In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.
Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.
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| Birth: | 24th June, 1813 |
| Death: | 8th March, 1887 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Clergyman, Social Reformer |
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Henry Ward Beecher was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. He was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery. He graduated from Amherst College in 1834 and Lane Theological Seminary in 1837 before serving as a minister in Indianapolis and Lawrenceburg, Indiana. In 1847, he became the first pastor of the Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, New York.
