William Channing Gannett
William Channing Gannett
William Channing Gannett was an American Unitarian minister. He presided at the Unity Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota from 1877 to 1883, and at the First Unitarian Church in Rochester, New York from 1889 to 1908. A noted author and editor of hymnbooks, Gannett was a central figure in the Western Unitarian Conference, which took the liberal side in the Unitarian Church's doctrinal debates of the la
"The poem hangs on the berry-bush, When comes the poets eye; The street begins to masquerade Where Shakespeare passes by. The Christ sees white in Judas’ heart, And loves his traitor well; The God, to angel his new heaven, Explores his lowest hell."
"Freedom, the method in religion, in place of Authority; Fellowship, the spirit in religion, in place of Sectarianism; Character, the test in religion, in place of Ritual or Creed; Service, or Salvation of Others, the aim in religion, in place of Salvation of Self."
"The Western Unitarian Conference conditions its fellowship on no dogmatic tests, but welcomes all who wish to join it to establish truth, righteousness, and love in the world."
