EARLY (1877) Penny Postcard SIGNED by Noted New York Pastor HENRY MARTIN SANDERS
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EARLY (1877) Penny Postcard SIGNED by Noted New York Pastor HENRY MARTIN SANDERS. He was the author of a hymn book, entitled the People's Praise Book, and of Bible Readings, and also of a responsive service for churches. The honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon him by the University of Rochester in 1891. Offered here is an early penny postcard postmarked Yonkers, New York, 3" x 5", dated Yonkers, N.Y. Apr. 2, [18]77, sent to Israel A. Barker, no. 62 and 64 Worth St. in New York City, with ALS on verso signed H. M. Sanders, reading: "... I wrote you some time ago, stating that I was unable to accept your invitation to address the S.S. Union on the date designated, owing to the fact that I had an engagement on that Evening to preach an installation sermon..." Creases, some edge wear, toning (address side shows evidence of prior mounting residue)-- about good overall. NOTE: image of Sanders is from the Internet and is not part of this sale. Dr. HENRY MARTIN SANDERS (1849-1921) was a graduate of Yale University with the class of '72. Since that time he has taken graduate work in the University of Rochester, and in the Union Theological Seminary. He was ordained a Baptist minister four years after graduation, and since has been connected with various churches. He was the author of numerous books, the best known of which are "People's Praise Book" and "Bible Beadings." Known as the "Sage Preacher", Sanders was one of the most influential Baptist Ministers in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He spent the first year after graduation from Yale studying privately, and then entered the Union Theological Seminary, where he was graduated in 1876. From that time until 1881 he held the pastorate of the Warburton Avenue Baptist Church in Yonkers, N. Y., and from 1882 to 1888 he was pastor of the Central Baptist Church in New York City. In October, 1891, after two years of foreign travel, he became pastor of the Madison Avenue Baptist Church. He resigned this pastorate July 1, 1901, and had never taken another charge, although he had been in great demand as a preacher at various churches and colleges. Many of his sermons and addresses have been , published. He was the author of a hymn book, entitled the People's Praise Book, and of Bible Readings, and also of a responsive service for churches. The honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon him by the University of Rochester in 1891.He had served as a trustee of Colgate University and as a director of Union Theological Seminary, and was president of the board of trustees of Vassar College, to which institution he made a gift of $100,000 in 1909 for the erection of a chemical laboratory, in memory of his wife. He had also been president of the Clergy Club of New York City. His death, which was due to heart trouble, occurred at the Bear Spring Camps, Oakland, Maine, July 22, 1921 Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N. Y. The greater part of Dr. Sanders' large estate was left to religious and educational institutions. Penny postcards originated as an affordable, quick communication method in the late 1860s, with the first official, pre-stamped government "postal cards" issued by Austria-Hungary in 1869. They spread to the U.S. in 1873, allowing 1-cent postage for short messages. Their popularity soared during the 1890s-1910s as a "social media" of their time. While private "correspondence cards" existed earlier, the U.S. government officially issued the first one-cent "postal card" in May 1873, with 31 million sold by July of that year. They were called "penny postcards" or "postal cards" because they cost only one cent to mail, compared to the 3-cent letter rate at the time. NOTE: Due to the War in Iran, the USPS is AGAIN raising its postage another 8+% from now until at least January of 2027 in order to cover the high cost of oil/ gas. I am sorry to have to raise my shipping prices, but know that I NEVER make a profit after eBay takes 15% away from what I charge; I ALWAYS lose money on what I charge for shipping.
