Henry Ward Beecher: a sketch of his career: with analyses of his power as a preacher, lecturer, orator and journalist, and incidents and reminiscences of his life . tyhad then sixty thousand inhabitants, now it has morethan half a million. Churches had then commencedrapidly to increase, so that Mr. Beecher had old andpopular churches and ministers with whom to competefrom the beginning. Dr. Richard S. Storrs, learned, eloquent, and popu-lar, of the same denomination, was already thoroughlyestablished within a few minutes walk of the sitechosen for the Plymouth Church edifice. Other de-nominati
Henry Ward Beecher: a sketch of his career: with analyses of his power as a preacher, lecturer, orator and journalist, and incidents and reminiscences of his life . tyhad then sixty thousand inhabitants, now it has morethan half a million. Churches had then commencedrapidly to increase, so that Mr. Beecher had old andpopular churches and ministers with whom to competefrom the beginning. Dr. Richard S. Storrs, learned, eloquent, and popu-lar, of the same denomination, was already thoroughlyestablished within a few minutes walk of the sitechosen for the Plymouth Church edifice. Other de-nominations had preachers in their pulpit whose famehad even spread to other lands. All these ministerialbrethren gave a cordial welcome to Mr. Beecher, and hesoon found a place in many of their hearts. One, how-ever, of the brethren does not seem to have had muchconfidence in the permanence of Mr. Beechers popu-larity, which was, he said, like wildfire and wouldsoon go out. He would give him just six months toget through. Yet for thirty-five years the Plymouthpastor has been among this people, preaching the Gos-pel, advocating on many a platform all kinds of local,. Plymouth Church. MEETINGS IN BROOKLYN. 223 national, and foreign needs, has always stood in thefront rank of orators, and has enjoyed to this day asmuch of the sympathy and approval of the masses asany man has ever had in similar circumstances. Byhis own people he has always been regarded with al-most idolatrous affection and confidence, and all whoknow him, with perhaps here and there an exception,would doubtless join good old Dr. Hodge in saying ashe did, after hearing his lecture to the students ofPrinceton Seminary, Whatever there may be wrongabout Mr. Beechers head, his heart is right. As an instance of the affectionate regard in whichthe Plymouth pastor is held by the multitude, the fol-lowing may suffice. Some time since when a sad ca-lamity had befallen our city, a meeting of clergy andinfluential citizens was call
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