ABBOTT, LYMAN

(1835-1922), son of Jacob and Harriet Abbott. Educated private schools. Graduated from New York University in 1853. Given D.D. degree by same university in 1876; D.D. by Harvard University in 1890; Yale in 1903; L.L.D. by Western Reserve University in 1900; Amherst, 1908. Admitted to New York bar in 1856. Ordained Congregational Minister, 1860. Pastor Terre Haute, Ind., 1860-65; New England Church, New York, 1865-69. Pastor Plymouth Church (succeeding ciate editor with Henry Ward Beecher, The Christian Union. Editor-in-chief the ‘Outlook,’ 1893-1922. Author of a vast number of works upon religious subjects as well as contributor to many magazines. His more prominent books include, How to Study the Bible, Illustrated Commentary on the Bible, 1875; - Study in Human Nature, 1885; Life of Christ, 1894; The Theology of an Evolufionist, 1897; Problems of Life, 1900; Henry Ward Beecher, 1903; The Great Companion, 1904-05; The Home Builder, 1908; The Spirit of Democracy, 1910; America in the Making, 1911; Reminiscences, 1915; What Christianity Means to Me, 1921.