Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-01-14

idence, in Brooklyn, New York, on Sstur-
day evening, aged 81 years. His funeral
will be attended to-day, "wednesday, jan
usry 18th, at his son's-Henry Wards
church, DR.. Bacon, OfNew Haven deliver
ing the funeral discourse His body will
be buried in the New Haven cemetery, ac-
cOr5ing to the request of the deceased.
The death Of SO noted theOlogian and
the father Of " the Beechers is worthy
of more than passing note. Lyman
Bescher was born in New Haven, October
18th, 1775-nOt September, as stated in
the Brief Memoirs of the Glass Of 1884,"
of Yale College. His father, David Beech
er, was a blacksmith, whose strong, posi-
tive character, whose many eccentricities,
and whose great, dark eyes (said to have
been the most beautiful in Connecticut)
gave him a celebrity in all the country
round. The house still stands in which he
lived-a memorial Of the Colonial days
and, about six years ago the old man ac-
cOmpanied by his Brooklyn son, paid
visit to the homestead, drinking each 9TH
er's health from the ancient well which its
rOsf covers, dug at the first settlement of
New Haven. The Doctor took pride in
pointing out the spot where his fathers
anvil stood in the summer time, under the
famous tree in whose shade the first con
gregatiOn of settlers gathered to hear their
minister's first sermon in that solitude
- Il -AAilAea- Lyman Beecher became IA
on Baptism foored all his opponents ex-
cept the President, DIR. Dwight, who, be
says, "tOOk hold of my argument and
SHREDDED it all out" After his graduation
he was installed at East Hampton, Long
Island, where hepreached for eleven years
at a salary Of $500 per year. In 1910, he
removed to Litchfeld, Connecticut, where
he remained sixteen years. While here,
he, with a few co-workers, created the
grand missionary societies which now hold
yearly May anniversaries in New York
Ini1826, finding his salary Of $500 made
quate, he requested 81, 600 This was not
granted, and he removed to Boston, where
he remained six years in the Hanover
street church. Here he was the champion
in the movement against the Unitarian
doctrines so prevalent in Boston and
New England. In 1882, Mr..
Beecher removed to Cincinnati, where he
took the Presidency of the Lane Semi
nary, as well as pastoral charge. While
here, charges were fled in tn Presbytery
against him Of preaching false doctrines,
but he was hOnOrably acquitted. After
twenty years labor in the West, he re-
turned to Boston, and subsequently moved |
to Brooklyn, where he has since resided.
DR.. Beecher was three times married |
and was the father of thirteen children
Of his first wife, Roxana Foote-the moth
II of Catharine, Edward, Mrs. Stowe,
Charles, and Henry Ward-a woman of ex-
lraordinary mind and equally extraordi-
nary acquirements-the Doctor used to
make this remark EShe was the only per
ION that I ever met whom felt to be fully
NJ equal in an argument" They were in
he habit of reasoning together, over the
sa-table, on the prOfOundest questions of
and theology. Il
As an orator, DR.. Beecher stood pre-erni-
lent. Henry Ward said that all the thir-
cen children together were not equal to
heir father. On the other hand, he took
pardOnable pride in the success and tai
nts of his children.
In touching and broken words, the
cath of his venerable father was annOunc-
to his congregation of Sunday morning,
y Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. In closing,
e said:
"on Wednesday next, at 2 o'clock, the
Ineral service will be held in this church.
-mong the things most touching was his
fe-long love Of those brethren with whom
e had labored in his early ministry. He
as gone to join Taylor of New Haven, and
warts of Boston, and Wisner, and Cofne-
US, and other men of like mark but his
Lst lingering intelligence and love cIung
} DR.. Taylor. And, although the bright
st part Of his life was his triumphant ca
eer in Boston although the last part of
is life was spent here in Brooklyn, near
, the beautiful Greenwood, that is to be a
weet resurrection ground to so many
aints and, although the wife Of his youth
-hom he loved as no language could ever
peak, lies awaiting Gods trump in Litch-
ED, Connecticut yet his lsstdesire was,
Let me be laid by the side of Brother
aylor"
On Thursday his dust will sleep there;
nd there these two heroes, that suffered,
nat endured, that labored, that prayed to-
ether, shall wait till God calls them forth
1 glorious resurrection.
And may we join them; may our child
IN join rs and, until that bright hour
lal be declared, may we accept with faith
nd patience, and entire submission TO
DDS win, every trouble, and burden, and
| that befslls us in this school Of Rffiic-
on. Amen and amen"
NLfohTEsus
In noble contrast to the action of the IL
nois Legislature in the election of Rich