Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
There are persons so radiant, so genial, so kind, so pleasure-bearin g, that you instinctively feel in their presence that they do you good; whose coming into a room is like bringing a lamp there.
Citations
Beecher, Henry Ward. Life Thoughts, Gathered from the Extemporaneous Discourses of Henry Ward Beecher. Compiled by Edna Dean Proctor, Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1858.
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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.