The Right Reverend

Arthur Moulton
Bishop of Utah
ChurchEpiscopal Church
In office1920–1946
PredecessorPaul Jones
SuccessorStephen C. Clark
Orders
Ordination1901
ConsecrationApril 29, 1920
by Daniel S. Tuttle
Personal details
Born(1873-05-03)May 3, 1873
DiedAugust 18, 1962(1962-08-18) (aged 89)
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
BuriedMount Olivet Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJohn D. Moulton & Emma Jane Moulton
SpouseMary C. Prentice
Alma materHobart College

Arthur Wheelock Moulton (May 3, 1873 – August 18, 1962) was an American Episcopal bishop, born at Worcester, Massachusetts.[1] He graduated from Hobart College,[1] where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity,[2] then attended the Episcopal General Theological Seminary, and the Episcopal Theological School.[1] He was ordained a priest in the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1901. From 1900 to 1918, he was curate and rector of Grace Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts.[1] He was awarded an honorary A.M. degree by Hobart College in 1909[3] He served in World War I as a chaplain in the field artillery and at a base hospital in France. On April 29, 1920, he was consecrated bishop of Utah, where he served until his retirement in 1946.[1][4] He wrote Memoir of Augustine H. Amory (1909) and It Comes to Pass (1916). He died in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1962.[1][4][5]

Work for world peace

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In retirement from 1946 on Moulton campaigned for world peace. He lent his name to communist groups, but in 1951, he turned down the $25,000 Stalin Peace Prize by reportedly saying that "The only reward I want in working for peace is peace".[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Death Claims Episcopal Prelate, 89". The Salt Lake Tribune. August 19, 1962. p. 1. Retrieved November 19, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Letter". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2007-12-06. List of Significant Sigs
  3. ^ "HDR" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-07-04. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  4. ^ a b TIME
  5. ^ "A Good Man Dies". The Salt Lake Tribune. August 21, 1962. p. 8. Retrieved November 19, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Bishop Moulton of Utah, 89, Dies". The New York Times. AP. August 19, 1962. p. 88, § 1.