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 devoted considerable effort to the Unitarian Church, presided over the Sunday School Association and later the British and Foreign Unitarian Association, and played an important role in constructing the 1886 Essex Hall, which became the denomination's headquarters building.