A Biography of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher

INDEX.

Abolitionists, feeling against, H. W. Beecher on, 268, 420;
- ostracized socially, 185;
- Webster, Daniel, on, 239.
Advance, the, organization of, 491.
Advisory Council (1874), assembling of, 526;
- call for, 523;
- deliverance of, 527;
- Plymouth invited at, declines, 527;
- protest against, a, 524.
Advisory Council (1876), assembling of, 543;
- Beecher, H. W., cautions on, to church, 539,
  - statements at, 544–549,
  - declared innocent by, 550,
  - address to, at close, 552;
- call for, 537;
- committee on charges, advises an, 550, 558;
- composition of, 538;
- officers of, 543, 544;
- Plymouth sustained by, 549;
- principle of selection of, 538;
- questions submitted to, 538;
- Sturtevant’s, Dr., opinion of Mr. Beecher, 551;
- Wellman’s, Dr., opinion of Mr. Beecher, 550.
Allen, Ethan, remark of, on British cruelty, 35.
America, a “better England,” 25.
Amherst, Mass., in 1827, 93;
- Beecher’s, H. W., garden plot in, 96.
Amherst College in 1830, 112;
- Beecher’s, H. W., course at, 109-135;
- offers title of D.D. to Mr. Beecher, 391.
Anderson, Gen. Robert, tribute to, by Mr. Beecher, 452.
Anecdotes:
- Boston woman, the cross, 118;
- calf and bees, 637;
- cannon-ball, the, 87;
- cat in the organ, 382;
- cow, chase of the, 141;
- “Dinah, Crazy,” 243;
- dog Noble, 290;
- English beggar, 670;
- “follow-your-leader,” 85;
- Fulton omnibuses, 248;
- grammar, lesson in, 75, 76;
- Grant, Gen., and Mr. Beecher’s titles, 663;
- kite, the, 203;
- liquor-seller, the, 195;
- lions, two monstrous, 51;
- ruffian, the, 194;
- slaves, teaching of, 253;
- sleeper in church, 186;
- Stowe, Prof., outwitted, 141;
- tides, explanation of, 76;
- truant, the, 184;
- tub-raft, the, 208;
- “Tutor’s Delight,” 116.
Arthur, Chester A., opinion on, of Mr. Beecher, 575;
- on renomination of, 576.
Articles, H. W. Beecher’s, sources and characteristics of, 325, 326;
- Cause and Cure of Agitation (1850), 242;
- Christian’s Duty to Liberty (1854), 276;
- Church and Steamboat (1850), 350, 351;
- Contrast, The (1862), 335;
- Controversy, Harsh (1850), 244;
- Convictions, Various, and Sin (1852), 353;
- Country’s Need (1862), 328;
- Courage and Enterprise (1862), 324;
- Crisis, The (1854), 273;
- Defence of Kansas, 283;
- Degraded into Liberty (1852), 263;
- Different Ways of Giving (1850), 352;
- Disbanding of Bowdoin St. Church (1862), 98;
- Dog Noble and Empty Hole (1856), 290;
- Dull Meetings, One Cause of (1852), 353;
- Duty, The Great (1862), 327;
- Duty of the Hour (1862), 323;
- Duty of To-day (1862), 330;
- Flowers in Church (1802), 392;
- Fugitive Slave Bill (1850), 240;
- Ground, The Only (1862), 333;
- Hearts and No Hearts (1856), 287;
- Hours of Exaltation (1857), 373;
- Hymns, Church (1855), 366;
- Ice in the Church (1852), 353;
- Infidel Toast, The (1859), 389;
- Law and Conscience (1850), 240, 241;
- Leader for the People (1862) 332;
- Lind, Jenny (1850), 351;
- Litchfield Revisited (1856), 35;
- Liturgy, Church, 370;
- Men, not Slaves (1862), 323;
- Mountain and the Closet (1857), 373;
- Naval Discipline (1852), 355;
- Newspaper Report, on a (1852), 356;
- Our Help from Above (1862), 323;
- Patriotism of the People (1862), 329;
- Proclamation of Emancipation, on (1862), 336;
- Queer Pulpit, A (1862), 334;
- Reconstruction (1862), 333;
- Remember the Poor (1850), 352;
- Root of the Matter (1862), 331;
- Salutatory (1861), 321;
- Shall we Compromise? (1850), 237;
- Silence must be Nationalized (1856), 287;
- Time, The, has Come (1862), 332;
- Trumpet, The (1862), 335;
- Use of the Beautiful by Christians, 393;
- War with England (1861), 322;
- Word from the People to Congress (1862), 323;
- Working with Errorists (1859), 380.
Atchison, David R., in Kansas war, 277.

Bacon, Rev. Leonard, letters of, against Tilton, 527;
- letter of, on reconciliation, 559.
Barnes, Hiram (Litchfield), reminiscence of, 37.
Beach, Hon. W. A., convinced of H. W. Beecher’s innocence, 533.
Beecher, Rev. Charles, anecdotes by, of H. W. Beecher, 50;
- music, early work in, 92, 138, 139;
- recollections by, of boyhood, 57, 58,
  - of Seminary days, 139.
Beecher, David, character of, 17;
- strength of, 20.
Beecher, Rev. Edward, promotes Advance, 491.
Beecher, Esther, influence of, on H. W. Beecher, 68, 69;
- in Brooklyn, 352;
- Mr. Beecher’s tribute to, 38.
Beecher, George (son of Lyman), death of, 204.
Beecher, Hannah, reminiscence of, 19.
Beecher, Harriet (daughter of Lyman)—see Stowe, Harriet B.
Beecher, Harriet (wife of Lyman), arrival of, at Litchfield, 54;
- Beecher’s, H. W., opinion of, 65,
  - religious instruction by, 77,
  - tribute to, 143;
- death of, 143;
- home training, methods of, 65;
- impressions of Beecher family, 54, 55;
- marriage of, to Lyman Beecher, 53;
- reminiscence of, by Mrs. Stowe, 54.
Beecher, Henry (1570), notice of, 19.
Beecher, Rev. Henry Ward,
- Administration, strictures on, in 1862, 328–331, 335;
  - distrusted by, in 1863, 397, 443,
    - feeling changed, 444.
- Advisory Council (1876), on, 538;
  - cautions his people as to, 538;
  - statements at, 544;
  - challenge at, 545;
  - demands production of letters, 549;
  - declared innocent by, 550;
  - address to, at close, 552.
- Agriculture, articles on, 182;
  - studies in, 198;
  - work in, 199.
  - See under Farm, p. 698, and Peekskill, p. 701.
- Aid sought from, some samples of, 656.
- Ambition of, for enterprise, 89;
  - personal, devoid of, 593,
    - advice to a relative on, 593, 594.
- American, a typical, 25.
- Amherst College, enters, 109;
  - course at, choice of, 112;
  - studies at, 113;
  - reminiscences by Dr. Field, 113, 115,
    - by Dr. Haven, 113,
    - by L. Tappan, 114, 117,
    - by S. H. Emery, 114,
    - by Rev. S. Hanks, 114;
  - debate, a victory in, 114;
  - “Tutor’s Delight,” 116;
  - sports at, 117;
  - financial difficulties, 117;
  - plans to earn money, 118;
  - in anti-slavery debate, 119;
  - record at, 135.
- Ancestry of, 20, 21;
  - its legacy of loyalty and truth, 24.
- Anderson, Gen. Robert, tribute to, 452.
- Art, effect of works of, 346–348;
  - high, versus decorative, on, 645;
  - his collection of prints, 646.
- Arthur, Chester A., praise of, 575;
  - renomination of, reasons for desiring, 575, 576.
- Aspirations, on youthful, 89.
- Attainments of, at ten, 70, 71.
- Atonement, on doctrine of, 607.
- Auction-sale, slave, imitation of, 292.
- Audiences of, on early, 594.
- Autobiography of, preparations for, 673.
- Bacon’s, Dr. L., letter to, on reconciliation, 559;
  - reply, 560.
- Bashfulness of, youthful, 70.
- Battle of, a youthful, 36.
- Beautiful, on Christian enjoyment of the, 393;
  - in nature, his love for, 394.
- Beecher, Esther, tribute to, 38;
  - influenced by, 68.
- Beecher’s, Harriet, impressions of, 55;
  - instructed in religion by, 77;
  - his tribute to, 143.
- Beecher, Lyman, estimate of, 17;
  - effect on, of conduct of, 68, 69;
  - indignant at persecution of, 151.
- Beecher, Roxana, tribute to, 24;
  - recollections of, 47;
  - influenced by memory of, 67, 554;
  - opinion of, from her letters, 128.
- Beecher, Rev. T. K., reminiscence by, 90, 138.
- Belgian court, experiences at, 404.
- Bible, early analysis of, 137, 192;
  - on method of reading, 642.
- Birth of, 37, 41.
- Birds, love for, 615, 616.
- Blaine, J. G., opinion of, 576;
  - refuses to support, 577,
    - threatened for refusal, 579;
  - election of, on probable result of, 579.
- Books, on buying, 648.
- Boston, bells of, amazed at, 83;
  - ships and Navy-Yard in, enthusiasm over, 84;
  - on juvenile feuds of, 85;
  - chief in, of “follow your-leader,” 85;
  - cannon-ball, purloins a, 87;
  - life at, in boyhood, 90–92;
  - moral influence of, bad, 92;
  - joins Bowdoin St. Church, 98;
  - receives call to, 216;
  - defence at, on scandal rumors, 535.
- Bowen, Henry C., hostility of, 490, 492;
  - action of, in Tilton’s charge against Mr. Beecher, 511,
    - charge published, 513, 514;
  - on renewed charges of, 542, 543.
- Brattleboro, Vt., lecture at, 130–132.
- Brice, Pomona, help for, 293.
- Brooklyn, declines reception by Common Council of, 672.
- Brown, John, sermon on, 301.
- Brussels, visit to, in 1863, 403.
- Buchanan, Pres., on administration of, 305;
  - on fast-day of, 307.
- Budington, Rev. W., church of, seeks to heal dissension in, 524;
  - letter to, on its protest, 526.
- Callers, daily, description of, 657.
- Calvinism, early teaching in, 70, 77.
- Camp, life in, on dangers of, 319.
- Catechism, a failure at, 65.
- Character, moulding of, 44, 81;
  - at seventeen, 108, 112;
  - during college course, 113–116;
  - in manhood, 258.
- Charity, on, 352;
  - demands on his, 658.
- Charleston, S. C., invited to deliver address at (1865), 449;
  - Stanton’s despatch concerning, 450;
  - address at, 451–454;
  - purpose of, in going to, 460.
- Children, love for, 639;
  - a method of whipping, 640;
  - his own, on newspaper report as to, 356;
  - training of, 640;
  - justice tempered by love, 641;
  - advice to, on self-helpfulness, 641,
    - on religion, on Bible-reading, 642,
    - on study, 642, 643,
    - on health and on duty, 643,
    - on choosing profession, 643,
    - on literary style, 644.
- Chimes, church, first experience with, 83.
- “Choosing good parents,” on, 17.
- Christianity, on power of, to crush slavery, 268.
- Christian Union, in control of, 491.
- Church, going to, when a boy, 59,
  - - promises made, 60,
    - experiences at, 61;
  - on growth of a, 227, 483;
  - on proper work of a, 540.
- Church-bell, adventure with a, 60.
- Church-membership, on, 362.
- Cincinnati, O., family life at, 140;
  - drives off his father’s cow, 141;
  - constable at, a, 142;
  - “family meeting” at, 142;
  - Journal of, editor of, 141.
- Cleveland, Pres., remarks on slanders against, 577;
  - support of, reasons for, 577–580;
  - on administration of, 587.
- Cleveland letters: invited as chaplain to convention, 461;
  - reply to invitation, 465,
    - public clamor against, 462,
    - remarks on, 474, 475;
  - Tyng’s, Dr., letter on, 469,
    - reply, 470;
  - Storrs’s, Dr., letter on, 471;
  - Mr. Beecher’s second letter, 472,
    - effect of, 477,
    - Storrs, Dr., on, 477;
  - assailed by Independent for, 501.
- Coffee, effect of, 652.
- Colors, how affected by, 649–651.
- Compromise measures, article on, 236–238;
  - Missouri Compromise, on repeal of, 273–277;
  - appeal to ministers as to, 275, 276;
  - on offer of, in 1860, 306;
  - in general, on, 421;
  - on proposal for, in 1864, 446.
- Congress, on proposed nomination to, 360.
- Congregational Association, resigns from, 567, 568;
  - statement to, 568;
  - remarks on criticisms of his action, 569.
- Congregational Church, estimate of, 610.
- Conspiracy against, beginning of, 494;
  - statement on, 495–520,
    - effect of publication of, 531;
  - investigating committee, calls for an, 499, 528,
    - action of, 529, 530;
  - publicity of, motives for avoiding, 504, 519, 531, 544;
  - Eagle, card in, as to Woodhull letters, 522;
  - demands production of any letters, 529;
  - letter to, of Pres. Porter, 532;
  - on malignity of conspirators, 546, 553;
  - on prompt demands for investigation, 547;
  - on publishing of, 548;
  - cost of, 549, 565;
  - Shearman’s, T., part in, 549;
  - reflections on, 557;
  - hostility of press in, 558;
  - nervous strain from, 558;
  - English sympathy during, 668.
- Conscientiousness of, how developed, 65.
- Controversy, harsh, advice against, 244.
- Conversion of, 98;
  - recollections of, 590.
- Correspondence of, how conducted, 658.
- Courage of, physical, in killing mad dog, 664.
- Country, intense love for, 416, 460.
- Courtship of, 121–127,
  - on false reports as to effects of, 129;
  - Saxon, description of, 127.
- Cowper, William, on style of, 644.
- Creditors, on duty to, 354.
- Cunard steamers, on bigotry upon, 350;
  - falsehood as to, charged with, 351.
- D.D., declination of title of, 391.
- Daniel, Samuel, poem of, 134.
- Darkness, early spiritual, 78–81, 119–121, 604;
  - darkness dispersed, 155.
- Davis, Jefferson, on proposed hanging of, 458.
- Death, impending, feelings of, 507, 508, 516, 556;
  - of his brother George, 204;
  - of his son George, 205;
  - of his daughter “Caty,” 224;
  - of his twin sons, 357;
  - of three nephews 372;
  - no fear of, 681, 682;
  - remarks on, 682;
  - his death, 676,
    - wishes concerning, 681,
    - private service at, 677,
    - service in Plymouth, 678;
  - burial of, 680;
  - grave of, 680.
- Debate, early power in, 113, 114.
- Denominationalism, on, 611.
- “Depravity, total,” hatred of phrase, 380.
- Divine, the, early strivings for, 77, 78, 100.
- Doctrine, early knowledge of, 163, 165, 604;
  - commended for, 612.
- Douglass, Fred, invitation to, to Plymouth, 248.
- Dramatic power of, early, 96.
- Ecclesiastical machinery, dislike of, 152, 153, 606.
- Edinburgh, Scotland, speech at, in 1863, 419–422.
- Editor, on power of an, 321;
  - editorial articles, sources of, 325,
    - characteristic features of, 325, 326.
- Edmonson sisters, in purchase of, 292.
- Elections of 1884,
  - distrusts Mr. Blaine, 576;
  - endorses Mr. Cleveland, 577, 578,
    - remarks on, 578,
    - answer to remonstrance on, 579, 580,
    - answer to threat, 580;
  - active work in, 580;
  - review of, 584–586;
  - excitement in, on calm after, 586.
- Ellsworth, Col., on death of, 313.
- Elocution, how acquired, 95, 96;
  - gesture in, a favorite, 186.
- Emancipation, demands, 331, 332, 333, 335;
  - Proclamation of, article on, 336;
  - God’s will, resigned now to, 337, 338.
- England, on war with, 322, 412;
  - departure for, in 1850, 339;
  - impressions of Warwick Castle, Kenilworth, 340,
    - of Cæsar’s Tower, Guy’s Tower, 341,
    - of Stratford-on-Avon, 342, 344,
    - of Oxford, Bodleian Library, 344, 345;
  - Episcopal services in description of, 342–344;
  - return from, 349.
  - Departure for, in 1863, 396;
    - motives for, 396, 397;
  - on sympathy in, for South, 399, 400;
  - arrival in, declines to speak, 400;
  - Congregational clergy of, strictures on, 401;
  - London, first speech in, 401, 402,
    - second speech in, 432–436;
  - United States, on English dread of, 402, 403;
  - consents to speak in, 406;
  - requests for speeches in, 407;
  - Manchester, speech at, 408–414;
  - offensive utterances against, denies, 416;
  - Liverpool, speech in, 422–432,
    - placarded in, enmity of press of, 422;
  - speeches in, effect of, 436, 441;
  - Storrs, Dr., on the work in, 437;
  - impressions from the visit, 438–441;
  - New York papers on his work in, 441;
  - welcomes delegates from, to Boston Council, 613.
  - Departure for, in 1886, 665;
  - friends’ enthusiastic farewell, 666;
  - retrospect on landing, 666, 668;
  - likened in, to Gladstone, 669;
  - preaching in London, 669;
  - Westminster Abbey, visit to, 669;
  - his work in, 670, 671;
  - public meetings in, on customs at, 670;
  - address in City Temple, 671;
  - return from, 672.
- English-speaking peoples, claimed by all, 26.
- English classics, love for, 113, 114, 133;
  - criticisms on, 145, 146.
- Episcopal Church, impressed by service of, 343;
  - on liturgy of, 370;
  - charged with disrespect towards, 371;
  - vision of sermon in a, 377;
  - tribute to, 610.
- Evil, method of combating, 194, 195, 217, 218, 219, 355.
- Evolution, sermons on, 567;
  - belief in, 608, 609.
- Exhortation in social meetings, on, 353.
- Extemporaneous speech, early aptitude for, 113, 173.
- Farm, work on, beginning of, 57, 617;
  - knowledge of farm-work, 199;
  - on one use of a, 360;
  - at Peekskill, 383, 619–638;
  - work on, as a recreation, 617.
- Fishing, first experience at, 31;
  - a confession as to, 614–616.
- Flowers, love for, 96, 616, 626;
  - brings him a rebuke, 96;
  - on abundance of, 392;
  - pulpit, on use in, 393;
  - at Boscobel, 626, 627;
  - how influenced by, 627.
- Freedom of speech, on, 243, 245;
  - on stifling of, in Kansas, 284.
- Fremont, on marriage of, 290.
- Fugitive Slave Law, articles on, 236–238, 240–244.
- Future punishment, on doctrine of, 608.
- Gaelic blood in, source of, 18.
- Garrison, William L., estimate of, 267.
- Glasgow, Scotland, speech in, in 1863, 414–419.
- Gospel, must preach it as revealed to him, 154.
- Gospels, an analysis of, 192;
  - broad study of, 596.
- Government, divine, views on, 326;
  - church, views on, 609.
- Graduates, advice to, 173.
- Grammar, youthful definition in, 75.
- Hall, Rev. Chas. H., deep friendship for, 677.
- Hammers, on animation of, 389.
- Harrington, Moody, helped by, 120.
- Health of, how founded, 31;
  - impaired in 1849, 339,
    - in 1863, 396;
  - management of, 652;
  - on duty as to, 651.
- Heaven, digging to find, 49.
- “Homeward Bound,” liking for, 379.
- Home-life of, 639.
- Honors, worldly, compared with ministry, 592.
- Hopkinton, Mass., teaching at, 129, 130.
- Horseback-riding, early attempt at, 55.
- Horticulture, love for, 96;
  - studies in, 198;
  - work in, 199;
  - as an alterative, 394, 395.
- Humorousness, early, 115;
  - some examples of, 75, 76, 116, 118, 122, 124.
- Hymns: see Music, p. 700.
- Imposed upon, remarks on being, 659.
- Independent, contributor to, 328, 488;
  - editor of, 321, 488;
  - Salutatory, 321;
  - editorials in, in 1862, 322–336;
  - assailed by, for Cleveland letters, 469, 491;
  - resigns editorship, 490;
  - severs connection with, 491.
- Indiana Farmer, editor of, 182, 185, 197.
- Indianapolis, called to, 179,
  - - accepts call, 180;
  - recollections of parishioners, 181–187;
  - his churches at, 181, 183, 207;
  - his residences at, 182, 202;
  - personal appearance at, 183;
  - a refractory brother, 184;
  - popularity at, 186, 203;
  - an imitative tailor, 187;
  - revivals at, sermon before Presbytery, 189;
  - work in other towns, 190, 193;
  - labors in, against crime, 194, 195;
  - sermons at, on slavery, 195–197;
  - painting his own house, 202;
  - his class of girls at, 203;
  - helps at kite-making, 204;
  - recollections of, 206–209;
  - tub, adventure with, 208;
  - departure from, 216;
  - success at, charged to plagiarism, 218;
  - garden work at, 617.
- Infidelity, early victory over, 74.
- Infidels at Cincinnati, on the toast of, 381.
- Influences on, early, 65, 66;
  - of Charles Smith, 66;
  - of Esther Beecher, 68;
  - of his father, 68, 69;
  - in Boston, 83, 84.
- Information, early desire for, 108.
- Instruction, catechetical, soon forgotten, 69.
- Investigation, habit of, how acquired, 32.
- Johnson, Pres., letter to, on reconstruction, 460;
  - stricture on, 470, 471;
  - accepts policy of, 473.
- Journal of Commerce, criticism on, 334.
- Journals of, object in keeping, 144, 145;
  - some extracts from, 109–112, 139, 144–150, 169, 339, 340.
- Judiciary, corrupt (1867–71), thunders against, 572, 573.
- Kansas, on emigration to, 284;
  - sends arms to, 283, 286;
  - on the contest in, 283, 301;
  - strictures on Administration, 302.
- Knowledge, art of retaining, 647.
- Kossuth, Louis, on the visit of, 256;
  - gift of Hungarian bracelet, 352.
- Labor, physical, views on, 199;
  - in the North and the South contrasted, 418.
- Lane Seminary, influence of, 137;
  - life at, 154;
  - graduates from, 157.
- Latin, result of studies in, 88.
- Law, on obedience to, 241, 242.
- Lawrenceburg, called to, 157;
  - removes to, plans, 158;
  - church duties at, 159, 172;
  - success and salary at, 173;
  - housekeeping at, 174, 175;
  - Thomas’s, Rev. J. H., reminiscences, 176;
  - influence at, 177;
  - on a gift of clothing, 178, 179;
  - farewell sermon at, 180.
- Laws lacking public sentiment, on, 459.
- Leader, as a popular, 325.
- Lectures of, his first, 130–132;
  - at Cincinnati in 1861, 309;
  - during Rebellion, 319;
  - politics and religion in, 390;
  - purpose of, 564;
  - field of, 564;
  - proceeds of, how spent, 564;
  - omitted during Conspiracy, 564;
  - resumption of, reasons for, 564, 565;
  - demonstrations at, 565,
    - remarks on, 566;
  - in Boston, reception at, 565;
  - West, reception in, 566;
  - Louisville, reception at, 566;
  - first before Yale students, how prepared, 598;
  - expenses in lecture-tours, 653.
- “Lectures to Young Men,” purpose of, 200;
  - publishing of, 201.
- Left to himself in boyhood, 59.
- Lenox, Mass., farm at, 359, 618;
  - work on, 360;
  - relinquished, 372.
- Leopold, King, presented to, 403, 404;
  - advice to, as to Mexico, 405.
- Letter of, an early, 50.
- Levée, adventures at a, 111.
- Library of, how founded, 131, 133;
  - contents of, in 1835, 150,
    - in later life, 646, 647;
  - a working library, 647;
  - remark on, 647.
- License, obtains a, 157.
- “Life of Christ,” first volume of, completed, 480, 674;
  - second volume of, work on, 673, 674;
  - prophetic remark concerning, 674.
- Lincoln, Pres., estimate of, work for, 304, 305;
  - on call of, for troops, 327, 328;
  - on vacillation of, in 1862, 329, 332, 333;
  - on duty of, 331;
  - on Emancipation Proclamation of, 336;
  - on Southern commission of, in 1864, 446;
  - tribute to, 447, 456;
  - death of, 454,
    - remarks on, 446, 455.
- Lind, Jenny, defence of, 351;
  - reminiscence of, 351, 352.
- Liquor, on selling of, by Christians, 354;
  - use of, 652, 653;
  - on need of, except as medicine, 653.
- Litchfield, Conn., early life in, 31–33;
  - visit to, in 1856, 35–38;
  - reminiscences by people of, 36, 37;
  - winter at, 62, 63;
  - North Pole situated in, 63;
  - visit to, in 1857, 373.
- Liturgy, on church, 370, 371.
- Liverpool, Eng., arrival in, in 1863, 400;
  - talk in, a, 401;
  - speech in, 422–432;
  - placarded in, 422, 426;
  - threatened with violence in, 423;
  - risk in speaking in, 423;
  - subject of speech, 423;
  - reception at the hall, 424, 425.
- London, Eng., first speech in, in 1863, 401;
  - second speech in, 432–436;
  - voice in, threatened failure of, 432, 433;
  - success in, 436;
  - preaches in, in 1886, 669.
- Love, to enemies, on, 311–313;
  - Christian, better than logic, 380;
  - for friends, 658,
    - “slopping over,” remarks on, 658, 659.
- McClellan, on defeat of, 328;
  - criticism on, 331.
- Manchester, Eng., reception in, in 1863, 408, 409;
  - subject of speech in, 409;
  - speech in, 410–414;
  - victory in, 410;
  - effect of speech, 414.
- Manliness and power, source of, 21.
- Marriage of, 170, 171;
  - of his daughter, 388.
- Mathematics, backwardness in, 94;
  - opinion of, 114.
- Matteawan, N. Y., residence at, 372, 618.
- Medical schools, views on, 353, 354.
- Memory of, where defective, 647.
- Militia, on need of moral influence on, 661;
  - as a member of, 660–663.
- Ministers, classification of, 149;
  - should be joyous, 150;
  - on duty of, as to slavery, 248–252,
    - as to war-tax, 324,
    - in public affairs, 360,
    - as to preaching against evil practices, 361;
  - spiritual office of, 370.
  - See Preacher, p. 701.
- Mitchel, John, prophecy on, 266.
- Monarchies, excitements in, contrasted with United States, 585.
- Moral principles, sacrifices for, 312.
- Moulton, Frank, confidence in, 496, 497;
  - letter to, June, 1873, 515;
  - on letter from, 518;
  - wife of, opposition to, 560.
- Mount Pleasant Institute, enters, 93;
  - mathematics at, 94, 100;
  - elocution at, 95;
  - recollections of W. P. Fitzgerald and J. W. Lovell, 94, 95;
  - chaplain of, rebukes H. W. Beecher, 96;
  - life at, 97;
  - studies at, 97, 100, 101;
  - religious experiences at, 97–102;
  - Bible work at, 99, 100;
  - troubles at, 102;
  - on card-playing at, 102;
  - visit to, in 1849, 107;
  - his character while at Institute, 108.
- Mourning, on outward symbols of, 676;
  - Prussian queen, on tomb of a, 677.
- Music, early work in, 92, 124, 138, 139, 144;
  - church music, on old methods of, 363;
    - reform in, 365;
  - “Plymouth Collection,” compilation of, 363–366;
  - hymns, views on, 366, 368;
  - music-writers, acquaintance with, 368, 369;
  - at prayer-meeting, 378;
  - organ, on value of, 600.
- Name of, its source, 41;
  - names bestowed upon, 613.
- Nation above party, 577.
- Nature, love for, 32, 33, 59, 74, 96,
  - - acquired by study, 394;
  - religious impressions connected with, 77;
  - study of, for preaching, 596, 614, 615.
- Navy, American, on moral defect in, 355.
- Negroes, feeling toward, how influenced, 66;
  - fugitive, on help to, 240, 241, 323,
    - on return of, 252;
  - on ostracism of, 247;
  - on treatment of, by omnibuses, 247, 248;
  - on freedom being given to eight, 263;
  - treatment of, at North, 303;
  - on slaves liberated by army, 323;
  - on benefits to, of restoration of South, 463, 467, 473.
- Newell, Constantine, affection for, 104–106.
- New England stock, a product of, 25, 26.
- “Noble,” anecdote of, 290.
- Northbridge, Mass., teaching at, 130.
- Northern merchants, on boycott of, 247.
- Norwich, N. Y., impressions of, 389.
- “Norwood,” quoted, 88;
  - published, 479.
- Observation, habit of, how gained, 32.
- Optimism, definition of, 585.
- Oratorical powers, imperceptible in youth, 70.
- Ordinances, church, view of, 609.
- Ordination, examination for, 161, 165, 166;
  - Old School, refuses to subscribe to, 161, 162, 166;
  - ordained, 163, 167.
- Original sin, on doctrine of, 607.
- Orthodoxy, definition of, 606;
  - on tests of, 606, 607.
- Paris, visit to, in 1850, 346;
  - art-galleries of, how affected by, 346–348, 349;
  - Vicksburg, hears of fall of, while visiting, 405,
    - effect on Southerners in, 406.
- Parker controversy, peacemaker in, 259;
  - results, 260;
  - letters on, 261, 262.
- Parker, Theodore, condemned for associating with, 380;
  - tribute to, 381.
- Party, political, on blind subservience to, 577;
  - on redemption of a, 581.
- Pastorates, short, opposed to, 180.
- Patriotism of, where nurtured, 35;
  - strength of, 416.
- Paul, St., compared with, 588, 589.
- Peace (1861), denounces terms of, 310, 311.
- Peekskill, N. Y., farm at, 383;
  - description of, 619, 620;
  - cottage at, 620;
  - improvements made, old apple-tree, 621, 622;
  - products of, 623;
  - early crops at, rivalry over, 623, 624;
  - Turner, T. J., outwitted by Mr. Beecher, 624,
    - thrifty nature of, 626;
  - flowers at, 626;
  - his “work” at, 627, 628;
  - new house at, 628–630,
    - chimney of, as a look-out, 629,
    - decoration of, 630;
  - trees and shrubs at, 630, 632;
  - benefits derived from, 632;
  - insects at, gratitude to, 632, 634;
  - fowls at, 634, 635,
    - the patent hatcher, 635, 636;
  - cattle at, 636;
  - bees at, 636, 637;
  - dogs at, 637,
    - remarks on “Tommy,” 638.
- Perseverance, thoughts on, 147.
- Personal attack, averse to, 354.
- Pessimism, definition of, 585.
- Phillips, Wendell, in Brooklyn, work for, 246.
- Phrenology, acceptance of, 130;
  - lecturing on, 138, 144.
- “Pinky,” buying freedom of, 294–297.
- Plurality of wives of ancestors, remark on, 20.
- Plymouth Church, invited to come to, his answer, 210–213;
  - called to, 214;
  - accepts call, reasons, 214, 215;
  - failure at, predicted, 217;
  - first sermon at, 218;
  - slavery, labors at, against, 219–221;
  - installed, 221;
  - success at, 222, 225;
  - revivals at, work in, 222, 375, 391;
  - prayer at, sample of a, 228;
  - prayer-meeting, lecture, sociable at, 229-231;
  - policy towards, 232;
  - retrospect, a (1863), 337;
  - prayer-meetings at, daily, 376,
    - influence of, 377;
  - on income of, 379;
  - organ at, on a new, 382;
  - on flowers in, 393;
  - on Silver Wedding of, remarks at, 481–484;
  - generosity of, in Conspiracy, 565;
  - tribute to, 578;
  - result of work in, 601;
  - welcome at, in 1886, 672;
  - funeral services at, 678;
  - memorial service at, 680.
- “Plymouth Collection,” history of, 363–366;
  - terms of publication of, 364;
  - on alleged omission of Watts’s hymns from, 368.
- Political secret societies, on, 362.
- Politics, in the army, indignant at, 444;
  - on honesty and morality in, 583.
- Prayer, early love for, 97, 100;
  - sample of, 228;
  - on extemporaneous, 371;
  - at prayer-meeting, 378;
  - reply to request for copy of a, 656.
- Prayer-meetings, method of conducting, 376, 377;
  - on laughter in, 377.
- Preacher, his rank as a, 588;
  - qualities as a, 589;
  - parental faith his first incentive, 590;
  - early training-school, 590;
  - temperament as a, 591;
  - high estimate of a, 592;
  - early life as a, a happy period, 593;
  - call to a, two essentials to, 594;
  - discouraged, advice to a, 595;
  - should consecrate every gift, 595.
  - See Ministers, p. 700.
- Preaching, beginnings of, 130;
  - first in the West, 149;
  - naturalism in, 164;
  - to preach Christ only, 167, 178, 193, 227;
  - first real, at Indianapolis, 187;
  - versatility in, 193;
  - courage in, incidents of, 194, 195;
  - means of relief from, 198;
  - spirituality in, one source of, 391;
  - estimate of, 588;
  - on future scope of, 592;
  - theory of, 595;
  - involuntary preparation for, 596;
  - influence of his, on theology, 602;
  - manner in, an example, 605;
  - preparation for, 597–600, 655.
- Precious stones, love for, soothing effect of, 649–651;
  - relief derived from, at Liverpool, 650;
  - reason for love of, 650, 651.
- Pride, early struggles with, 102.
- Private Journal of, at Amherst, 109;
  - contents of, 109, 110.
- Profanity, on a case of, 642.
- Prussian queen, on tomb of a, 677.
- Pulpit, on freedom of, 248–252;
  - duty of, as to war-tax, 324,
    - in public affairs, 360, 361;
  - as a popular educator, 362;
  - preparation for, 655.
- “Puritan penitentiary,” not born in a, 57.
- Rats, at Litchfield, description of, 63.
- Rebellion, on enlistment of son for, 310;
  - interest of, in organizing militia, 314;
  - sacrifices for, 316;
  - Fourteenth Regiment, equipment of, 316,
    - sermon to, 317;
  - Sixty-seventh Regiment, equipment of, 317, 488;
  - Union soldier, on duty of, 317, 318;
  - Bull Run defeat, on, 350;
  - on Administration’s inactivity and mismanagement, 324, 325, 328, 329,
    - on duty of, 330, 331;
  - God’s leadership in, prayer for, 332;
  - Union success in, confident of, 333;
  - Confederacy and Administration contrasted, 335;
  - state of, in 1863, 397;
  - enormous army, should be crushed by an, 443;
  - troops in, should be no distinction between, 443;
  - end of, joy at, 451, 455;
  - brought on by Southern politicians, 454.
- Reconstruction of South, on President’s duty in (1862), 333;
  - speech on, 458;
  - letter on, to Pres. Johnson, 460;
  - on benefits of, to colored race, 463;
  - on military government in, 465, 466.
- Recreation, mental, how taken, 394, 395.
- Religion, meaning of, 642.
- Religious experience of, at Litchfield, 65–69, 76–81;
  - at Mt. Pleasant, 97–102;
  - at Amherst, 119–121;
  - at Lane, 154, 155;
  - spiritual exaltation (1857), 373;
  - influence of early, 604.
- Republican party, work for, in 1856, 289,
  - - in 1860, 304, 305,
    - in 1864, 571;
  - esteem of, 471;
  - in sympathy with (1866), 473;
  - favors election of members of, to Congress (1866), 475;
  - corruption in, labors against, 574;
  - reasons for not working for, 581–583;
  - still a member of, 584.
- Republics, on political excitement in, 583.
- Reputation, on posthumous, 557.
- Responsibility, on individual, 219.
- Retort, quickness of, 252, 253.
- Revivals, at Litchfield, 81;
  - at Mt. Pleasant, 98;
  - at Amherst, 119;
  - at Terre Haute, 191, 192;
  - at Plymouth, 222, 231, 391;
  - method of conducting, 375–378.
- Romance of, an early, 103.
- Ruskin, John, tribute to, 394.
- Sadness, a tendency to, 345, 346, 500, 556.
- Sailor, on needs of the, 355.
- St. Louis Library Association, asked to lecture before, 389;
  - matters to be avoided, his reply, 390.
- Salisbury, Conn., on beauties of, 356.
- Salvation, on, 379.
- Sarah —, buying freedom of, 298–300.
- Saviour, vision of sufferings of, 377.
- Scepticism, a touch of, 154, 164.
- Scholar, desires to be a, 593.
- School life, beginning of, 49, 50;
  - experiences at district school, 51–53,
    - at Mr. Brace’s and Mr. Langdon’s, 72, 74,
    - at Catharine Beecher’s, amusing incidents, 75, 76;
  - progress in his studies, 83;
  - at Mt. Pleasant, 93–108.
- Schools, the two Presbyterian, views on, 163.
- Scott, Walter, early critique on, 145.
- Sea-life, determines on, 89;
  - to study for it, 90, 93;
  - design abandoned, 99.
- Seasons, allegorical view of, 616.
- Sectarianism, on, 611, 612.
- Sermons, illustrations for, how acquired, 32;
  - his earliest, 130;
  - first Western, 149;
  - first at Lawrenceburg, 173;
  - record book of, 179, 192;
  - at Indianapolis, 186, 187;
  - modelled on Apostles’, 188;
  - proper aim of, 188;
  - sermon on “Prodigal Son,” 189;
  - first sermon in Plymouth, 218,
    - outline of, 229;
  - issued in book form, 479;
  - Thanksgiving, custom in, 584;
  - note-books on, 596;
  - method of preparing, 597–600, 655,
    - remarks on, 655;
  - the one at Charleston, 599,
    - at Stamford, 599;
  - method of delivering, 600;
  - fruits of, 602;
  - must be delivered immediately, 656;
  - trial sermon, 687.
- Seward, Wm. H., opinion of, 305.
- Shakspere, early criticism on, 146.
- “Shining Shore,” a favorite with, 366, 379.
- Sickness, thoughts on, 147;
  - his final, 675.
- Slavery, work done against, at Amherst, 119,
  - - at Indianapolis, 185, 195–197;
  - course on, defined, 217–220, 242;
  - on Church’s timidity towards, 221;
  - Fugitive Slave Law, articles on, 236–238, 240–244;
  - leader against, an acknowledged, 244;
  - pulpit labor against, defence of, 248–252;
  - tenacity of anti-slavery, on cause of, 257,
    - instrumentalities for, use of, 266;
  - Constitution, ballot, Church, as forces against, 267;
  - Christianity against, on power of, 268;
  - battle against, religious element in, 269, 270;
  - on treatment of, 303, 331;
  - military question, a, 331;
  - system of, requires ignorance, 417.
- Sleep, habits as to, 654.
- South, not safe to visit, 426;
  - on reconstruction of, 453, 458, 461;
  - on kindness to people of (1865), 454;
  - on effect of exclusion of, 459, 468, 473;
  - affection for, 460;
  - faith in honor of, 463;
  - on restoration of States of, 465–468,
    - Northern fear of, 466, 467;
  - to be effected by Republican party, 477;
  - on results to, of elections of 1884, 587;
  - mediation for, 612.
- Speculative, early aptitude for the, 78, 79.
- Spiritualism, disbelief in, 363.
- Sports, youthful, superiority in, 85, 108.
- Stanton, Edwin M., encouraging note to, reply, 447;
  - requested by, to go to Charleston, 449;
  - telegram from, on Sheridan’s success, 450.
- Stockton, Col.], recommends to Lincoln, 443.
- Storrs, Dr. R. S., reasons for not confiding in, 520;
  - attempted reconciliation with, 561.
- Stowe, Rev. Calvin E., indebtedness to, 137;
  - a joke on, 141.
- Strength of paternal ancestry of, 19.
- Studies, in youth, backward in, 70, 74, 102.
- Study, on wrong method of, 643.
- Style, literary, remarks on, 644.
- Sumner-Brooks affair, speech on, 287;
  - article on, 288.
- Sunday, influences of, when a boy, 62.
- Synod meeting, description of, 152.
- Tasks of, in boyhood, 64.
- Taxes for war, on, 323;
  - Christian’s duty as to, 324.
- Tea, effect of, 652.
- Temperance, early work in, 130, 138, 144, 147;
  - in Lawrenceburg, 185;
  - “teetotal” at Oxford, Eng., 345;
  - to his daughter, on practice of, 384;
  - use of liquors as medicine, 652, 653.
- “Temple Melodies,” compilation of, 363;
  - name omitted from title of, 364.
- Terre Haute, Ind., reminiscence of, 190–192.
- Theologian, as a, 602, 603;
  - estimate of, 603.
- Theology, proposes to find a universal, 570;
  - his influence on, 604;
  - theological disputes, hatred of, 604, 605;
  - dislike of, reason for, 606;
  - future, on the, 609.
- Thirteenth Regiment, accepts chaplaincy of, 660;
  - sword a source of trouble, 662;
  - military orders, experience with, 662, 663;
  - title in, 663.
- Tides, youthful definition of, 76.
- Tilton, Theodore, affection for, 489, 500;
  - first charge of, 493;
  - called on to leave Brooklyn by, 494, 503;
  - efforts to reclaim, 495, 497;
  - opinion of, to Bowen, 503;
  - self-accusations of unintentional wrong to, 505;
  - moral conduct of, deceived in, 509;
  - urges him to break with Mrs. Woodhull, 510;
  - on bad traits of, 516;
  - promise to, as to Mrs. Tilton, 517;
  - payment to, of $5,000, 519;
  - openly charged by, 527;
  - charge changed by, 532;
  - civil suit by, 533.
- Tilton, Mrs. T., advice asked by, as to separation, 502;
  - letter to, Feb. 17, 1871, 507;
  - letter to, on Woodhull scandal, 513.
- Tools, readiness with, 64.
- Travel, foreign, religion weakened by, 384.
- Trinity, on doctrine of, 607.
- Tripartite agreement, part in, 512;
  - honored by him alone, 520.
- Trouble, on surmounting, 374;
  - how affected by, 499.
- Trouting, letter on, 357.
- Trust in God, on, 379;
  - how strengthened, 616, 617.
- Truth, desire for, 212.
- “Tutor’s Delight,” the, 116.
- Tweed frauds, denunciations of, 572.
- Twin sons of, birth of, 352;
  - death of, 357.
- Undenominational spirit of, 163, 167, 227, 483, 611.
- Unitarian reaction in Massachusetts, on the, 83;
  - Sabbath-school, on ostracism of a, 355, 356.
- Vicksburg and Gettysburg, on victories of, 405, 406.
- War, views on, 312, 313, 398;
  - Christians in, on bearing of, 314;
  - with England, on, 322.
- Welsh blood in, source of, 19.
- White Mountains, summer services in, 660.
- Widowerhood, possible, remark on, 20.
- Woman, reverence for, 554.
- Writing-paper, dislike of foreign, 387.
- Young, fondness for, 184, 185, 203;
  - “Lectures to Young Men,” 199.
Beecher, Mrs. H. W., an accident to, 385;
- determination of, 386;
- Beecher’s, Henry W., letter to, on his health, 653;
- Lawrenceburg, description of pastorate at, 172,
  - of housekeeping at, 174;
- retrospect by, of Mr. Beecher’s youth, 121–127;
- wedding of, 170;
- journey to West, 171.
Beecher, John, a pioneer of New Haven Colony, 19.
Beecher, Joseph, reminiscence of, 19;
- strength of, 20.
Beecher, Nathaniel, reminiscence of, 19;
- strength of, 20.
Beecher, Rev. Lyman, affection of, for his wife, 26.
- Beecher, Roxana, opinion of, 24, 26.
- Birth and childhood of, 18.
- Boston, removal to, 82.
- Character of, 17, 26, 27.
- Children of, their regimen, 46;
  - tulip-bulbs, adventure with, 47;
  - at their mother’s death, 49;
  - some amusements of, the cat’s funeral, 56;
  - treatment of, by their father, 57;
  - fishing trip, a, spoiled, 58;
  - teaching of, by their father 58;
  - father’s spirit, influenced by, 68.
- Cincinnati, household at, 138–140;
  - family meeting at, 142.
- College, preparation for, 19.
- Courtship of, 26.
- Death of, H. W. Beecher on, 681.
- Duelling, effect of sermon on, 27.
- East Hampton, life and labors at, 27;
  - departure from, 29.
- Farm life, disgusted with, 18.
- Financial difficulties, faith under, 117.
- Indomitable spirit of, infused into his children, 68, 69.
- Kindness of, abused, remark on, 659.
- Lane Seminary, president of, 136, 160;
  - instruction at, method of, 137;
  - heresy, charged with, 151, 160;
  - union of churches, wish for, 160.
- Letters of, to Roxana Foote, 26, 27.
- Litchfield, called to, 29;
  - dwelling at, 38, 62,
    - rats in, 63;
  - household at, 38,
    - H. W. Beecher on, 553;
  - ideal home, an, 40;
  - labors at, made a mental stimulus, 58;
  - visit to, in 1857, 373.
- Marriage of, to Roxana Foote, 27;
  - to Harriet Porter, 53.
- Missionary societies in Connecticut formed by, 42.
- New School, battle for, 151.
- Orthodoxy, zeal for, 82.
- Plymouth Church, at a revival in, 376.
- Religious temperament of, 26.
- Shrewdness of, in H. W. Beecher’s sea project, 90.
- Society for Prevention of Vice in Connecticut formed by, 42.
- Synod, moderator of, 152.
- Temperance, action on, 42.
- Unitarian reaction, protest against, 82.
- United States in 1813, remarks on, 41.
- Woodspell, the yearly, 58.
Beecher, Roxana, accomplishments of, 23.
- Ancestry of, 21, 22.
- Beecher’s, H. W., estimate of, 128;
- her influence on, 67, 554.
- Courtship of, 26.
- Death of, 48.
- East Hampton, L. I., life in, 27.
- Education of, how acquired, 23.
- Episcopal Church, member of, 23, 24.
- Letters of, to Lyman Beecher, 26.
- Love of, for her husband, 26.
- Parents of, loyal to king, 23.
- Personal characteristics of, 23, 24.
- Recollections of, 47.
- Religious temperament of, 24, 26.
- School of, in East Hampton, 28.
- Science, interest in, 40.
- Trials of, some, 40.
Beecher, Rev. Thomas K., reminiscences by, of Henry and Charles, 90, 138.
Benton, Lot, Lyman Beecher brought up by, 18.
Big Bantam Lake (Litchfield), 31.
Blaine, James G., H. W. Beecher on, 576, 577.
Blake, G. Faulkner, in ransom of slaves, 294.
Boscobel—see Peekskill.
Boston, Mass., bells of, 83;
- Beecher’s, H. W., life in, 90–92,
  - adventure with cross woman of, 118,
  - rumors in, against, 534, 546,
  - rumors refuted, 535;
- reception in, at lecture, 565;
- Beecher, Lyman, removes to, 82,
  - dwelling at, 85;
- feuds of, juvenile, 85;
- Navy-Yard of, H. W. Beecher’s enthusiasm over, 84,
  - purloins cannon-ball from, 87;
- ships of, impress H. W. Beecher, 84;
- sport of, a juvenile, 85.
Bowen, Henry C., H. W. Beecher’s dispute with, as to accounts, 489,
- - scandalous hints concerning, 490,
  - hatred of, intensified by resignation, 492,
  - bitter enemy to, 494,
  - promises support to, 504,
  - renews charges against, 542,
  - proposed committee on, 543;
- card of, on black-listing, 247;
- Conspiracy, part in, 493;
- Plymouth Church, dropped by, 543;
- Tilton, Theodore, early troubles with, 491,
  - reasons for reducing, 503,
  - charged by, with scandalous stories, 511;
- tripartite agreement, part in, 512.
Brice, Pomona, help afforded to, 293.
Brooklyn, N. Y., H. W. Beecher called to, 187, 210–216,
- - speech at, on return from England, 438,
  - in answer to Wendell Phillips, 458;
- Common Council of, tender reception to Mr. Beecher, 672;
- Fourteenth Regiment, equipment of, 316;
- martial spirit in, in 1861, 314;
- services in, at death of Mr. Beecher, 680;
- slaves ransomed in, 292–300;
- Thirteenth Regiment of, elects Mr. Beecher chaplain, 660.
Brooks, Preston S., attack of, on Charles Sumner, 286;
- Mr. Beecher on, 287, 288.
Brown, John, H. W. Beecher on, 301, 302;
- name of, a war-cry, 301;
- sketch of, 300.
Brussels, Belgium, visit to, of Mr. Beecher, 403.
Buchanan, Pres., administration of, 305;
- election of, 291;
- fast-day of, 307.
Budington, Rev. W. I., Advisory Council (1876), refuses to attend, 544;
- Beecher, H. W., enmity to, 521;
- church of, divided on calling council, 523,
  - protest on, 524,
  - letter to, from Mr. Beecher, on protest, 526.
Bull Run defeat, H. W. Beecher on, 320;
- effect of, at North, 319, 320.
Burgess, Deacon, annually nominated for Legislature, 22.
Burr, Betsey, 38.

Calhoun, John C., on Compromise Bill, 236.
California, admission of, as State, 235.
Calvinism, H. W. Beecher’s early training in, 70, 77;
- Beecher’s, Lyman, zeal for, 82;
- reaction against, in Massachusetts, 82, 83.
Catlin, Dr. (Litchfield), reminiscence of, 36.
Charleston, S. C., exercises at, in 1865, addressed by Mr. Beecher, 449–454;
- his sermon at, how prepared, 599.
Chestnut Hill (Litchfield), 30.
Children, H. W. Beecher’s love for, 639;
- method of whipping, one, 640;
- advice to his children on self-help, religion, Bible-reading, study, health and duty, choosing profession, literary style, 641–644.
Christian Union, H. W. Beecher editor of, 491;
- formation of, 491.
Cincinnati, O., in 1834, 153;
- Beecher’s, H. W., lecture in, in 1861, 309.
Citizen, Brooklyn, on burial of Mr. Beecher, 680.
Clay, Henry, Compromise measure of, 235,
- - Beecher, H. W., on, 237;
- Omnibus Bill of, 236.
Cleveland, Grover, slanders against, Mr. Beecher on, 577, 578;
- supported by, in 1884, 577–580.
Cleveland, O., army and navy convention at, object, 461, 464;
- invitation of, to Mr. Beecher, 461.
Cleveland letters, history of, 461–478;
- invitation to Mr. Beecher by convention, 461;
- reply, 465,
  - public clamor against, 462;
- second letter, 472.
Cobden, Richard, on English sympathy for American Union, 440.
Compromise measures, acceptance of, by political parties, 257;
- Beecher, H. W., on, 236–238, 306, 421;
- evil of, 235;
- introduction of, in Congress, 233;
- object of, 235;
- passage of, 238;
- popular endorsement of, 257, 265.
Congregational Association, H. W. Beecher resigns from, 567,
- - statement to, 568;
- resolution of, on resignation, 568.
Congregational Church, proposed liturgy for, 370;
- Beecher, H. W., on extemporaneous prayer in, 371;
- of England, favors Confederacy, 400, 402,
  - Mr. Beecher on, 401;
- Mr. Beecher’s estimate of, 610.
Connecticut, Congregational churches of, withdraws aid from, 42;
- Society for Prevention of Vice, missionary societies in, 42;
- temperance question, 42.
Conspiracy, the, H. W. Beecher’s account of, 495–520,
- - on malignity of, 546;
- beginning of, 493, 494;
- Boston, rumors in, concerning, 534,
  - Mr. Beecher’s defence at, 535;
- Bowen’s, H. C., part in, 493;
- civil suit, the, 533;
- Moulton, Mrs., against Mr. Beecher, 534;
- cost of, to Mr. Beecher, 549;
- end of, 562;
- “False Secret,” the, 563;
- history of, 488–563;
- investigating committee on, 499, 527–530,
  - members of, Mr. Beecher’s letter to, 528;
- Moulton, Frank, joins, 494;
- tripartite agreement in, 496, 497, 511, 512;
- Woodhull scandal in, 513.
Cowper, William, style of, 644.
Cuba, annexation of, 280, 282;
- expedition against, 281.
Cunard steamers, H. W. Beecher on bigotry on, 350, 351.
Cutler, W. T., in Mr. Beecher’s call East, 210, 213;
- letter to, of Mr. Beecher, 210.

Daniel, Samuel, poem of, quoted, 134.
Dayton, George, neighbor at Peekskill, 623.
Democratic party, divisions in, in 1863, 398;
- losses of, in 1854, 273;
- success of, in 1852, 257,
  - in 1856, 291.
Douglas, Stephen A., resolution of, to repeal Compromise, 272.
Douglass, Fred., invited to attend Plymouth Church, 248.
Dred Scott decision, the, 281;
- logical results of, 282.

Eagle, Brooklyn, Tilton’s infamous article in (1873), 514.
East Hampton, L. I., Beecher family in, 27,
- - departure from, 29;
- school in, of Roxana Beecher, 28.
Edinburgh, Scotland, H. W. Beecher’s speech in, 419–422.
Editor, H. W. Beecher on power of an, 321;
- editorial articles of, sources, 325;
  - their characteristic features, 325, 326.
Edmonson sisters, freedom of, purchased, 292, 293.
Election of 1884, H. W. Beecher’s work in, 575–583;
- review of, 585, 586.
Ellsworth, Col., H. W. Beecher on death of, 313.
Emancipation, H. W. Beecher demands, 331, 332, 333;
- Proclamation of, article on, 336.
Emery, S. Hopkins, reminiscences by, of H. W. Beecher, 114.
Emigration societies, to aid fight in Kansas, 279.
England:
- America, introduced slavery into, 431.
- Beecher’s, H. W., visit to, in 1850, 339–349;
  - impressions of Warwick, Kenilworth, 340,
    - of Cæsar’s and Guy’s Towers, 341,
    - of Stratford-on-Avon, 342, 344,
    - of Oxford, Bodleian Library, 344, 345.
  - Trip to, in 1863, 396–436;
    - speeches in Manchester, 408–414,
      - in Liverpool, 422–432,
      - in London, 432–436;
    - effect of speeches, 436, 441.
  - Visit to, in 1886, 665–672;
  - Westminster Abbey, visit to, 669;
  - on customs at public meetings in, 670;
  - address in City Temple, 671.
- Classes in, upper, favor Confederacy, 339, 400, 438,
  - - reasons for, 439;
  - laboring classes favor North, 400, 440.
- Confederate cruisers, building of, stopped, 410.
- Congregational clergy in, favor South, 400, 402;
  - H. W. Beecher on, 401.
- Parliament of, willing to declare for South, 406.
- Product of institutions of, in New England, 25.
- Public meetings in, customs at, 670.
- Queen of, a friend to North, 439.
- Confederacy, results in, of its success, 429;
  - feeling in favor of, universal, 438.
- Vicksburg and Gettysburg, effect of victories at, 406, 441.
- War with, H. W. Beecher on, 322, 412.
- United States, reasons for wishing disruption of, 402, 403, 439, 440;
  - material reasons for supporting Northern cause, 428, 429.
Express, New York, on Fremont’s
marriage, 291.

“False Secret,” the, 563.
Fast-day, Buchanan’s, 307.
Field, Thomas P., reminiscences by, of H. W. Beecher, 96, 113, 115.
Fitzgerald, W. P., H. W. Beecher’s instructor in mathematics, 94.
Foote, James, notice of, 21.
Foote, Nathaniel, notice of, 21.
Foote, Roxana—see Beecher, Roxana.
Foote, Roxana Ward, names H. W. Beecher, 41;
- notice of, 22.
Foote, Samuel, reminiscence of, 38.
Fourteenth Regiment, formation of, 316;
- H. W. Beecher’s sermon to, 317.
Freedmen—see Negroes.
Freedom of speech, H. W. Beecher on, 243–245;
- on stifling of, in Kansas, 284.
Fremont, John C., marriage of, used against him, 290;
- nominated for President, 288;
- religion of, 291.

Garrison, William L., H. W. Beecher on, 267.
Gettysburg, victory at, effect in England, 406.
Glasgow, Scotland, H. W. Beecher’s speech in, in 1863, 414–419.
Gould, Judge, law-school of, at Litchfield, 34, 37;
- reminiscence of, 36.
Grant, Gen., and Mr. Beecher’s military titles, 663.
Guilford, Conn., 22, 23.

Hall, Rev. Charles H., friendship of, for H. W. Beecher, 677;
- preaches at his death, 678.
Hanks, S. W., reminiscence by, of H. W. Beecher, 114.
Harrington, Moody, a religious helper to H. W. Beecher, 120, 121.
Haven, John, reminiscence by, of H. W. Beecher, 113.
Hopkinton, Mass., H. W. Beecher’s school at, 129.
Hubbard, Aunt Mary, 38;
- death of, 42.

Independent, the, H. W. Beecher’s early contributions to, 320, 488,
- - editor of, 321, 488,
  - editorials in (1862), 322–336,
  - assailed in, for Cleveland letters, 469, 491, 501;
- conduct of, protest against, 491;
- influence of, early, 490;
- purpose of, 321;
- rivals of, 491, 492;
- Tilton, Theodore, editor of, 490,
  - resigns, 492.
Independent Republicans, H. W. Beecher on, 561, 583.
Indianapolis, Ind., H. W. Beecher called to, 179, 181,
- - his churches at, 181, 183,
  - departure from, 216;
- condition of, in 1839, 181, 206;
- railroad train from, the first, 207, 216.
Indians, antiquities of, at Litchfield, 31;
- Lyman Beecher’s labors among, 27.
Ingersoll, Mrs., reminiscence of, 72.
Investigating Committee (in Conspiracy), asked for, by Mr. Beecher, 528;
- report of, 530.
Ireland, American sympathy for, 265.

Johnson, Pres., plan of, as to reconstruction, 458,
- - H. W. Beecher to, 460;
- course of, Northern anger against, 462, 469–471.
Jones, Mr., part of, in “Temple Melodies,” 363, 364.
Journal of Commerce, New York, H. W. Beecher’s criticism on, 334.

Kansas, H. W. Beecher on the contest in, 283, 301;
- Brown, John, in, 300;
- emigrants to, rush of, 279,
  - H. W. Beecher on, 284;
- forces in, opposing, 280;
- freedom, personal, endangered in, 284;
- governors of, deposed, 282;
- importance of, in slavery contest, 277;
- Lecompton Constitution, adoption of, 278,
  - rejected by the people, 282;
- Legislatures of, the two, 279, 280;
- rifles sent to, by Mr. Beecher, 283, 286;
- situation in, in 1855, 278;
- slave-laws of, 278, 284;
- Topeka Constitution, adoption of, 279;
- war in, beginning of, 271,
  - deeds committed in, 279,
  - results of, 282, 300.
Kilbourne, “Ma’am,” H.W. Beecher’s first teacher, 50.
Kossuth, Louis, sketch of, visit to America, 256, 352.

Landon, Sheriff, reminiscence of, 37.
Lane Seminary, Ohio, Lyman Beecher president of, 136,
- - gives earnest tone to, 137;
- object of, 136;
- slavery question at, 137.
Langdon, Mr., school of, attended by H. W. Beecher, 72;
- teaching, method of, 74.
Lawrenceburg, Ind., H. W. Beecher called to, 157,
- - residence at, 174, 176,
  - success at, 173, 176;
- church of, independent, 162, 167;
- description of, 158, 159.
“Lectures to Young Men,” purpose of, 200;
- publishing of, 201.
Lecture-room talks of H. W. Beecher:
- Conversion of Philippian Jailer (1858), 376;
- Division in Presbyterian Church, 163;
- Emancipation Proclamation, 337;
- Love to Enemies, 311.
Lenox, Mass., H. W. Beecher’s farm at, 359, 360, 618;
- residence at, given up, 372.
Leopold, King, receives H. W. Beecher, suggests compromise in Rebellion, 404;
- Mr. Beecher’s advice to, on Mexico, 405.
Letters quoted:
- Beecher, H. W., to Dr. Bacon, March, 1876, 560.
  - To Barnabas Bates, October 12, 1852, 261.
  - To Mrs. Beecher, May 17, 1849, 106;
    - 1873, 508;
    - on his health, 654.
  - To Edward Beecher, July 11, 1829, 99;
    - August, 1829, 100.
  - To William Beecher, 1832, 129.
  - To Dr. Budington, 1874, 526.
  - To W. T. Cutler, December 15, 1846, 210.
  - To Richard Hale, October 12, 1852, 261.
  - To Indianapolis Church, August 12, 1847, 214.
  - To Investigating Committee, 1874, 528.
  - To R. W. Landis, October 12, 1852, 262.
  - To Frank Moulton, June, 1873, 515.
  - To Plymouth Church, August 19, 1847, 215.
  - To S. Scoville, on Ambition, 594.
  - To St. Louis Library Association, 1859, 390.
  - To Mrs. Tilton, November, 1872, 513.
  - To New York Tribune, 268, 269.
  - To Dr. Tyng, September 6, 1866, 470.
  - To his sister, 1817, 50;
    - December 24, 1828, 97;
    - March 1, 1830, 101;
    - 1831, 117;
    - 1837, 171.
  - To his daughter, November, 1853, 358;
    - June 24, 1854, 358;
    - 1859, 383, 384;
    - February 11, 1860, 385;
    - February 14, 1860, 387.
  - To his children, 642–646.
  - To Colonel of Thirteenth Regiment, December 19, 1884, 662;
    - February 12, 1885, 663.
- Bacon, Dr. Leonard, to H. W. Beecher, February 27, 1876, 559.
- Moulton, Frank, to H. W. Beecher, June 1, 1873, 517.
- Storrs, R. S., to H. W. Beecher, November 2, 1872, 520.
- St. Louis Library Association to H. W. Beecher, 1859, 389.
- Tyng, Dr. S. H., to H. W. Beecher, 1866, 469.
“Life of Christ,” first volume of, completed, 480, 674;
- second volume of, work on, 673, 674;
- prophetic words of Mr. Beecher on, 674.
Lincoln, Pres., H. W. Beecher’s confidence in, 304;
- - work for, 305;
  - on call of, for soldiers, 327, 328;
  - on vacillation of, in 1862, 329, 444;
  - on invincible purpose of, in 1863, 398;
  - visit to, in 1864, 446;
  - tribute to, 447.
- Emancipation Proclamation of, 336.
- Nomination of, 304.
- Restoration of South, favors immediate, 465.
- Nomination of, for presidency, 304.
Lind, Jenny, H. W. Beecher’s defence of, 351.
Litchfield, Conn., antiquities of, 31;
- appearance of, in 1856, 35–38;
- Beecher, Lyman, called to, 29,
  - residence and household at, 38, 62, 63;
- courts of, their brilliancy, 34;
- description of, by H. W. Beecher, 30;
- education and religion, reputation for, 33, 34;
- foundation of, wisdom shown in, 33;
- natural beauties of, 32, 33;
- paradise, a, for a boy, 31;
- patriotism of, during Revolution, 34;
- school of, H. W. Beecher at, 51–53;
- situation of, 30, 31;
- winter in, H. W. Beecher on, 62.
Litchfield Hill, 30.
Little Pond (Litchfield), 31.
Liverpool, England, Mr. Beecher’s first speech in, in 1863, 401,
- - second speech, 422–432,
  - placarded in, 422,
  - threats against, 423,
  - reception of, 424;
- Courier of, on Mr. Beecher, 422.
London, England, Mr. Beecher’s first speeches in, in 1863, 401, 402;
- second speech in, 422–436.
Lord, Mrs. (Litchfield), reminiscence of, 37.
Love, Mr., author of “Shining Shore,” 366.
Lovell, John E., Mr. Beecher’s instructor in elocution, 95.

McClellan, Gen. George, defeat of, 327;
- H. W. Beecher on, 328.
McLean, Judge John, on H. W. Beecher’s slavery sermons, 196, 197.
Manchester, Eng., Mr. Beecher’s speech at, 408–414.
Mason, Lowell, on hymn-music, 365.
Massachusetts Emigrant Company, work of, 279.
Matteawan, N. Y., Beecher family at, 372, 618.
Missouri Compromise, the, 235;
- repeal of, proposed, 272,
  - effected, 277,
  - clerical protest against, 273,
  - H. W. Beecher’s articles on, 273–277.
Mitchel, John, H. W. Beecher’s prophecy on, 266;
- slavery, views on, 265.
Moulton, Frank, assurances of, to H. W. Beecher, 496, 497;
- - urges him to write to Mrs. Tilton, 507;
  - urges letter from, clearing Tilton, 515;
  - letter to, June 1, 1873, 517;
  - innocence of, affirms, 518.
- Conspiracy against Mr. Beecher, joins, 494.
- Indicted by Grand Jury, 533.
- Investigating Committee, fails to attend, 529.
- Part of, in $5,000 to Tilton, 519.
- Tilton’s cause, advocacy of, 505.
- Wife of, dropped by Plymouth, results, 534.
Montague, George, recollections by, of H. W. Beecher, 93, 95.
Mount Pleasant Institute, appearance of, in 1849, 107;
- Beecher, H. W., enters, 93;
- lotteries at, 118;
- standing of, 94.
Mount Tom Hill (Litchfield), 30;
- signal station at, ancient, 31.
Music, H. W. Beecher’s early work in, 92, 124, 138, 139, 144;
- church music, an old method of, 363,
  - reform in, 365;
- “Plymouth Collection,” compilation of, 363–366;
- hymn-music, H. W. Beecher’s views on, 366–367;
- organ, value of, to H. W. Beecher, 600.

Napoleon III., Mexican campaign of, sympathy with Confederacy, 399.
Negroes, H. W. Beecher on help to fugitive, 240, 241,
- - on return of, 252;
- on social ostracism of, 247;
- on treatment of, at North, 247, 248, 303;
- on freedom given to eight, 263;
- on benefits to, from admission of South, 463, 467;
- suffrage refused to, 474.
Nettleton, Mr., revival by, at Litchfield, 77, 80.
Newell, Constantine, character of, 106;
- covenant of, with H. W. Beecher, 104;
- history of, 105.
New England, H. W. Beecher a product of, 25, 26;
- influence of, on the nation, 25;
- slavery in, Mr. Beecher on, 250.
New Jersey, slave erased from Prayer-Book of, 254.
New York, law of, as to slaves, 251.
New York City, corrupt judiciary of (1867–71), 572.
North, the, admission of Southern States, fear from, 466, 467;
- blockade by, in 1863, 399;
- feeling at, against Compromise, 235, 236,
  - for Compromise, 238;
- Fugitive Slave Law, abhorrence of, 239, 240;
- industry in, universal, 418;
- merchants at, black-listed, 247;
- political parties in, in 1863, 398;
- population and intelligence of country resident in, 413;
- Rebellion, military ardor in, in 1861, 314, 315,
  - desolation from, 315,
  - unity of, not to be broken by, 327,
  - conflicting schemes in, 330,
  - army of, in 1863, 397;
- slavery at, abolition of, 251;
- soldiers of, on exclusion of South, 461, 462;
- Sumter, Fort, excitement over fall of, 314;
- workingman, doctrine as to (1863), 419.
Norwich, N. Y., H. W. Beecher on, 389.
“Nutplains,” Roxana Foote at, 22–24, 26, 27.

Omnibus Bill, Clay’s, 236.
Omnibuses of New York and negroes, 247, 248.
Ostend Manifesto, the, 280.
Oxford Presbytery, rule of, as to licenses, 159, 166;
- H. W. Beecher examined by, 161, 162, 166.

Paris, France, H. W. Beecher’s visit to, its art-galleries, 346–348.
Parker, Theodore, H. W. Beecher on, 380, 381.
Parker, Dr. (London), tribute of, to Mr. Beecher, 669.
Parker, — (Litchfield), reminiscence of, 37.
Parker controversy, the, 257–262.
Peekskill, N. Y., farm at, 383;
- description, 619, 620;
- cottage at, 620;
- old apple-tree at, 621;
- products of, 623;
- flowers at, 626;
- new house at, 628–630,
  - decoration of, 630;
- trees and shrubs at, 630, 632;
- fowls at, 634,
  - the patent hatcher, 635;
- cattle at, 636;
- bees at, 636, 637;
- dogs at, 637,
  - “Tommy,” 638.
Phillips, Wendell, experiences of, in Brooklyn, 246.
Phrenology, H. W. Beecher’s adoption of, 130.
Pierce, Pres., Ostend Manifesto inspired by, 280;
- peace, hopes for, 265;
- qualifications of, for office, 257.
Pierce, Misses, ladies’ school of, at Litchfield, 34;
- reminiscence of, 36.
“Pinky,” freedom of, bought at Plymouth, 294–296.
Plymouth Church, Advisory Council (1874), declines to attend, 527;
- deliverance of, how affected by, 527.
- Advisory Council (1876), calls an, 537;
  - composition of, 538;
  - questions discussed by, 538;
  - sustained by, 549;
  - recommends committee on charges, 550.
- Beecher, H. W.. generosity to, in Conspiracy, 565;
  - his sermons in, in 1864, 571;
  - welcome to, in 1886, 672;
  - service in, at death of, 678;
  - memorial service in, 680.
- Building, the new, 387.
- Burning of first building, 222.
- Call of, to Mr. Beecher, 214.
- Condition of, in 1858, 374.
- Courtesy at, by pewholders, 379, 380.
- Danger to, from mobs, 246.
- Debt of, extinguished (1851), 353.
- Flowers in, introduction of, 392.
- Formation of, 213, 214.
- Generosity of members of, 216.
- Growth and popularity of, 222–224, 225, 480.
- Income of, criticism on, 379.
- Influence of, 480.
- Investigating Committee, accepts report of, 530.
- Lecture at, weekly, 229.
- Members in (1862), reception of, 392;
  - exercised over Cleveland letter, 472;
  - number of, in 1872, 480;
  - troubles caused by, after Scandal, 537;
  - duty of, as to Advisory Council, 539–542.
- Moulton, Mrs., dropped by, 534.
- Organ at, the new (1859), 382.
- Phillips, Wendell, at, 246.
- Polity of, 232.
- Prayer meetings at, weekly, 230;
  - daily, 376,
  - influence of, 377,
  - prayers in, 378.
- Regiments, rendezvous for, 316.
- Revival at, in 1848, 222;
  - in 1858, 375;
  - in 1861–63, 391.
- Sheridan’s victory, joy over, 450.
- Silver Wedding of, 480;
  - Children’s day, 481;
  - Members’ and Historical days, 482;
  - Communion day, 486;
  - Storrs’s, Dr., speech at, 484–486.
- Slavery, its stand against, 221.
- Slaves ransomed in, 293–300.
- Sociable at, weekly, 231.
- Sunday-schools of, 480.
- Sunday services in, 228, 229.
- Tabernacle, building of, 223.
- Tilton, Theodore, dropped from rolls of, remonstrances against, 523.
“Plymouth Collection,” history of, 363–366;
- terms of publishing of, 364;
- a model for others, 365;
- H. W. Beecher on alleged omissions from, 368.
Porter, Pres. Noah, letter to H. W. Beecher on Conspiracy, 532.
Prayer, H. W. Beecher’s early love for, 97, 100;
- sample of, 228;
- on extemporaneous, 371;
- reply to request for copy of a, 656.
Presbyterian Church, division in, 151, 159, 165,
- - one cause of, 160,
  - one result of, 168;
- H. W. Beecher on, 163.
Prohibition party, H. W. Beecher on, 583.
Prospect Hill (Litchfield), 30.

Raymond, John, sails for England with H. W. Beecher, 396;
- speech of, in London, 401.
Rebellion, the, H. W. Beecher on, 310, 313, 314;
- - sacrifices for, 316;
  - on Union soldier’s duty in, 317, 318;
  - on Southern unity and Northern uncertainty in, 330;
  - on distinction between Union troops in, 443;
  - on end of, 451, 455.
- Beginning of, 309.
- European sentiment regarding, 400.
- Federal army in, condition of, in 1863, 397.
- Federal disasters in, in 1862, 327.
Reconstruction, H. W. Beecher on, 458–461,
- - sermon on, 463;
- feeling as to, in North, 464;
- Johnson’s, Pres., plan of, 458;
- problem of, 457.
Reeve, Judge Tapping, law-school of, at Litchfield, 34, 37.
Reeve, Mrs., death of Roxana Beecher, description of, 48.
Republican party, the, advantages of, over rivals, 289;
- H. W. Beecher’s early work for, 289,
  - in 1860, 305,
  - in 1864, 571,
  - reasons for opposing in 1884, 581–583;
- campaign song of, 289;
- charge against, a, answered, 307;
- corruptions in, 574;
- formation and composition of, 288;
- issue of, in 1860, 304;
- Lincoln nominated by, 304;
- platform of, first, 288;
- South, exclusion of, minority against, 461,
  - restoration of, by the party, 477.
Roebuck, John (England), favors South, why, 403.
Ruffin, Judge (N. C.), on legal status of slaves, 249.
Ruskin, John, influence of, on H. W. Beecher, 394.
Russell, Lord John, support by, of American Union, 431, 433.

Salisbury, Conn., H. W. Beecher at, 618.
Sawmill Pond (Litchfield), 31.
Sawyer, Martha, gives H. W. Beecher’s first call, 157.
Scandal—see Conspiracy.
Scotland, H. W. Beecher’s tribute to, 415;
- his speeches in, 415–422.
Secession, decree of, 305;
- H. W. Beecher on, 307.
Sermons of H. W. Beecher quoted:
- American Democracy, Success of (1862), 326;
- Background of Mystery, 567;
- Camp, The (1861), 319;
- Campaign of 1884, 584;
- Compromise, Against (1860), 306;
- Confidence in Union Success (1862), 333;
- Crisis, The (1861), 310;
- Death of the Soldier (1861), 315;
- Evolution and Religion, 567;
- Fast-day of Buchanan (1861), 307;
- Government, Divine (1862), 326;
- God in National Affairs (1861), 319;
- Harper’s Ferry Tragedy (1859), 301;
- Individual Responsibility, 219;
- Lincoln’s Assassination, 455;
- Modes and Duties of Emancipation (1861), 320;
- Our National Flag (1861), 317;
- Past Perils and Perils of To-day, 574;
- Phillips, Wendell (1884), 245;
- Revivals (1858), 375;
- first sermons in Plymouth, 218;
- Trial Sermon, 685.
Shearman, Thomas G., services of, in Conspiracy, 549.
Sheldon, Dr. (Litchfield), reminiscence of, 36.
“Shining Shore,” history of, 366;
- H. W. Beecher’s liking for, 379.
Silver-Grays, the, 288, 289.
Sixty-seventh N. Y. Regiment, equipment of, by Mr. Beecher, 317, 489.
Slavery, battle against, 233, 271;
- Beecher’s, H. W., debate on, at Amherst, 119,
  - sermons on, in Indianapolis, 195,
  - their effect, 196, 197,
  - in Brooklyn, 219, 220;
- Christianity against, power of, 268;
- Church’s timidity as to, 221, 254;
- Compromise measures on, 233–239;
- Constitution, ballot, and Church as forces against, 267;
- doctrine of, 419;
- dominance of, in 1857, 281;
- eras of, five, 234;
- feeling towards, in Indiana, 196,
  - in United States in 1854, 271;
  - at Lane Seminary, 137;
- military question, a, 331;
- Mitchel’s, John, views on, 265;
- preaching against, threatened, 248,
  - H. W. Beecher on, 248–252;
- religious societies, attitude of, 252;
- treatment of, H. W. Beecher on, 303, 331.
Slaves, eight freed by law in New York, 263;
- Beecher, H. W., on help of, 240,
  - on pulpit work for, 248–252,
  - on return of fugitive, 252,
  - on proper treatment of, 303, 304;
- freedom purchased for, in Brooklyn, 292–300;
- hunting of, in 1851, 255;
- ignorance of, why necessary, 417;
- Kansas laws against, 278;
- status of, religious, 248,
  - legal, 249.
Smith, Charles, influence of, on H. W. Beecher, 66, 69, 431.
South, the, advantage to, of Compromise Bill, 235, 238.
- Civil liberty in, suppression of, 413.
- Cruisers for, building stopped by queen, 410.
- English sympathy for, 399–401, 413.
- Grievance of, on slavery, 238, 272.
- Labor in, dishonorable (1863), 418.
- Northern merchants black-listed by, 247.
- Rebellion, unity of purpose in, 330;
  - vehemence and courage in, 398;
  - caused by political leaders of, 454.
- Slavery in, code of, 251;
  - plan of, for spreading slavery, 429.
- States of, decree secession, 305;
  - reconstruction of, problem as to, 457;
  - effect of exclusion of, 459;
  - Northern soldiers against exclusion of, 461;
  - Northern fear from admission of, 466;
  - H. W. Beecher’s mediation for, 612.
Speeches of H. W. Beecher quoted:
- at Charleston (1865), 451–454;
- Edinburgh (1863), 419–422;
- Glasgow (1863), 414–419;
- Liverpool (1863), 419–422;
- London (1863), 432–436;
- Manchester (1863), 410–414;
- North Victorious, The (1865), 458.
Spenser, Edmund, “Faerie Queene” quoted, 156.
Stanton, Edwin M., note to, from H. W. Beecher in 1864, and reply, 447;
- Charleston, proposes to send Mr. Beecher to, 448;
- Fort Sumter, fall of, order on anniversary of, 449;
- telegram of, as to Sheridan’s victory, 451.
Stockton, Col. T. B. W., sent to Lincoln by Mr. Beecher, 443.
Storrs, Dr. R. S., Advisory Council (1876), declines to attend, 544;
- Beecher, H. W., address on English speeches of, 437,
  - letter to, on Cleveland letters, 471, 477,
  - tribute to (1872), 484–486,
  - letter of help to, 520,
  - refuses reconciliation with, 561;
- hostility of, to H. W. Beecher, reasons for, 521;
- judgment as to Mr. Beecher, on ex-parte testimony, 522;
- Moulton, Mrs., assumes cause of, 560;
- Tilton’s influence on, 513.
Stowe, Calvin E., assistance of, to H. W. Beecher, 137.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, attainments of H. W. Beecher, remarks on, 70,
- - on studies of, 74;
- Beecher, Harriet, reminiscence of, 54;
- childhood of, impressions of, 57;
- diligence of, early, 56;
- her mother’s death, recollections of, 48, 49;
- Parker controversy, part taken in, 259, 260;
- reminiscences of, 55;
- Roxana Beecher, tribute to, 24;
- tulip-bulbs, adventure with, 47.
Sturtevant, Dr., on H. W. Beecher, 551.
Sumner, Charles, attack on, by Preston Brooks, 286;
- meeting on, in New York, 287;
- H. W. Beecher on, 287, 288.
Sumter, Fort, anniversary of fall of, exercises at, 449–454;
- fall of, 309,
  - excitement in North, 314.

Tallmadge, Col. (Litchfield), 35;
- reminiscence of, 36.
Tappan, Lewis, reminiscences by, of H. W. Beecher, 114, 117.
Temperance, H. W. Beecher’s early work in, 130, 138, 144, 147,
- - in Lawrenceburg, 185,
  - practice of, at Oxford, Eng., 345,
  - to his daughter on, 384.
  - habits as to, 652, 653;
- Lyman Beecher’s action on, 42.
Terre Haute, Ind., H. W. Beecher’s reminiscence of, 190–192.
Texas, effect on, of Compromise, 235.
Thayer, Hon. Eli, in Kansas struggle, 279.
Thirteenth Regiment, Brooklyn, H. W. Beecher as chaplain of, 660;
- Company G of, guard at his funeral, 678.
Thomas, Rev. John H., on H. W. Beecher’s Lawrenceburg pastorate, 176.
Tilton, Theodore, associations of, evil, 497.
- Beecher, H. W., early affection for, letter to, 489;
  - esteems himself greater than, 490, 492;
  - whispers stories against, 492;
  - hostility to, first charge against, 493;
  - demand on, to leave Brooklyn, 494, 503;
  - treachery to, 496;
  - urges him to use his house, 500;
  - bitterest against, when in pecuniary difficulties, 510;
  - secures $5,000 from, 519;
  - blackmail of, attempted, 520;
  - charge against, makes open, 527;
  - civil suit against, 533.
- Blackmail, attempts at, 499, 520.
- Bowen, Henry C., denies tales of, 490;
  - claim against, for $7,000, 496;
  - charge against, 511,
    - secures publication of, 515.
- Charge of, denied by Mrs. Tilton, 529;
  - specific charge, 530;
  - charge changed, 532.
- Church-membership, proposed deprivation of, 509.
- Counsel of, declares Mr. Beecher innocent, 534.
- Eagle, Brooklyn, infamous article in, 514.
- “Editorial Soliloquy” of, 491.
- Family of, H. W. Beecher’s intimacy with, 501.
- Independent, assistant editor of, 488;
  - editor of, 490;
  - resigns editorship, 492.
- Indicted by Grand Jury, 533.
- Investigating Committee, before the, 529.
- Lecturing, failure at, blames Mr. Beecher, 510.
- Moral conduct of, 506.
- Observer, work on, 488.
- Plymouth Church, dropped from rolls of, 523.
- Sketch of, 488.
- Stories of past life of, 493.
- Storrs, Dr. R. S., T. reads “True Statement” to, 521.
- Tripartite agreement, signs, 496;
  - his changes in, object of, 497;
  - part in, 512.
- “True Statement” of, results, 513.
- Views of, “advanced,” 491, 502;
  - public protest against, 501.
- Wife, treatment of his, she asks advice of Mr. Beecher, 502;
  - incriminating document extorted from, 504,
- Woodhull, Victoria, alliance with, 510;
  - scandal version of Mrs. W., statement on, 513.
- Union, Brooklyn, editor of, 492.
Toombs, Senator Robert, threat of, concerning Fugitive Slave Bill, 236.
Trent affair, the, 322;
- English papers on Mr. Beecher’s action in, 422.
Tripartite agreement, history of, 511, 512;
- publication of, 515,
  - Tilton’s rage at, 515, 516.
Turner, Thomas J., superintendent at “Boscobel,” 624–626.
Tyng, Rev. Stephen H., on Mr. Beecher’s Cleveland letter, 469.

Union Sewing Committee, formation of, 247.
Unitarian movement in Massachusetts, 82, 83;
- Sabbath-school, ostracism of a, 355, 356.
United States,
- Administration of, in Kansas struggle, 277–280;
  - pro-slavery, 291;
  - inactivity of, in 1862, 324,
    - H. W. Beecher on, 328, 329,
    - on mismanagement by, in 1862, 329,
    - on duty of, 330, 331;
  - distrusts Mr. Beecher in 1863, 397,
    - changes its opinion of him, 444.
- Commercial disaster in, in 1857, 371, 375.
- Compromise in 1854, feeling on, 265;
  - schemes of, in 1860, 306.
- Condition of, in 1813, 41, 42.
- Congress of, and President Johnson, 458, 469, 470;
  - constitutional amendment by, proposed, 473–475;
  - suffrage to negroes, refuses, 474.
- Elections of 1884, condition after, 586.
- Federal army of, in 1863, 397.
- Free trade in, a future certainty, 429.
- Ireland, sympathy for, 265.
- Navy of, H. W. Beecher on, 399.
- Political condition of, in 1863, 398.
- Policy of, fifteen years, Southern, 420.
- Reaction in, for Compromise, in 1851, 255.
- Reconstruction in, problem of, 457.
- Repeal of Compromise, excitement over, 273.
- Senators of, pledged to Compromise, 257;
  - plot for rebellion in 1856–60, 305.
- Slavery in, in 1854, feeling on, 271.
- States of, decree secession, 305.

Vicksburg, fall of, effect on H. W. Beecher, 405;
- effect of, in Great Britain, 406.

Ward, Andrew, sketch of, 22.
Ward, Col. Andrew, sketch of, 22.
Ward, Gen. Andrew, sketch of, 22, 23
Webster, Daniel, support by, of Compromise Bill, 236, 238.
Weld, Theodore, in early slavery movements, 138.
Wellman, Dr., on H. W. Beecher, 550.
Westminster Abbey, H. W. Beecher’s visit to, 669.
Whig party, defeat of, in 1852, 257;
- extinction of, in 1854, 273.
White Mountains, H. W. Beecher’s summer services in, 660.
Wilkeson, Mr., part of, in Conspiracy, 515.
Wolcott, Oliver, King George’s statue melted by, 34.
Wolcott, Gov. Oliver, Jr., reminiscence of, 35.
Woodhull, Victoria, blackmail of H. W. Beecher, attempted, 513;
- letters in possession of, Mr. Beecher on, 522;
- scandal, version of, published, 510, 513, 520.

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