John Raleigh Mott
John Raleigh Mott
John Raleigh Mottwas a long-serving leader of the Young Men's Christian Associationand the World Student Christian Federation. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946 for his work in establishing and strengthening international Protestant Christian student organizations that worked to promote peace. He shared the prize with Emily Balch. From 1895 until 1920 Mott was the General Secretary of the WSCF. Intimately involved in the formation of the World Council of Churches in 1948, that body elected him as a...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCelebrity
Date of Birth25 May 1865
CountryUnited States of America
John Raleigh Mott quotes about
Extreme nationalism and Bolshevism have broken up the old world, a new world is in the making. It is literally true that old things are passing away; all things may become new, granted we have wise, unselfish, and determined guides.