Jackson Stitt Wilson
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Jackson Stitt Wilson was a clergyman and evangelist author. He was active in the Christian socialism and Social Gospel[1] movements. He was elected mayor of Berkeley in 1912.[1]
Early life
Born March 19, 1868, in Canada, he became a pastor in 1888 the Methodist Episcopal church.
Ministry
From 1893-97 he was pastor of the Erie street Methodist Episcopal church of Chicago, Illinois.
Since 1897 he has devoted himself to the Social Gospel.[1]
Works
- The Impending Social Revolution, (1909)
- The Message of Socialism to the Church, 1911
- How I Became a Socialist and Other Papers, 1912
- The Bible Argument for Socialism, 1913
References
External links
- Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography, 1914, J. Stitt Wilson
- 2011 Summer Newsletter