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Furness, William Henry

clergyman, author, was born April 20, 1802, in Boston, Mass. He was a unitarian clergyman of Philadelphia; and from 1825 to 1875 pastor of the unitarian church in that city. A theologian of radical views, but reverent temper. He was the author of The Unconscious Truth of the Four Gospels; Jesus and His Biographers; History of Jesus; Thoughts on the Life and Character of Jesus; The Story of the Resurrection Told Once More; The Power of Spirit; Discourses; The Veil Lifted and Jesus becoming Visible: Verses; Translations and Hymns; The Faith of Jesus; and much-admired translation of Schiller's Song of the Bell. a