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Rev. Henry Ward Beecher becomes the first minister for Second Presbyterian. The son of the Rev. Lyman Beecher, a force behind the Second Great Awakening, the younger Beecher becomes known for his captivating sermons. He leaves Indianapolis in 1847 to serve in New York, where he becomes a national figure.

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