Henry Ward Beecher Quotes


Nowhere else can one find so miscellaneous, so various, an amount of knowledge as is contained in a good newspaper.


Citations

Beecher, Henry Ward. Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit. D. Appleton and Company, 1887.

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Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
  • Born: June 24, 1813
  • Died: March 8, 1887
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Congregational Clergyman, Abolitionist

Henry Ward Beecher 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 to this day.