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Peter Marshall (May 27, 1902 – January 26, 1949) was a Scottish-American preacher, pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C., and was appointed as Chaplain of the United States Senate.
The pope appointed Auxiliary Bishop Patrick Hayes of the Archdiocese of New York as bishop of this new diocese. [5] Hayes was chosen because New York was the primary port of embarkation for U.S. troops leaving for France and was therefore a convenient contact point for Catholic chaplains serving with them. Hayes established four vicariates ...
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church Phineas Densmore Gurley, the church's pastor from 1860 to 1868, was a spiritual advisor to President Abraham Lincoln. The New York Avenue Presbyterian Church was formed in 1859–1860 but traces its roots to 1803 as the F Street Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and another congregation founded in 1820 on its current site, the Second Presbyterian Church.
Iasiello grew up in Staten Island, New York. [7] He is an alumnus of St. Bonaventure University (1972), with a bachelor's degree in history. [3] [7] [8] He has earned graduate degrees from Niagara University (Education) (1973), the Washington Theological Union (Divinity) (1977), the Naval War College (National Security and Strategic Studies) (1991), Salve Regina College (International ...
Combat Chaplain: The Life and Civil War Experiences of Rev. James H. McNeilly. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press. Dom Aidan Henry Germain, Catholic Military and Naval Chaplains 1776–1917 (Washington, D.C., 1929) Hansen, Kim Philip (2012). Military Chaplains and Religious Diversity. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-137-02515-9.
Following a tour as chaplain with the United States Coast Guard in New York (1995 to 1998), Baker was ordered to the Staff of the Chief of Navy Chaplains in Washington, D.C. where he served as Branch Head of Chaplain Corps Professional Development. In 1997 Baker received a Doctorate from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts. He ...
In addition to Sunderland (who served as Senate Chaplain from 1861 to 1864), four other pastors of National Presbyterian Church congregations served as Senate Chaplains: John Brackenridge (1811–1814); John Clark (1818–1819); Reuben Post (1819–1820); and Edward L.R. Elson (1969–1981). (A total of 14 Senate Chaplains have been Presbyterians).
The USO was incorporated in New York state as a private, nonprofit organization, supported by private citizens and corporations. President Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted the morale of military personnel to remain high and believed that current service organizations would be better suited for the job than the Department of Defense . [ 4 ]