Name John Sayre Nephews Francis Bowes Sayre, Jr. | Siblings Francis Bowes Sayre, Sr. | |
Died September 13, 1977, South Nyack, New York, United States Similar People Francis Bowes Sayre - Sr, Robert H Sayre, Francis Bowes Sayre - Jr | ||
The Reverend John Nevin Sayre, (February 4, 1884 - September 13, 1977), brother of US State Department offiicial Francis B. Sayre, was an Episcopal minister, peace activist, and author. He was an active member of the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) and helped found the Episcopal Peace Fellowship.
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Reputation
Sayre promoted peace and supported conscientious objectors throughout the world through magazines he edited (The World Tomorrow and Fellowship), books that he wrote, and various peace organizations he belonged to or founded.
Academics
Sayre taught nonviolent techniques at the Brookwood Labor College.
Hiss Case
Whittaker Chambers's wife Esther Shemitz and her friend Grace Lumpkin worked for Sayre on the staff of The World Tomorrow magazine during the 1920s.
Later, Sayre's brother Francis had Alger Hiss reporting to him at the State Department, then declined to testify on Hiss's behalf.