Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) was a US clergyman, a celebrated American preacher, orator, and writer. He was born at Litchfield in Connecticut, and was brother of Catherine Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Having ordained a congregationalist in 1837, he became pastor of a large Congregational church at Brooklyn, and established himself as a vigorous thinker, eloquent orator, and a liberal man both in theology and politics. His attack on political corruption and slavery made him a famous orator. He wrote "Life Thoughts" and denied the eternity of punishment that was considered a great heresy by some then, and which led to his secession from the Congregational body.Wisdom & Quotes
- The dog was created especially for children. He is the god of frolic.
- Work is not the curse, but drudgery is.
- Expedients are for the hour, but principles are for the ages.
- It is not merely cruelty that leads men to love war, it is excitement.
- Flowers are the sweetest things that God ever made, and forgot to put a soul into.
James McCune Smith