Mary L. Moreland

Mary Leona Moreland
"A Woman of the Century"
"A Woman of the Century"
BornDecember 23, 1859
Westfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMarch 17, 1918(1918-03-17) (aged 58)
Belvidere, Illinois, U.S.
Occupationminister, teacher, writer
Alma materAppleton Academy
Moody Bible Institute
Illinois Wesleyan University
Creal Springs College
Chicago Theological Seminary
Notable worksWhich, Right or Wrong? (1883)

Mary L. Moreland (December 23, 1859 – March 17, 1918) was an American Congregational minister as well as a teacher and a writer. Among her publications can be counted Which, Right or Wrong? (1883) and The School on the Hill, Or, The New England Assembly (1885).

Moreland received her education in academies of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, followed later by a Chautauqua normal course. After coming west, she took several short courses at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, and received a degree at the Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois. Prior to her ordination, Moreland had been a teacher, lecturer for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.), and an evangelist. It was while she was engaged as an evangelist in Illinois that the members of First Congregational Church of Wyanet, Illinois invited her to become their pastor. She was ordained at Wyanet, July 19, 1889, and held the pastorate there for seven years. This was followed by pastorates at McLean, Normal, Chebanse, Mazon, and Belvidere.[1] Moreland favored woman suffrage and as a minister, she lectured for the cause. She was the author of numerous books and pamphlets.[2]

  1. ^ Bridgman 1918, p. 475.
  2. ^ Executive Committee of the National Council of the Congregational Churches of the United States 1918, p. 474.