Introduction

Biography

Jason was the son of Al­bert Fran­cis Pierce and Re­bec­ca No­ble, and hus­band of Ma­ry Ger­trude Fairc­hield (mar­ried 1904).

He was edu­cat­ed at Am­herst Col­lege, Mas­sa­chu­setts (BA 1902), and Yale Uni­ver­si­ty, New Ha­ven, Con­nec­ti­cut (BD 1906).

He was or­dained a Con­gre­ga­tion­al min­is­ter in 1906, and served ma­ny pas­tor­ates, in­clud­ing:

• The Da­ven­port Church, New Ha­ven, Con­nec­ti­cut (1906–08);
• Puritan Church, Brook­lyn, New York (1908–10)
• Second Church, Ob­er­lin, Ohio (1910–14)
• Second Church, Dor­ches­ter, Mas­sa­chu­setts (1914–?)
• First Con­gre­ga­tion­al Church, 10th and G Streets, Wash­ing­ton, DC (where he be­came ac­quaint­ed with Am­eri­can pre­si­dent Cal­vin Cool­idge, a re­gu­lar at­ten­dee)
• First Con­gre­ga­tion­al Church, San Fran­cis­co, Ca­li­for­nia (1933–47)

Pierce was al­so on the staff of preach­ers at Am­herst, Smith, Mt. Ho­ly­oke, and oth­er col­leges.

He was a mem­ber of Chi Phi and Delta Sig­ma Rho fra­ter­ni­ties, and served as an ar­my chap­lain in World War I.

Works

• The Mas­cu­line Pow­er of Christ, 1912
• The Mys­te­ry of His Own Person, 1913
• Together in the Hea­ven­ly Home, 1916