Lyman Abbott

Lyman Abbott ( born December 18, 1835 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, † October 22, 1922 ) was an American philosopher of religion.

Lyman Abbott was born on 18 December 1835 as the son of a wealthy author and historian Jacob Abbott in Roxbury, Massachusetts.

1853 Abbott finished his law studies at New York University in 1856 and received the approval on the court. Abbott moved but a short time later to study theology, which he completed in 1860. After graduating, he became a full member of the parish church of his uncle John Stevens Cabot Abbott. 1860 Abbott took his first pastorate at the Congregational Church in Terre Haute (Indiana) and moved in 1865 to a church in Brooklyn. From 1865 to 1868 Abbott secretary of the "American Union Commission " (later renamed " American Freedmen 's Bureau ").

1869 Abbott laid down his office and devoted himself to journalism. He wrote for the magazine Harper 's Magazine and worked with Henry Ward Beecher 1876-1881 for the weekly magazine "The Christian Union ", which was in 1893 renamed " Outlook ". After the withdrawal of Beecher 1881 Abbott was up to his death (1922 ) a senior editor.

Abbott followed in 1888 Beecher as pastor of the Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn, where he worked for the next 10 years through his sermons quiet ( quite in contrast to the colorful sermons Beecher ) and Sunday evening lectures on current issues convinced the community.

Lyman Abbott and his wife had six children.

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