Evening star., 1886-09-25
WHERE THE REECHERS ARE.
The General Distribution Of o Most Re.
maPkable Family.

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The General Distribution Of . Most Re.
markable Family.
From the New York World.
"Oh, you know there are only three kinds OF
people In the world-the good, the bad and the
Beechers," said some one lightly during q dis
cussion of this remarkable family, which was
headed by the strong willed New England di-
vine, DR.. Lyman Beecher, who commenced his
ministerial abors at Litchfield, Conn.,: later be-
came a power in the pulpit of the Hanover
street church, Boston, and went from there to
take the presidency Of the Lane Theological
seminary at Cincinnati.
1t is generally known that there were seven
sons tall ministers of the gospel and all preach
Ing az the same tine) and four daughters, three
at least Of whom are famous women. But
where are all the Beechers today?" No one
seemed to know, and therefore a World reporter
called on Isabella Beecher Hooker, who was
q few days after Prof stoves death. and asked
for information. The lady, who is q most at
tractive woman, wearing her sixty years with
OF her numerous brothers and sisters.
betrothed when young girl to Prot Fisher Of
Yale college, bu. was bereaved by his sudden
DEATH and afterwards devoted her life to the
education OF young girls, organizing and sue
cessiully carrying on school at Cincinnati,
and later becoming the principal OF the Hart
ford female seminary. In later years she gave
lectures at various institutions, among which
was DR.. Dio Lewis school at Lexington, Mass,
and died some six years ago at the age of eighty.
age lives in Chicago, past WORK, but of stil a Keen
intellect and enjoying healthy old age. His
daughters are ladies OF considerable distinction,
and his son, Mr.. Robert E. Beecher, Is secretary
OF The Continental Life Insurance company of
Hartford. Edward Beecher is hale at eighty
two and lives in Brooklyn, where he often sup
plies pulpits at the request OF brother clergy
men. The second daughter, Mary, is now
eighty years of age, is the wife of Thomas F.
mother OF Charles E. Perkins, an eminent
lawyer, of this city, and a daughter who is the
wife OF the Rev. Edward Everett Hale, Of
hood, by the accidental discharge Of o gun
Next came Harriet, whose destiny early be-
came manifest, who was born at Litchfield,
educated under the care of her sister Catherine,
becoming, in due time, an assistant pupil at
the Hartford Female seminary and later Joint
principal with Catherine of a school in Gin.
cinnat Then came young Prof. Calvin E.
Stowe from Andover, Mass, a man of great
aud "a widower at thirty-two His wife. Eliza
Tyler, had been q dear friend OF young Harriet
Beecher and, at the age of twenty-five, she
senior.
AT Cincinnati were born all but one of their
SIX children, pair OF girltwins coming first.
lhese were named Eliza Tyler and Harriet
Beecher for the two wives of the happy iather.
Mrs Stowe has remarked that first children
are pOcIAS anu LnaL tnOSe VINO come after are
apt to be prose. This cOuplet OF girls were GER
talnly perfect rhymes and to this day are very
like. Within eighteen months came the prose,
a son, who died by drowning after he reached
maturity; then followed Georgiana Nav. VINO
is the wife of the Rev. Henry f.. Allen, the
fltnaiistic rector OF the Church OF the Messiah
III Boston, and d son VINO died in infancy.
1t was after their return to Andover in 1851
that Charles E. Stowe, at present the pastor OF
the windsor Avenue Congregational church OF
this city was born, and in the same year ap-
peared the great work, "Unce Toms Cabin"
Mrs. Stowe, now seVenty-siX years old, was
greatly Frustrated by the recent death of her
husband, but is able TO be out again, and Is
often seen upon the streets near her home,
dressed in simple black, habitually carrying a
bunch OF flowers, OF which she is passionateIy
fond, bending over them and often touching
them caressingly and taking to them as she
walks, Tor tue fits OF abstraction which were
always peculiar TO her, increase with age and
at times she is forsetful OF friends, though
usually clear-minded and conversing with the
matter of fact good judgment which we call
common SENSE, aud which is, to d marked de-
gree, her prominent characteristic. She ex-
hlblis pain when referring TO the book ON the
Byron scandal and thinking OF the storm OF
criticism that met this her last siztble work
but she says she thought it right to do it and is
not sorry she wrote IT..
OF Henry Ward Beecher it is unnecessary to
write, SO well is he known. He is seventy-iour
years old, the next younger than Harriet and
from the time when they played together or
has existed between them. 4 life size photo
graph OF this brother stands upon al easel in
the parlor at the Stowe residence on Forest
street.
Charles Beecher, at present pastor of q Con-
gregationat church at WysoX, Pa, Is seventy
two years old and lives Il lie OF quiet useful
ness. became minister OF the Gospel at the
urgent wish OF his father, though his tastes and
fluctuations went towards music. for which he
had special talent. Had he been allowed to
pursue this profession his sisters think he
might have led quite US happy a life.
Thomas X. Beecher, the wellknown pastor of
q Congrega iouai churcn in Elnira, N is
about seventy He a time no r,r
pal OF the Hartford High school, aud by nature
and education was pre-eminehtly fitted to be-
come an inspiring anu successful teacher
These are the children OF the first wife, gentle
Roxana Foote OF the sweet second wife who
came TO be mother to Lyman Beechers nine
children, there were two more children born.
First Isabella, who grew to wOmanhood imbued
with the principle which has guided her busy
hie-that of equal rights for women. She be-
came the wife OF Mr.. John Hooker, LAWYER
who has always furthered the efforts of his wifi.
in her career, and materially aided Hartford's
one woman lawyer, Miss Mary Hall, in her edu-
cation and opposed adinittance TO the bar
Mrs Hooker is the mother OF three children
Mrs JOHN c. Day, Mrs. Mary H. Burton, now
deceased, ana Dr. EDWARD Hooker, successful
physician OF the city.
james Beecher, the youngest OF the family
aud la childhood the pet OF his older brothers
preacher, closely resembling his brother Henry
in style and eloquent power. But some ten
years ago he became afflicted with Il mental
lnaiauy whieh Il few weeks since terminated in
selt-destruction in moment vi frenzy. His
wife. a charming lady OF liberal culture and a
cousin OF the late Mrs. j. X. Hawley. has nain-
tanned for some years Il school at her home in
Cos Cob, where, with her three adopted chill
dren, she has received boys and girls, giving
them care and hone-nurture and the acquire
ments OF refined education.
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