Background
Beals, Charles Edward was born on July 15, 1869 in Stoughton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles Emery and Susan (Fisher) Beals.
Beals, Charles Edward was born on July 15, 1869 in Stoughton, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Charles Emery and Susan (Fisher) Beals.
Student mechanic engineering 4 years, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Graduate Drew Theological Seminary, 1892.
Entered Mechanical Engineering ministry, 1892. Pastor Mansfield. Massachusetts, 1892-1896. Entered Congressional ministry, 1896.
Assistant pastor East. Boston, Massachusetts, 1896-1897.
Pastor Stoneham, 1897-1900, 2d Church, Greenfield, 1900-1903. Prospect Saint Church, Cambridge, 1903-1908.
Field secretary American Peace Society, 1908-1912. Director Central-West.
Department American Peace Society, 1912-1914.
Secretary Chicago Peace Society, 1910-1914. Secretary Free-Religious Association of America, 1914-1915. Pastor Church of the Unity, Worcester, 1915-1917, Congressional Church, Conway, New Hampshire (U.S.), 1920-1922, South Main Saint Church, Manchester, New Hampshire (U.S.), 1922-1929, East Congressional Church, Taunton, Massachusetts, since 1929.
Contributing editor Unity.
1912-1929; with The Nation, 1919. Organized 2d National Peace Congress, Chicago, 1909.
Reorganized Chicago Peace Society, 1910. Member peace congresses at Boston, New York, Philadelphia, London, et cetera
Conferences for the judicial settlement of international disputes, Washington and Cincinnati.
Lake Mohonk arbitration conferences, 1908, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13. Secretary Sagamore Sociological Conference, 1907-1909. Chairman Commision on Social Service, New Hampshire (U.S.) Congressional Conference, 1921-1923.
Moderator New Hampshire (U.S.) Congressional Conference, 1928.
Was captain 1st Company Infantry, Massachusetts Provisional Militia, 1898. Chaplain 5th Infantry, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, 1899-1901.
Editor: Proceedings of Second National Peace Congress, Chicago, 1909, and various other reports. Home: East Taunton, Massachusetts
Member peace congresses at Boston, New York, Philadelphia, London, et cetera
Married Nellie Vernon Drake, June 30, 1892 (died 1929). Children: Helen Drake (deceased), Charles Edward, Mary Lunn (Mistress Carroll C. Hubbard), Robert Vernon.