Introduction

Biography

Edmund was the son of Jo­seph Sears and Lu­cy Smith, hus­band of Ell­en Ba­con (mar­ried 1839).

He at­tend­ed Un­ion Col­lege in Sche­nec­ta­dy, New York, and Har­vard Di­vi­ni­ty School.

He served at Uni­ta­ri­an church­es in Way­land, Lan­cas­ter, and Wes­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts. He also helped ed­it the Month­ly Re­li­gious Ma­ga­zine.

Works

• Regeneration (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Cros­by, Ni­chols, 1854)
• Pictures of the ol­den Time, as Shown in the For­tunes of a Fa­mi­ly of Pil­grims, 1857
• Athanasia, or Fore­gleams of Im­mor­ta­li­ty, 1857
• The Fourth Gos­pel, the Heart of Christ, 1872
• Sermons and Songs of the Chris­tian Life, 1875