Smith authored two books that espoused the tenets of Universalism: The Universalist; in Seven Letters to Amyntor (1787) and Observations on Conventions (1793). In his books, Smith argued that the notion of infinite and universal sin contradicted God's basic nature. Smith's writing also spoke positively of deism, noting its practitioners were "of amiable characters, or sense, learning and morality", and he argued that Universalism could serve as a bridge to connect the theological separation between deists and Christians.[2][3]
Smith was elected as a member of the New York State legislature in January 1796, where he argued for the abolition of slavery. However, his political term was brief, as he died in February 1796 following complications from pneumonia.[1]
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^ abThe New York genealogical and biographical record"
^“The Devil & Doctor Dwight” by Colin Wells, Google Books
^“Universalism in America” by Richard Eddy, Google Books
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william, pitt, smith, 1760, 1796, physician, educator, theological, writer, smith, began, career, serving, general, hospital, department, continental, army, during, american, revolution, became, professor, materia, medica, columbia, college, 1792, smith, autho. William Pitt Smith 1760 1796 was a U S physician educator and theological writer Smith began his career serving in the General Hospital Department of the Continental Army during the American Revolution He became Professor of Materia Medica at Columbia College in 1792 1 Smith authored two books that espoused the tenets of Universalism The Universalist in Seven Letters to Amyntor 1787 and Observations on Conventions 1793 In his books Smith argued that the notion of infinite and universal sin contradicted God s basic nature Smith s writing also spoke positively of deism noting its practitioners were of amiable characters or sense learning and morality and he argued that Universalism could serve as a bridge to connect the theological separation between deists and Christians 2 3 Smith was elected as a member of the New York State legislature in January 1796 where he argued for the abolition of slavery However his political term was brief as he died in February 1796 following complications from pneumonia 1 References edit a b The New York genealogical and biographical record The Devil amp Doctor Dwight by Colin Wells Google Books Universalism in America by Richard Eddy Google Books nbsp This article about an American writer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article about Universalism is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Pitt Smith amp oldid 1225084030, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
