The Mossback Correspondence Together With Mr. Mossback's Views on Certain Practical Subjects, with a Short Account of His Visit to Utopia

TitleThe Mossback Correspondence Together With Mr. Mossback's Views on Certain Practical Subjects, with a Short Account of His Visit to Utopia
Year for Search1889
AuthorsClark, Francis(1851-1927)
PaginationThe Visit to Utopia 175-85
Date Published1889
PublisherD. Lothrop
Place PublishedBoston, MA
KeywordsCanadian author, Male author, US author
Annotation

Religious eutopia. Church carriages pick up people; no other vehicles allowed on Sundays. The wisest men are chosen as candidates for political office. ". . . in utopia it is the custom to put the best construction upon every action" (176). 

Holding Institutions

DLC, MoU-St

Author Note

The author (1851-1927) was born in Canada and spent his life in the U.S. as a Congregational minister. In 1881 he founded the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor, better known as Christian Endeavor, which continues as a Christian youth movement today.

Full Text

1889 Clark, Francis E[dward] (1851-1927). The Mossback Correspondence Together With Mr. Mossback’s Views on Certain Practical Subjects, with a Short Account of His Visit to Utopia [175-85]. Boston, MA: D. Lothrop. DLC, MoU-St

Religious eutopia. Church carriages pick up people; no other vehicles allowed on Sundays. The wisest men are chosen as candidates for political office. “. . . in utopia it is the custom to put the best construction upon every action” (176). The author was born in Canada and spent his life in the U.S. as a Congregational minister. In 1881 he founded the Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor, better known as Christian Endeavor, which continues as a Christian youth movement today.