Arthur Wheelock Moulton (May 3, 1873 – August 18, 1962) was an American Episcopal bishop, born at Worcester, Massachusetts.[1] He graduated from Hobart College,[1] where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity,[2] then attended the Episcopal General Theological Seminary, and the Episcopal Theological School.[1] He was ordained a priest in the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1901. From 1900 to 1918, he was curate and rector of Grace Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts.[1] He was awarded an honorary A.M. degree by Hobart College in 1909[3] He served in World War I as a chaplain in the field artillery and at a base hospital in France. On April 29, 1920, he was consecrated bishop of Utah, where he served until his retirement in 1946.[1][4] He wrote Memoir of Augustine H. Amory (1909) and It Comes to Pass (1916). He died in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1962.[1][4][5]
Work for world peace[]
In retirement from 1946 on Moulton campaigned for world peace. He lent his name to communist groups, but in 1951, he turned down the $25,000 Stalin Peace Prize by reportedly saying that "The only reward I want in working for peace is peace".[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Death Claims Episcopal Prelate, 89". August 19, 1962. p. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7507045/arthur_moulton_18731962/. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725023503/http://www2.sigmachi.org/foundation/significant_sigs.phtml?strLetter=M. Retrieved 2007-12-06. List of Significant Sigs
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20090704002415/http://academic.hws.edu/library/archives/pdfs/HDR.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 TIME
- ↑ "A Good Man Dies". August 21, 1962. p. 8. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7507041/arthur_moulton_18731962/. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
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