Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The fourth was May 25, 1825, when the American Unitarian Association was founded by the patient zeal of Ezra Stiles Gannett, James Walker, Henry Ware, Jr., and their friends. The purpose of this Association was in no sense sectarian, but simply to difi’use the knowledge and promote the interests of pure Christianity. Nevertheless, the Association was and still is the expression of the fundamental unity of the free churches allied to the Unitarian movement and their working missionary agency.