Chapter XVIII: �henry Ward Beecher

Mr. Beecher a Younger Child�Death of his Mother�His Step-Mother's Religious Influence�Ma'am Kilbourn's School�The Passing Bell�Unprofitable Schooling�An Inveterate School Joker�Masters the Latin Grammar�Goes to Amherst College�His Love of Flowers�Modes of Study; a Reformer�Mr. Beecher and the Solemn Tutor�His Favorite Poetry�His Introduction to Phrenology�His Mental Philosophy�Doctrine of Spiritual Intuition�Punctuality for Joke's Sake�Old School and New School�Doubts on Entering the Ministry�Settlement at Lawrenceburg�His Studies; First Revival�Large Accessions to the Church�"Tropical Style"�Ministerial Jokes�Slavery in the Pulpit�The Transfer to Brooklyn�Plymouth Church Preaching�Visit to England�Speeches in England�Letters from England�Christian View of England�The Exeter Hall Speech�Preaches an Unpopular Forgiveness. 505

WOMAN IN SACRED HISTORY A SERIES OF SKETCHES DRAWN FROM SCRIPTURAL, HISTORICAL, AND LEGENDARY SOURCES By Harriet Beecher Stowe 1874

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