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Frederick Madison Smith (January 21, 1874 – March 20, 1946), generally known among his followers as "Fred M.", was an American religious leader and author and the third Prophet-President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (renamed the Community of Christ in 2001), serving from 1915 until his death. Smith's paternal grandfather was Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his father was Joseph Smith III, the first president after the Church's "Reorganization." The first graduate of Graceland University, Fred M. earned a Ph.D. in psychology from Clark University in 1916, setting him apart as one of the most highly educated members of his church at the time.〔Edwards, ''Our Legacy of Faith,'' 207.〕 Smith’s leadership was controversial. One biographer has called him “a man of paradox” 〔Edwards, ''The Chief,'' 15.〕 and “one of the most controversial figures in Reorganization history.”〔Edwards, ''The Chief,'' 9.〕 His presidency saw the church initiate a series of major projects, but it was also marred by the controversy over what became known as “Supreme Directional Control.”〔Howard, ''The Church through the Years,'' 2:232.〕 ==Biography== Fred M. was one of nine children of Joseph Smith III and his second wife, Bertha Madison Smith. He was born on Jan 21, 1874, at Plano, Illinois, and baptized on July 20, 1883. Summary of education: *1895 educated at Iowa City Academy *1896 University of Iowa *1898 B.A. from Graceland College — the first graduate of this college *1911 M.A. from the University of Kansas *1916 Ph.D. from Clark University On August 3, 1897, Smith married Alice Lyman Cobb (died May 4, 1926). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frederick M. Smith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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