Book Description

A Discourse in commemoration of The Life and Character of Moses Brown Ives, by Francis Wayland. The deceased, Moses Brown Ives (1794–1857), was a businessman and philanthropist from Providence, Rhode Island who was partner in Brown & Ives and was President of Providence Bank. He also served as a trustee of Brown University, nd was treasurer of Butler Hospital. The Rev. Frances Wayland (1796 – 1865) was an American Baptist minister, educator and economist. He was president of Brown University and pastor of the First Baptist Church in America in Providence, Rhode Island. In Washington, D.C., Wayland Seminary was established in 1867, primarily to educate former slaves, and was named in his honor.