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Chown, Samuel Dwight
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1853–1933
History
Samuel Dwight Chown (1853-1933) was a Methodist/United minister and administrator. He was born in Kingston, Ontario in 1853. At age twenty-one, Chown was accepted by the Montreal Conference as a probationer for the Methodist ministry. He was ordained in 1879 and served various charges in the Montreal Conference. He developed a reputation for his work in moral reform, especially temperance. In 1894, he moved to the Carlton Street Church in Toronto. In 1902, he was appointed Secretary of the Department of Moral Reform. In 1910, he was elected to serve as General Superintendent. In 1912, he was made principal of Ryerson Theological College in Vancouver. As General Superintendent, Chown brought the Methodist Church into church union in 1925. He retired in 1926 and published The Story of Church Union in Canada in 1930.
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SCNUCSC
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2018: drafted for SAIN from UCC Archives (Toronto) entry.
2021: revised in MemorySask.
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- English
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Sources
Biographical file "Chown, Samuel Dwight" (ref. no. A.676.XX.Chown), UCC Sask. Conference Archives; UCC Archives (Toronto) entry "Chown, Samuel Dwight, 1853-1933," in Archeion database (Archives Association of Ontario).