Fall Bible Study: American Saints Weeks Three - Six

Week Three of American Saints - Martyrs

PETER the ALEUT (1815) – Russian Orthodox
SISTER CONSTANCE AND HER COMPANIONS - "The Martyrs of Memphis" (1878) – Episcopalian
CLARA LOUISE MAASS (1876 – 1901) - Lutheran
JOSEPH and MICHAEL HOFER (1918) – Hutterian Brethern

JONATHAN MYRICK DANIELS (1939 - 1965) – Episcopalian

Week Four of American Saints – In Service to Others

HERMAN of ALASKA (1756 - 1837) – Russian Orthodox
THOMAS GALLAUDET (1822 - 1902) – Episcopalian
GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER (1864 – 1943) - Methodist
BERNARD FRANCIS ”SOLANUS” CASEY (1870 - 1957) – Roman Catholic

Week Five - ADVOCATES FOR CIVIL RIGHTS

John Woolman (1720 - 1772) - Quaker who led fight against the slave trade among American Quakers.
Absalom Jones (1746-1818) - 1st black Episcopal priest, born as a slave, founder of St. Thomas in Phil.
John Quincy Adams (1767 - 1848) - Congregational president of the US and civil rights advocate.
Mary McCIoud Bethune (1875 - 1955) -Methodist teacher and first black woman to head a federal agency.

Week Six - ADVOCATES FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Lucretia Coffin Mott (1793 - 1880) - Quaker minister who led fight for women's rights and abolition.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815 - 1902) - An Episcopalian who worked for women's suffrage.
Georgia Harkness (1891 - 1974) - Methodist who became first woman professor.
Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) - Voting and civil rights activist; Baptist.
Barbara Andrews (1935 - 1978) - First woman ordained in the American Lutheran Church.