and then president of Harvard, A. Lawrence Lowell.

Lawrence is best known for founding the church pension system. He was also known as "the banker bishop" because his fund-raising drives "invariably developed with Midas-like magic."[citation needed] The financier J. P. Morgan, Jr. served as treasurer of the Church Pension Fund from its founding in 1918.

While bishop emeritus, Lawrence was involved in an effort to proposition a new Book of Common Prayer to the Church of England. Also, while in retirement, he realized the need for a chapel at Massachusetts General Hospital and in the late 1930s, as the White Building was under construction, convinced of the importance of faith and spirit in healing, he sent over fifteen hundred hand-written letters to friends of the hospital asking for their support "in this bit of pioneer hospital work."[citation needed] Over eight hundred people of all faiths responded.

In 1926, Lawrence published his autobiography, Memories of a Happy Life.

Legacy

His sons, following in his footsteps also became bishops of the Episcopal Church. William Appleton Lawrence was elected 3rd Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts (1925–41) and Frederic C. Lawrence was elected suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts (1956–68). Lawrence's daughter Sarah founded the Junior League of Boston in 1906.[1] She later married her father's successor, Bishop Charles Lewis Slattery, in 1923.[2]

Famous quote

The "banker bishop" is quoted as having said, "In the long run it is only to the man of morality that wealth comes... We, like the Psalmists, occasionally see the wicked prosper, but only occasionally. Godliness is in league with riches.”[citation needed]

Memberships

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived March 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19300313&id=AhpAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h6QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3810,5079580
  3. ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory

Works

  • Lawrence, William (1914). Memoir of John Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913): written in the form of a letter to Herbert L. Satterlee dated January 6, 1914. {{cite book}}: External link in |title= (help)
Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by 7th Bishop of Massachusetts
1893–1927 		Succeeded by
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Cover of Time Magazine
14 January 1924 		Succeeded by
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