He devoted much of his energy to the Unitarian Church, was president of the Sunday School Association and later the British and Foreign Unitarian Association, and was one of the main supporters behind the construction of the 1886 Essex Hall, the headquarters building for the denomination.
He allocated a substantial amount of his time to the Unitarian Church, served as president of the Sunday School Association and later the British and Foreign Unitarian Association, and was instrumental in the construction of the 1886 Essex Hall, which functioned as the denomination's headquarters building.