Henry Ward Beecher
(1813-1887) Preacher, author, orator, editor. Henry Ward Beecher was born into the Presbyterian Beecher family of Connecticut; his sister was Harriet Beecher Stowe. After religious studies, he preached for eight years in Indianapolis, Indiana, and then in 1847 he took charge of the Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, New York. He held this pastorate for 40 … Continued