Henry Otis Dwight
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Henry Otis Dwight, LL.D. (1843–1917), was an American
Congregational missionary
.
. He entered Ohio Wesleyan University
but left in 1861 to serve in the Civil War
. He was business agent at Constantinople of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
(1867–72). From 1875 to 1892 he was the correspondent
in Constantinople of the New York Tribune
.
He was ordained a minister in 1880, and returned to the United States
after resigning his commission as a missionary in 1901. He edited Report of the Ecumenical Conference on Foreign Missions (1900) and the Encyclopedia of Missions (1904). He wrote:
United States
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Congregational missionary
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
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Biography
He was born in Constantinople, Turkey, the son of Harrison Gray Otis DwightHarrison Gray Otis Dwight
Harrison Gray Otis Dwight was an American Congregational missionary.-Biography:Harrison Gray Otis Dwight was born on November 22, 1803 in Conway, Massachusetts...
. He entered Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five — a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges...
but left in 1861 to serve in the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. He was business agent at Constantinople of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions was the first American Christian foreign mission agency. It was proposed in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College and officially chartered in 1812. In 1961 it merged with other societies to form the United Church Board for World...
(1867–72). From 1875 to 1892 he was the correspondent
Correspondent
A correspondent or on-the-scene reporter is a journalist or commentator, or more general speaking, an agent who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or another type of company, from a remote, often distant, location. A foreign correspondent is stationed in a foreign...
in Constantinople of the New York Tribune
New York Tribune
The New York Tribune was an American newspaper, first established by Horace Greeley in 1841, which was long considered one of the leading newspapers in the United States...
.
He was ordained a minister in 1880, and returned to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
after resigning his commission as a missionary in 1901. He edited Report of the Ecumenical Conference on Foreign Missions (1900) and the Encyclopedia of Missions (1904). He wrote:
- Turkish Life in War Time (1881)
- Treaty Rights of American Missionaries in Turkey (1893)
- Constantinople and its Problems (1901)
- Blue Book of Missions (1905; second edition, 1907)
- A Moslem Sir Galahad (1913; second edition, 1914)