Evangelists were not the only ones to play dirty, however, many Unitarians heavily encouraged school teachers that already held their faith to share their enthusiasm with his or her students, and in some cases even blackmailed them to do so. Unitarians also recognized the power government had on influencing public opinion, but did not agree with any one policy. However, unlike Evangelism, Unitarians were more concerned about child poverty and delinquency rather than training individuals to teach their faith. They stressed the importance of both parents to be present for a child to fully develop, proposed the attendance law for children to be present at school, and also provided care to believers by dividing up the cities into districts and
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These were tactics that the religions used in hopes of getting more individuals to convert to their religion, and by affecting families the rest of society was altered as well.
As being followers of the Evangelism and Unitarian beliefs reaped distinct advantages over those who did not identify with these religions, it is no surprise membership rose significantly for both religions. To attain this membership though, one was expected to complete a series of steps, which were inherently different with each religion. This Conversion Process, as labeled by Donald Scott in Evangelism, Revivalism, and the Second Great Awakening, which was conducted with the masses was a result of one thing, fear of the wrath of God. This fear can be summed up when referencing a letter written by Charles William Milton, an Evangelist Reverend during the period, “they were not willing to be damned; they therefore cried to God for mercy… while others were praying to God for the foreign triumphs of his free grace.” It is important to note that the religions did have similarities in the conversion process such …show more content…
The competition of these two religions created and implemented many policies and reforms during the time period of the 19th century, all based on the ideal of achieving absolute perfection, an ideal that these religions were built upon. However, it was the differences of opinion and the declining church going population that set the fuel for this fire to burn, forcing both to implement tactics to re-invigorate both populations to ensure to survival of their faith. This consequently not only affected the young, who were especially targeted for conversion, but their families, and ultimately the rest of
These were tactics that the religions used in hopes of getting more individuals to convert to their religion, and by affecting families the rest of society was altered as well.
As being followers of the Evangelism and Unitarian beliefs reaped distinct advantages over those who did not identify with these religions, it is no surprise membership rose significantly for both religions. To attain this membership though, one was expected to complete a series of steps, which were inherently different with each religion. This Conversion Process, as labeled by Donald Scott in Evangelism, Revivalism, and the Second Great Awakening, which was conducted with the masses was a result of one thing, fear of the wrath of God. This fear can be summed up when referencing a letter written by Charles William Milton, an Evangelist Reverend during the period, “they were not willing to be damned; they therefore cried to God for mercy… while others were praying to God for the foreign triumphs of his free grace.” It is important to note that the religions did have similarities in the conversion process such …show more content…
The competition of these two religions created and implemented many policies and reforms during the time period of the 19th century, all based on the ideal of achieving absolute perfection, an ideal that these religions were built upon. However, it was the differences of opinion and the declining church going population that set the fuel for this fire to burn, forcing both to implement tactics to re-invigorate both populations to ensure to survival of their faith. This consequently not only affected the young, who were especially targeted for conversion, but their families, and ultimately the rest of