Lyman Abbott

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Lyman Abbott

Lyman Abbott (born December 18, 1835 in Roxbury , Massachusetts , † October 22, 1922 in New York City , New York ) was an American religious philosopher .

Life

Lyman Abbott was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts on December 18, 1835, to the wealthy author and historian Jacob Abbott .

At the age of 15 he went to study in New York. Abbott finished his law studies at New York University in 1853 and was admitted to the court in 1856. He worked in the law firm of his older brothers Abbott & Abbott and on October 14, 1857 married Abby Frances Hamlin, the daughter of Hannibal Hamlin . Abbott, however, switched to theology a short time later, which he finished in 1860. He was ordained an evangelist in Farmington on March 20, 1960 . After graduating, he became a full member of his uncle John Stevens Cabot Abbott's parish church. 1860 Abbott took his first pastorate at the parish church in Terre Haute ( Indiana ). In 1865 he left the ward and went to New York. Here he worked at a church in Brooklyn of the New England Congregational Church . From 1865 to 1868 Abbott was secretary of the "American Union Commission" (later renamed "American Freedmen's Bureau"), an aid organization that cared for refugees from the southern states. During this time, Hampton University was founded , in which he was involved.

Abbott resigned in 1869 and devoted himself to journalistic work. He wrote for Harper's Magazine , was editor-in-chief of The Illustrated Christian Weekly and worked with Henry Ward Beecher from 1876 to 1881 for the weekly magazine "The Christian Union", which was renamed "Outlook" in 1893. After Beecher's retirement in 1881, Abbott was editor-in-chief until his death in 1922.

In 1876 he was awarded the Doctor of Divinity (DD) from New York University. He also received this title from Harvard University in 1890 and from Yale University in 1903 , the Doctor of Human Letters (LHD) from Miami University in 1909 and the Legum Doctor (LL. D.) in 1900 from Western Reserve University and in 1908 from Amherst College .

Abbott followed Beecher in 1888 as pastor of the Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims to Brooklyn, where he convinced the congregation for the next 10 years with his quiet sermons (quite in contrast to Beecher's colorful sermons) and Sunday evening lectures on current topics. He got to know Theodore Roosevelt and supported him in his presidential campaign.

On May 17, 1922 Abbott was appointed Knight of the Legion of Honor by the French consul in New York Gaston Ernest Liébert (1866-1929) .

Lyman Abbott and his wife had six children: the writer Lawrence Fraser Abbott (1859-1933), Ernest Hamlin Abbott (1870-1931), editor-in-chief at The Outlook , Herbert Vaughan Abbott (1865-1929), the husband Senda Berenson Abbott , the New York doctor Theodore Jacob Abbott (1872-1951), Harriet F. Jordan and Beatrice V. Abbott, who lived with their father until his death.

Works (selection)

  • Jesus of Nazareth: His life and teachings; founded on the four Gospels, and illustrated by reference to the manners, customs, religious beliefs, and political institutions of His times . Published in 1869 by Harper in New York OCLC 1192769 (English)
  • The New Testament, with notes and comments. Published in New York in 1873 by AS Barnes & Co. OCLC 38504752 (English)
  • Henry Ward Beecher. A sketch of his career: with analyzes of his power as a preacher, lecturer, orator and journalist, and incidents and reminiscences of his life. Published in New York in 1882 by Funk & Wagnalls. OCLC 294507 (English)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Tributes to Dr. Lyman Abbott . In: The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . New York November 6, 1922, p. 28 (English, newspapers.com [accessed July 17, 2018]).
  2. ^ Religious Intelligence . In: Brooklyn Evening Star . New York April 7, 1860, p. 2 (English, newspapers.com [accessed July 17, 2018]).
  3. American Union Commission . In: The South-Western . Shreveport September 6, 1865, p. 2 (English, newspapers.com [accessed July 17, 2018]).
  4. a b Dr. Lyman Abbott, Preacher, Editor this 87th year . In: The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . 82nd edition. No. 294 . New York City October 23, 1922, p. 3 (English, newspapers.com [accessed July 16, 2018]).
  5. Lyman Abbott made Knight Honor Legion . In: Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, New York May 18, 1922, pp. 1 (English, newspapers.com [accessed July 16, 2018]).