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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_23968" /> == | |||
The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_68911" /> | <p> an eminent [[Congregational]] minister, was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, [[June]] 24, 1813. Graduating from Amherst [[College]] in 1834, he then studied theology at [[Lane]] Seminary, of which his father was president. [[He]] married in 1837 and settled as a [[Presbyterian]] minister in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. [[In]] 1839 he removed to Indianapolis, and in 1847 accepted the call to become pastor of [[Plymouth]] Church, Brooklyn, where he remained until his death, [[March]] 8, 1887. After 1859 his sermons were published weekly. During his theological course in 1831 he was editor of the [[Cincinnati]] Journal, a religious weekly. While pastor at [[Indianapolis]] he edited the [[Farmer]] and Gardener. He was one of the founders, and for twenty years an editorial contributor, of the N.Y. Independent. In the summer of 1874 [[Theodore]] Tilton, formerly his associate in the editorship of that journal, charged him with criminal commerce with Mrs. Tilton. A committee of the Plymouth [[Church]] reported the charges to be without foundation; but Mr. Tilton brought a suit against Mr. Beecher, placing his damages at $100,000. The trial lasted six months. The jury failed to agree three standing for the plaintiff and nine for the defendant. Mr. Beecher was prominent as a public speaker. In [[April]] 1865, he delivered an address at [[Fort]] Sumter on the anniversary of its fall. In 1878 he was elected chaplain of the [[Thirteenth]] Regiment, N.G.S.N.Y. He delivered the first three annual courses of lectures in the Yale [[Divinity]] School, "Lyman Beecher Lectureship." He was very prolific as a writer, and a list of his works will be found in Appletons' Cyclopcedia of [[American]] Biography. [[See]] also the Congregational Year-book, 1888, page 19. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_68911" /> == | |||
<p> A celebrated [[American]] preacher, born at Litchfield, Connecticut; pastor of a large [[Congregational]] church, Brooklyn; a vigorous thinker and eloquent orator, a liberal man both in theology and politics; wrote "Life Thoughts"; denied the eternity of punishment, considered a great heresy by some then, and which led to his secession from the Congregational body (1813-1887). </p> | <p> A celebrated [[American]] preacher, born at Litchfield, Connecticut; pastor of a large [[Congregational]] church, Brooklyn; a vigorous thinker and eloquent orator, a liberal man both in theology and politics; wrote "Life Thoughts"; denied the eternity of punishment, considered a great heresy by some then, and which led to his secession from the Congregational body (1813-1887). </p> | ||
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Revision as of 19:55, 11 October 2021
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
an eminent Congregational minister, was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, June 24, 1813. Graduating from Amherst College in 1834, he then studied theology at Lane Seminary, of which his father was president. He married in 1837 and settled as a Presbyterian minister in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. In 1839 he removed to Indianapolis, and in 1847 accepted the call to become pastor of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, where he remained until his death, March 8, 1887. After 1859 his sermons were published weekly. During his theological course in 1831 he was editor of the Cincinnati Journal, a religious weekly. While pastor at Indianapolis he edited the Farmer and Gardener. He was one of the founders, and for twenty years an editorial contributor, of the N.Y. Independent. In the summer of 1874 Theodore Tilton, formerly his associate in the editorship of that journal, charged him with criminal commerce with Mrs. Tilton. A committee of the Plymouth Church reported the charges to be without foundation; but Mr. Tilton brought a suit against Mr. Beecher, placing his damages at $100,000. The trial lasted six months. The jury failed to agree three standing for the plaintiff and nine for the defendant. Mr. Beecher was prominent as a public speaker. In April 1865, he delivered an address at Fort Sumter on the anniversary of its fall. In 1878 he was elected chaplain of the Thirteenth Regiment, N.G.S.N.Y. He delivered the first three annual courses of lectures in the Yale Divinity School, "Lyman Beecher Lectureship." He was very prolific as a writer, and a list of his works will be found in Appletons' Cyclopcedia of American Biography. See also the Congregational Year-book, 1888, page 19.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
A celebrated American preacher, born at Litchfield, Connecticut; pastor of a large Congregational church, Brooklyn; a vigorous thinker and eloquent orator, a liberal man both in theology and politics; wrote "Life Thoughts"; denied the eternity of punishment, considered a great heresy by some then, and which led to his secession from the Congregational body (1813-1887).
