Background
Deems, Charles Force was born on December 4, 1820 in Baltimore. Son of George W. and Mary (Roberts) Deems.
Deems, Charles Force was born on December 4, 1820 in Baltimore. Son of George W. and Mary (Roberts) Deems.
Graduate Dickinson College, 1839.
North Carolina agent for American Bible Society, 1840-1842. Professor humanistic studies U. North Carolina, 1842-1848. Professor natural science Randolph-Macon College, 1849.
President Greensboro (North Carolina) Women’s College, 1850-1854. Director boarding school, Wilson, North Carolina, 1859-1860. Founder, editor The Watchman, New York City, 1865.
Founded, preached in non-denominational Church of the Strangers, New York City, 1866-1892, building donated to his church by Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1870. Founder American Institute of Christian Philosophy, 1881. Author: Jesus, 1872; Scotch Verdict in re Evolution, 1885.
Married Annie Disosway, June 20, 1813.