Greater Indianapolis ;the history, the industries, the institutions, and the people of a city of homes . been tried for heresytm account of his moderate Calvinism in1835. The whole Beecher family were of theNew School: ;\[rs. Stowe nuide Sanniel Hop-kins the central character in her novel. The]\ Wooing. Henry had all of hisfathers warm antagonism to slavery and in-temperance, and was utterly fearless in speechand action. He whacked sinners as lustily ashe rebuki^d sin. His elo(|uence and wit wonliiiii faviu with people who did not auree withhis ideas. Outside of his puljiit life he \
Greater Indianapolis ;the history, the industries, the institutions, and the people of a city of homes . been tried for heresytm account of his moderate Calvinism in1835. The whole Beecher family were of theNew School: ;\[rs. Stowe nuide Sanniel Hop-kins the central character in her novel. The]\ Wooing. Henry had all of hisfathers warm antagonism to slavery and in-temperance, and was utterly fearless in speechand action. He whacked sinners as lustily ashe rebuki^d sin. His elo(|uence and wit wonliiiii faviu with people who did not auree withhis ideas. Outside of his puljiit life he \\asone of the people, not in any affectation butbecause he was genuinely interested. Hetalked agriculture with farmers, helped atfires, and lab(uvd fni- im]irovements. Hechatted, .iokcd and romiied until he convincedthe ]iublic that a man could be a Presby-terian )ireacher and still really enjoy him-self. He would alaiiu the carpenters whowere working on his hoase by skinning thecat on the exposed joists: and when ex-hausted would lie down in the arass and TIISTOKV or (;i!K.\TKK 1 XHI W APOIJ^. 583. THE HOUSE BEECHER BUILT—PAINTED WITH MY OWN HANDS(South Side of Ohio. Ijetwocii Alabama and New Jersey Streets.) 581 HISTORY OF GKEATER IXDIAXAPOLIS. work on a sermon. When he left, in 1847,his departure was regretted by the generalpublic as well as liy his eongregation. Therewere notable revivals during his ministry, es-pecially in the spring- of 18-12, 1843 and1845. and when he left, the membership of thechurch had reached 275. For six montlis after Beecher left, theehnreh was supplied by Rev. Shubert GranbySpecs, and then for sixteen months was va-cant. In October, 1848, Clement E. Babb,a yonng: licentiate of the Presbytery of Day-ton, was installed. He was at the time astudent at Lane Seminary. Beechers was ahard place to fill. Init Babb did very is recorded that. In the spring of of the blessing of God upon the laborsof C. E. Babb. pastor of the Second Ch
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