Albert Gleason Ruliffson Explained

Albert Gleason Ruliffson (April 1, 1833 – May 2, 1896) was a minister and the founder in 1879 of the Bowery Mission in Manhattan's Bowery neighborhood.[1] [2] [3] He served as President of its Board of Trustees and was active in its work until September, 1895.[4]

He was born on April 1, 1833, in Gilboa, New York, to Ruliff Ruliffson and Candace Gleason.[5] He died in Perth Amboy, New Jersey.[6]

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  1. Web site: History . 2010-06-28 . In 1895, another pressing need caught Klopsch's attention. It seemed The Bowery Mission, established in 1879 by the Rev. and Mrs. A. G. Ruliffson, was in serious financial difficulty after its original superintendent died. . Bowery Mission . https://web.archive.org/web/20100611130513/http://www.bowery.org/Display.asp?Page=OurHistory. 11 June 2010 . live.
  2. News: Mme. Alda Sings In Bowery Mission. Homeless Men Deeply Moved By The Prima Donna's 'Home, Sweet Home.' She Gets An Ovation. Bishop Darlington Of Harrisburg Takes Part In The Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration . It was the fiftieth anniversary of the Bowery Mission. The celebration took the form of prayers, ... Albert G. Ruliffson: a returned missionary from India. ... . . November 8, 1929 . 2010-06-28 .
  3. Book: Joyce Mendelsohn . The Lower East Side Remembered and Revisited: A History and Guide . 2009 . The Bowery Mission, opened by Reverend and Mrs. A. G. Ruliffson at 36 Bowery in 1879, local newspapers in New York City, The New York Herald and The New York Times, give November 1880 as opening of the mission at 36 Bowery. A marble memorial plaque in the mission gives an 1879 year and a bio of Louis Klopsch, who took over the mission as a charity in 1895, repeats this 1879 year without citing any sources). is the third rescue mission established in America. (Jerry McAuley s Water Street Mission, dating to 1872, is the first and, as the New York Rescue ... . 261 . 9780231519434 .
  4. Book: Emurian, Ernest K. . Living stories of famous hymns. . 1955 . W. A. Wilde Co. . Boston.
  5. News: Passport Application of June 2, 1873 . .
  6. New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988

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