Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher (June 24, 1813 – March 8, 1887) was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love, and his 1875 adultery trial. His rhetorical focus on Christ's love has influenced mainstream Christianity through the 21st century.Beecher was the son of Lyman Beecher, a Calvinist minister who became one of the best-known evangelists of his era. Several of his brothers and sisters became well-known educators and activists, most notably Harriet Beecher Stowe, who achieved worldwide fame with her abolitionist novel ''Uncle Tom's Cabin''. Henry Ward Beecher graduated from Amherst College in 1834 and Lane Seminary in 1837 before serving as a minister in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, and later in Indianapolis's Second Presbyterian Church when the congregation resided at Circle Hall at Monument Circle.
In 1847, Beecher became the first pastor of the Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, New York. He soon acquired fame on the lecture circuit for his novel oratorical style in which he employed humor, dialect, and slang. Over the course of his ministry, he developed a theology emphasizing God's love above all else. He also grew interested in social reform, particularly the abolitionist movement. In the years leading up to the Civil War, he raised money to purchase slaves from captivity and to send rifles—nicknamed "Beecher's Bibles"—to abolitionists fighting in Kansas. He toured Europe during the Civil War, speaking in support of the Union.
After the war, Beecher supported social reform causes such as women's suffrage and temperance. He also championed Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, stating that it was not incompatible with Christian beliefs. He was widely rumored to be an adulterer, and in 1872 the ''Woodhull & Claflin's Weekly'' published a story about his affair with Elizabeth Richards Tilton, the wife of his friend and former co-worker Theodore Tilton. In 1874, Tilton filed charges for "criminal conversation" against Beecher. The subsequent trial resulted in a hung jury and was one of the most widely reported trials of the century.
After the death of his father in 1863, Beecher was unquestionably "the most famous preacher in the nation". Beecher's long career in the public spotlight led biographer Debby Applegate to call her biography of him ''The Most Famous Man in America''. Provided by Wikipedia
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Lectures to young men, on various important subjects. by Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
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New star papers, or, Views and experiences of religious subjects by Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
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Bible studies in the Old Testament : readings in the early books of the Old Testament, with familiar comment by Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
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Yale lectures on preaching : first, second, and third series by Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
New York : Fords, Howard, & Hulbert, 1893Other Authors: “…Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887…”
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Norwood or, Village life in New England. by Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
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Popular lectures on preaching by Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
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Metaphors, similes and other characteristic sayings of Henry Ward Beecher by Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
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Pleasant talk about fruits, flowers and farming by Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
New York : J. B. Ford and company, 1873
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A summer in England with Henry Ward Beecher ; giving the addresses, lectures, and sermons delivered by him in Great Britain during the summer of 1886 by Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
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A circuit of the continent account of a tour through the West and South by Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
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Plymouth pulpit : sermons preached in Plymouth church, Brooklyn by Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
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Star papers, or, Experiences of art and nature. by Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
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Lectures to young men, on various important subjects by Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
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Lectures and orations by Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
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The aid of the spirit by Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
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Bible studies : readings in the early books of the Old Testament with familiar comment by Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
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Star papers; or, Experiences of art and nature. by Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
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Plymouth pulpit : sermons preached in Plymouth church, Brooklyn by Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
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Patriotic addresses in America and England from 1850 to 1885, on slavery, the civil war, and the development of civil liberty in the United States by Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
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A treasury of illustration by Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
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