While attending school in Syracuse he was a classmate of Andrew D. White who was later president of Cornell University and a life-long friend. May attended Harvard, receiving an A.B. in 1857, being the first scholar of his class. He entered Harvard Divinity and graduated in 1865, becoming pastor of First Unitarian Congregational Church in Yonkers, NY. While there he married Harried C. Johnson and had four children, including John E. (b. 1868) and Sarah (b. 1870).
In 1876 he became pastor of First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, serving there for twenty-five years. He received an LL.D. from Jefferson College and a D.D. from Meadville Theological School. He knew Greek and was proficient in French, Italian and Spanish.
He published a volume on The Miracles and Myths of the New Testament, two volumes of The Life and Letters of Samuel Longfellow, brother of the poet, as well as a number of pamphlet sermons.
He was a member of the Law and Order Society and believed in the need for education for African Americans. He was a pioneer in the development of community homes as substitutes for the saloon and helped establish the Evening Home and Library Association for boys.
In 1876 he became pastor of First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, serving there for twenty-five years. He received an LL.D. from Jefferson College and a D.D. from Meadville Theological School. He knew Greek and was proficient in French, Italian and Spanish.
He published a volume on The Miracles and Myths of the New Testament, two volumes of The Life and Letters of Samuel Longfellow, brother of the poet, as well as a number of pamphlet sermons.
He was a member of the Law and Order Society and believed in the need for education for African Americans. He was a pioneer in the development of community homes as substitutes for the saloon and helped establish the Evening Home and Library Association for boys.
While attending school in Syracuse he was a classmate of Andrew D. White who was later president of Cornell University and a life-long friend. May attended Harvard, receiving an A.B. in 1857, being the first scholar of his class. He entered Harvard Divinity and graduated in 1865, becoming pastor of First Unitarian Congregational Church in Yonkers, NY. While there he married Harried C. Johnson and had four children, including John E. (b. 1868) and Sarah (b. 1870).
In 1876 he became pastor of First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, serving there for twenty-five years. He received an LL.D. from Jefferson College and a D.D. from Meadville Theological School. He knew Greek and was proficient in French, Italian and Spanish.
He published a volume on The Miracles and Myths of the New Testament, two volumes of The Life and Letters of Samuel Longfellow, brother of the poet, as well as a number of pamphlet sermons.
He was a member of the Law and Order Society and believed in the need for education for African Americans. He was a pioneer in the development of community homes as substitutes for the saloon and helped establish the Evening Home and Library Association for boys.
In 1876 he became pastor of First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, serving there for twenty-five years. He received an LL.D. from Jefferson College and a D.D. from Meadville Theological School. He knew Greek and was proficient in French, Italian and Spanish.
He published a volume on The Miracles and Myths of the New Testament, two volumes of The Life and Letters of Samuel Longfellow, brother of the poet, as well as a number of pamphlet sermons.
He was a member of the Law and Order Society and believed in the need for education for African Americans. He was a pioneer in the development of community homes as substitutes for the saloon and helped establish the Evening Home and Library Association for boys.
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