Beecher

[ bee-cher ]

/ ˈbi tʃər /

Catharine Esther,1800–78, U.S. educator: advocated educational rights for women.

Edward,1803–95, U.S. clergyman, educator, and abolitionist.

Henry Ward,1813–87, U.S. preacher and writer.

Lyman,1775–1863, U.S. preacher and theologian (father of Catharine Esther Beecher, Edward Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Henry Ward Beecher).

Example sentences from the Web for beecher

The method of such preaching is as organic, considering the circumstances, as that of Beecher's preaching.

Atlantic Monthly, Vol. XII. July, 1863, No. LXIX. |Various
She said this loudly, and then went away, And Mr. Beecher said, through the door.

Bab: A Sub-Deb |Mary Roberts Rinehart
I have insisted, and I still insist, that Mr. Beecher is far better than his creed.

The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) |Robert G. Ingersoll
There Mr. Beecher found him, learned his story, and promised to do what he could.

Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled from Her Letters and Journals |Charles Edward Stowe

Speaking broadly, Mr. Beecher's style as an orator passed through three epochs.

Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 4 |Charles Dudley Warner

Beecher

/ (ˈbiːtʃə) /

Henry Ward . 1813–87, US clergyman: a leader in the movement for the abolition of slavery