Preached by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher at Plymouth Church Brooklyn, NY - January 4, 1863 From the most famous American preacher throughout the time of our great Civil American War, we bring you this lost sermon that will place you in the hearts and minds of those suffering Americans. Those who were shedding blood with their own countrymen in the name of eliminating oppression from the land of the free. The following are the words of the famous abolitionist, minister Rev. Henry Ward Beecher preached in Brooklyn, NY on January 4th, 1863. What is Babylon? The term Babylon, borrowed from a real city, is employed often figuratively. And without straining a point at all, it may be said that it is the kingdom of despotism, the kingdom of oppression, on earth, that is meant by the term Babylon. It is more specific than the term kingdom of darkness; for it seems to refer to a speciality of despotism. The violation of the eternal principles of justice for the injury and destruction...
Stories from Brooklyn's historical Plymouth Church and Henry Ward Beecher, America's most famous Abolitionist Preacher during the Civil War era.