James Vila Blake (1842â€"1925) was an American Unitarian minister,
essayist, playwright and hymn writer and poet.Blake was born in
Brooklyn, New York on January 21, 1842. He graduated from Harvard
College in 1862, and from Harvard Divinity School in 1866. He served
as pastor in several Unitarian churches in Massachusetts and Illinois.
He died in Chicago on April 28, 1925.Different sources give different,
and inconsistent, dates for his pastorates:It is certain, however,
that he was in Chicago on October 25, 1896. According to a
contemporary report, he exhibited cool presence of mind when a serious
fire broke out during a service. He was the last to leave the
building, which by that time was full of smoke. Seconds later, it
burst into flames and was consumed.
essayist, playwright and hymn writer and poet.Blake was born in
Brooklyn, New York on January 21, 1842. He graduated from Harvard
College in 1862, and from Harvard Divinity School in 1866. He served
as pastor in several Unitarian churches in Massachusetts and Illinois.
He died in Chicago on April 28, 1925.Different sources give different,
and inconsistent, dates for his pastorates:It is certain, however,
that he was in Chicago on October 25, 1896. According to a
contemporary report, he exhibited cool presence of mind when a serious
fire broke out during a service. He was the last to leave the
building, which by that time was full of smoke. Seconds later, it
burst into flames and was consumed.
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