Christian Pictures - "Six Famous Symbols of Christianity" Photograph
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This beautifully restored piece of Christian art pictures six prominent historical preachers who were well known "symbols of Christianity", or "Men of God". These men have been admired for their sermons, and words of wisdom from the Bible for generations.
Christian Pictures - "Six Famous Symbols of Christianity"
Henry Ward Beecher, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Phillips Brooks, John Hall, Dwight Lyman Moody, and Joseph Parker
would make a wonderful gift honoring any religious leader, preacher, minister, deacon, brother, or sister, or would be a nice picture to just display in a religious organization's building.
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Christian Pictures of "Six Famous Symbols of Christianity"
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If you would like to know about the accomplishments of the Six Preachers displayed in the photograph
Christian Pictures- "Six Famous Symbols of Christianity"
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Henry Ward Beecher, clergyman and orator, born at Litchfield, Conn., June 24, 1813; died in Brooklyn, NY, March 8, 1887. He was the son of Dr. Lyman Beecher and the brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe. For years (1847-1887), as minister of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, NY he ranked as a most eloquent, powerful, and magnetic personality. He was educated at the Boston Latin School, Amherst Coll., and Lans Seminary at Cincinnati. In 1837 he began his pastorate at Lawrenceburg, Ind. Two years later he was called to Indianapolis as pastor of a Presbyterian church, and in 1847 entered upon his famous career at Brooklyn. He was popular because of his unequaled boldness, general humor, power to illustrate, sonorous voice, and skill in undertaking the exposition of social and political evils.
He delivered a masterful oration, in 1859, on the life and character of Robert Burns. In 1863 he lectured to the people of England, exposing the cause of the Union in the Civil War in America; for his service in influencing public opinion in England, he was invited to deliver an oration on the anniversary of the surrender at Fort Sumter in 1865. He was in great demand as a lecturer and gave lecture courses at Yale and other institutions of learning. Among his writings are many articles and his “Lectures to Young Men,” “Lecture-room Talks,” and “The Life of Jesus the Christ.” His “Autobiographical Reminiscences,” give an interesting survey of his life and activities.
The Standard International Encyclopedia, Gompers-Hobbes,1953, vol.2, pg.525
Charles Haddon Spurgeon- clergyman, born on Kelvedon, England, June 19,1834; died in Mentone, France, Jan 31,1892. He was the son of a Congregational minister but in 1850 he was converted to the Baptist faith and became an active worker, soon receiving a charge at Waterbeach. He was appointed to preach at a small chapel in London in 1853, but his popularity made a larger building necessary. In 1861, the Tabernacle, a structure seating 6,000 persons was built for him. His sermons began to be published in 1854. He founded a library for indigent ministers, and established a training school for evangelists, besides numerous almshouses, an orphanage, and many chapels. Among his publications are “John Ploughman’s Talk” and “Treasury of David”.
The Standard International Encyclopedia, Gompers-Hobbes,1953, vol.16, pg.4570
Phillips Brooks, clergyman, born in Boston, Mass., Dec. 13,1835; died Jan.23, 1893. He graduated at Harvard Coll., and received training in theology at Alexandria Seminary. He was ordained as an Episcopal minister in 1859, became rector of the Church of the Advent at Philadelphia, and ten years later was made rector of the Trinity Church in Boston. He preached on numerous occasions at Harvard Coll., where he made many friends, and in 1891 became Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts. His lectures were thoughtful and popular, and he was one of the most powerful sermonizers of his church in America. He published five volumes of his sermons which are widely consulted. Many institutions of America and Europe conferred distinguished honors upon him. His works include : “The Influence of Jesus” and “Lectures on Preaching,” and the hymn “O Little Town of Bethlehem.”
The Standard International Encyclopedia, Gompers-Hobbes,1953, vol.3, pg.707
John Hall: clergyman, born in Market Hill, Ireland, July 31, 1829; died in Bangor, Ireland, September 17, 1898. He was educated at Belfast Coll. and in 1849 was licensed to preach by the Presbyterian Church at Belfast. After serving as missionary in Ireland, he preached successively at Armagh and Dublin, and became a commissioner of education for Ireland. In 1867 he visited America and was called to the pastorate of The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church in New Your, a position he held until his death. He was a devoted adherent of the Calvinistic faith and opposed the liberal movement led by Briggs.
The Standard International Encyclopedia, Gompers-Hobbes,1953, vol.8, pg.2144
Dwight Lyman Moody, evangelist, born in East Northfield, Mass., Feb. 5 1837; died there in December 22, 1899. In his early youth he was employed as a farm hand, later became a salesman in Boston, and at 18 was “converted.” IN 1856 he settled at Chicago, where he engaged as a salesman and affiliated with the Plymouth Congregational Church, in which he organized a Sunday-school class. The Y.M.C.A. constructed a large mission hall for him as a place to hold revival meetings, but it was burned in 1871, and after the great fire, he erected on the same site a building costing $70,000. Moody was a trained theologian, but his teachings accorded with those of the orthodox church and his meetings were always on a union basis.
Ira D. Sankey (1840-1908), an evangelistic singer, aided him materially in attaining successful results in the home mission field. They visited England in 1870 and 1883, where they held services that resulted in great religions awakenings. Among the various institutions established by him are the Northfield Seminary for Girls, the Mt. Hermon School for Boys, Farwell Hall, and the School for Bible Study at Northfield. Most of these institutions and others were established by funds collected as donations and from the proceeds from the sale of “Gospel Hymns,” a work published by him and Ira D. Sankey. Among Moody’s writings are “The Way of the World,” “The Second Coming of Christ,” The Way of God and How to Find It,” and many volumes of sermons.
The standard International Encyclopedia, Gompers-Hobbes,1953, vol.13, pg.3564-3565
Joseph Parker (1830-1902) - During this man's ministry he was one of England's most popular preachers. He was, for the most part, self-educated, but his gift in the pulpit soon raised him to leadership among the Congregationalists. His pulpit style was sometimes lively, imaginative, and intense. He was friend to both the common and those of rank and was able to relate the truth of the Gospel to both.
Parker pinned a book called the Peoples Bible which was a collection of notes of sermons and prayers that he had preached through the entire Bible. He pastured The City Temple from 1869 until his death in 1902.
Parker was a man many preachers today could take lessons from, for many preachers of his day did, and was as popular with them as he was with the people of London. May this collection of sermons touch and strengthen your hearts.
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