Lyman Beecher was a Presbyterian minister, and the father of 13 children, many of whom became writers or ministers, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry Ward Beecher, Charles Beecher, Edward Beecher, Isabella Beecher Hooker, Catharine Beecher, and Thomas K. Beecher.
Lyman Beecher
Lyman Beecher
Portrait by James Henry Beard, 1842
Cover of "The Remedy for Dueling", a pamphlet with the text of his 1806 sermon
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
The Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (PCUSA) was a Presbyterian denomination existing from 1789 to 1958. In that year, the PCUSA merged with the United Presbyterian Church of North America. The new church was named the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. It was a predecessor to the contemporary Presbyterian Church (USA).
Illustration of the original First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia located on High Street (now Market Street). First Presbyterian was the meeting place for both the first presbytery and first synod.
David Brainerd, missionary to the Native Americans
Princeton Theological Seminary in the 1800s
Watts Hall of Union Presbyterian Seminary