Hayne Davis (1868-1942) was born in Statesville, North Carolina, and died in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated with an A.B. from the University of North Carolina in 1888. Davis went into politics in North Carolina and became secretary of the State Democratic Executive Committee. Afterwards, he worked as a lawyer and began practicing in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1890. He left the law firm of Williams, Henderson, and Davis in 1894 to practice in New York, New York. Davis was sent to London, England, and it was during this trip that he became aware of European politics.
Upon his return to the United States in 1903, he began a series of articles in the New York Independent, and over the next few years he became known as an authority on international affairs. An active member of the International Peace Movement, he served as secretary of the American delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union for the 1904 meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, as well as the 1905 and 1906 international congresses held in Brussels, Belgium, and London. Davis also served as president of the North Carolina Peace Society. He was appointed as secretary of the International Conciliation and was the key leader in organizing the Peace and Arbitration League. Concurrently with his work for peace, Davis maintained an active Wall Street law practice, and from 1904 to 1912 he was legal adviser to the Colombian delegation. He contributed various articles on international questions to periodicals and authored Among the World's Peacekeepers (1907).
Davis was introduced to Christian Science by a friend in January 1903, who sent him Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. That July, he became a member of First Church of Christ, Scientist, New York, New York, and studied with Eddy's student, Augusta E. Stetson. Davis joined The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts (also known as The Mother Church), on November 3, 1903. His participation in peace organizations and the intense support of them by Christian Scientists led by Davis and Stetson helped shape the By-Law titled "Joining Another Society," first published November 1907 in the 66th edition of the Manual of The Mother Church. Davis was listed in the directory of The Christian Science Journal as a Christian Science practitioner in New York from 1909 to 1920. He withdrew his membership from The Mother Church in 1930 and became a member again on June 3, 1938. In 1932 he became the vice-president for world cooperation of the World Narcotics Association and resigned from the post after three years. By this time he had completely retired from his law practice and spent a great deal of time lecturing at college campuses across the country.
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Hayne Davis (1868-1942) was born in Statesville, North Carolina, and died in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated with an A.B. from the University of North Carolina in 1888. Davis went into politics in North Carolina and became secretary of the State Democratic Executive Committee. Afterwards, he worked as a lawyer and began practicing in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1890. He left the law firm of Williams, Henderson, and Davis in 1894 to practice in New York, New York. Davis was sent to London, England, and it was during this trip that he became aware of European politics.
Upon his return to the United States in 1903, he began a series of articles in the New York Independent, and over the next few years he became known as an authority on international affairs. An active member of the International Peace Movement, he served as secretary of the American delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union for the 1904 meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, as well as the 1905 and 1906 international congresses held in Brussels, Belgium, and London. Davis also served as president of the North Carolina Peace Society. He was appointed as secretary of the International Conciliation and was the key leader in organizing the Peace and Arbitration League. Concurrently with his work for peace, Davis maintained an active Wall Street law practice, and from 1904 to 1912 he was legal adviser to the Colombian delegation. He contributed various articles on international questions to periodicals and authored Among the World's Peacekeepers (1907).
Davis was introduced to Christian Science by a friend in January 1903, who sent him Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. That July, he became a member of First Church of Christ, Scientist, New York, New York, and studied with Eddy's student, Augusta E. Stetson. Davis joined The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts (also known as The Mother Church), on November 3, 1903. His participation in peace organizations and the intense support of them by Christian Scientists led by Davis and Stetson helped shape the By-Law titled "Joining Another Society," first published November 1907 in the 66th edition of the Manual of The Mother Church. Davis was listed in the directory of The Christian Science Journal as a Christian Science practitioner in New York from 1909 to 1920. He withdrew his membership from The Mother Church in 1930 and became a member again on June 3, 1938. In 1932 he became the vice-president for world cooperation of the World Narcotics Association and resigned from the post after three years. By this time he had completely retired from his law practice and spent a great deal of time lecturing at college campuses across the country.
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