When the Reverend Mark Allison Matthews died in February 1940,
thousands of mourners gathered at a Seattle church to pay their
final respects. The Southern-born Presbyterian came to Seattle in
1902. He quickly established himself as a city leader and began
building a congregation that was eventually among the nation's
largest, with nearly 10,000 members. Throughout his career, he
advocated Social Christianity, a blend of progressive reform and
Christian values, as a blueprint for building a morally righteous
community.
In telling Matthews's story, Dale Soden presents Matthews's
multiple facets: a Southern-born, fundamentalist proponent of the
Social Gospel; a national leader during the tumultuous years of
schism within the American Presbyterian church; a social reformer
who established day-care centers, kindergartens, night classes, and
soup kitchens; a colorful figure who engaged in highly public and
heated disputes with elected officials. Much of the controversy
that surrounded Matthews centered on the proper relationship
between church and state -- an issue that is still hotly
debated.
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