Excerpt from The History of Plymouth Church (Henry Ward Beecher) 1847 to 1872: Inclusive of Historical Sketches of the Bethel and the Navy Mission, and the Silver Wedding; Also, Henry Ward Beecher's First Sermon in Plymouth Church, and an Alphabetical List of the Names of All Persons Who Have Ever Been Members of Plymouth Church The name of Plymouth Church has been for many. Years a household word in countless com munities at home and abroad, and yet little was known Of its definite history. TO be sure, every body knew that Henry Ward Beecher preached from its pulpit, but, prior to the late Silver Wed ding, few people could have answered correctly as to the number of years Of his ministry in Brook lyn. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Henry Ward Beecher was first pastor.