Gladden

Gladden, Washington, 1836-1918, American clergyman, writer, and lecturer, b. Pottsgrove, Pa. He was pastor of the First Congregational Church, Columbus, Ohio, from 1882 until his death. He helped to popularize modernist views in such books as Burning Questions (1890) and Who Wrote the Bible (1891). An early proponent of the Social Gospel, he advocated application of Christian principles to social problems. Among his works are Working People and Their Employers (1876), Social Salvation (1902), and Recollections (1909).

Gladden is an unincorporated community in Dent County, Missouri, United States. It is located about ten miles south of Salem on Route 19. It formerly had a post office, but this has now closed and mail is now served by the post office in Salem.